5 Books By Indian Authors You Should Read This Republic Day

“Be the change you wish to see in the world .”

— Mahatma Gandhi

Today marks the 73rd Republic Day of India, the day when the Constitution of India came into effect. After 166 days, over the spread of 2 years, 308 members of the Assembly signed two hand-written copies of the document on 24 January 1950. Two days later, on 26 January 1950, it came into effect throughout the whole nation.

The Constitution of India represents the beauty of our rich and diverse culture. On days like these is when we celebrate Indianness and fill ourselves with immense pride. It’s also one of those days we reflect and introspect various aspects on a personal level.

Growth happens in the process of learning and unlearning and writings have always played a powerful role in uniting everyone towards a common vision. As also quoted by Margaret Atwood, “A word after a word after a word is power”. On this Republic Day, we are dropping in the classics written by our Indian authors that you will enjoy reading.

Golpo Guccho or Galpaguchchha by Rabindranath Tagore

This is an amazing collection of 84 short stories by Rabindranath Tagore with some of his finest works in it. The author delivers the essence of the lives of people in villages ‘Kabuliwallah,’ ‘Atithi,’ ‘Postmaster,’ and ‘Khudito Pashan’ to name a few.

India: A journey through a healing civilization by Shashank Mani

This book is written by the chairman of Jagriti Yatra — a train journey of 15 days across the country with 200 people from different walks of life exploring and understanding the importance of entrepreneurship in transforming India into a developed nation. This book is a brief run-through of the first yatra sharing their beautiful journey of their love for the country and their shared vision to create an impact.

The Great Indian Novel by Shashi Tharoor

This is a satirical novel where the Indian classic Mahabharat is retold in contemporary political terms. Figures from Indian Aspects from Political history -the Indian Independence Movement and the first three decades post-independence are represented in a mythological manner with puns and allusions.

Godaan by Munshi Premchand

One of the classics by Premchand. Godaan is the book that is themed around socio-economic deprivation and exploitation of the poor during the British era. It’s considered to be one of Premchand’s masterpieces and the last completed Novel.

The Argumentative Indian by Amartya Sen

The celebrated economist and Nobel prize awardee throw light on Indian history and culture and how the argumentative nature is rooted in us. It demonstrates the importance of public debate in Indian traditions.

These are just a few of the many beautiful collections of books by Indian authors.

Happy Reading!