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The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniA Fine Balance by Rohinton MistryThe God of Small Things by Arundhati RoyThe Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
Best South Asian Fiction
761 books — 1,930 voters
Born Confused by Tanuja Desai HidierInterpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa LahiriThe Contract by Zeenat MahalHaveli by Zeenat MahalThe Palace of Illusions by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
Desi Chick Lit (fiction)
256 books — 347 voters

The Fifth Season by N.K. JemisinBinti by Nnedi OkoraforThe Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi VoBlack Sun by Rebecca RoanhorseThe Stone Sky by N.K. Jemisin
Adult SFF by BIPOC Authors
252 books — 48 voters
Ghachar Ghochar by Vivek ShanbhagCobalt Blue by Sachin KundalkarOne Part Woman by Perumal MuruganSamskara by U.R. AnanthamurthyPather Panchali by Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay
Indian Fiction Translated Into English
281 books — 26 voters

Motherwit by Urmila PawarDe Rerum Natura by David HillstromThe Exercise of Freedom by Susie TharuThe Grip of Change by P. SivakamiUnclaimed Terrain by Ajay Navaria
Dalit Literature
100 books — 13 voters
Annihilation of Caste by B.R. AmbedkarHating Self by Boo BlackWho were the Shudras? by B.R. AmbedkarThe Buddha and his Dhamma by Aakash Singh RathoreCastes in India by B.R. Ambedkar
Ambedkar
97 books — 12 voters

Annihilation of Caste by B.R. AmbedkarThe Weave of My Life by Urmila PawarThe Prisons We Broke by Baby KambleThe Essential Writings of B. R. Ambedkar by B.R. AmbedkarMAHAD by Anand Teltumbde
Dalit History
106 books — 10 voters
All That Sizzles by Sakshama Puri DhariwalThe Wedding Photographer by Sakshama Puri DhariwalSleepless in Dubai by Sajni PatelThe Trouble with Hating You by Sajni PatelFirst Love, Take Two by Sajni Patel
South Asian Reads
58 books — 8 voters

Memoirs of a Dalit Communist by R.B. MoreRadical in Ambedkar by Anand TeltumbdeWhat Babasaheb Ambedkar Means to Me by Ambedkar Age CollectiveThe Secret Life of a Weight-Obsessed Woman by Iris Ruth PastorElizabeth's Mountain by Lucille Guarino
Ambedkarite
26 books — 5 voters
Ambedkar by Salim YusufjiAmbedkar by Gail OmvedtIconoclast by Anand TeltumbdeAmbedkar's Preamble by Aakash Singh RathoreThe Secret Life of a Weight-Obsessed Woman by Iris Ruth Pastor
Ambedkar — Books About Babasaheb
29 books — 5 voters

The Jasmine Throne by Tasha SuriThe Warden's Good Girl by Jaspreet K. BajwaMafia Mommy's Sweet Obsession by Jaspreet K. BajwaHani and Ishu’s Guide to Fake Dating by Adiba JaigirdarThe Henna Wars by Adiba Jaigirdar
Desi sapphics master list
17 books — 5 voters
Half Girlfriend by Chetan BhagatTill The Last Breath by Durjoy DattaCould be, Maybe, love...? by Kavita S. SunilUntil Our Voices Meet by Biswatosh SinhaRevolution 2020 by Chetan Bhagat
Best Indian Romantic Stories
6 books — 4 voters

Khairlanji by Anand TeltumbdeHaunted by Fire by Mythily SivaramanComing Out as Dalit by Yashica DuttSpotted Goddesses by Roja SinghVenomous Touch by Ravikumar
Dalit Nonfiction
94 books — 4 voters
Things She Could Never Have by Tehmina KhanReading Like a Girl by Rishma DunlopNura and the Immortal Palace by M.T. KhanTell by Soraya PeerbayeTrust No Aunty by Maria Qamar
Books by Desi Canadian Women
54 books — 3 voters

Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa LahiriThe Namesake by Jhumpa LahiriNot Quite Not White by Sharmila SenLanguage of the Wound is Love by Megha SoodFasting, Feasting by Anita Desai
Desi Immigrant Experience
14 books — 3 voters
Annihilation of Caste by B.R. AmbedkarThe Persistence of Caste by Anand TeltumbdeUntouchables Castes in India by ShyamlalHaunted by Fire by Mythily SivaramanRepublic of Caste by Anand Teltumbde
Caste Discrimination
95 books — 3 voters

The Museum of Broken Tea Cups by Gunjan VedaSebastian and Sons by T.M. KrishnaCollected Plays of Sanjay Jiwane by Sanjay JiwaneStrength of our wrists by Premanand GajveeDalit Art and Visual Imagery by Gary Michael Tartakov
Dalit Art and Music
10 books — 2 voters

Love & Other Dramas by Ronali CollingsFirst Comes Marriage by Laila RafiHow Can I Resist You? by Jeevani CharikaPlaying for Love by Jeevani CharikaThe Winner Bakes It All by Jeevani Charika
British South Asian Romance
21 books — 2 voters
Mommy in Law Bombay by Nadia QureshiThe Aligarh Maalakin by Jaspreet K. BajwaHeroin, Heels and Power by Nadia QureshiMrs. Thomas's Chauffeur by Nadia QureshiStep Mommy's Lovely Boy by Nadia Qureshi
Desi Femdom, Role Reversal & FLR
11 books — 2 voters

A Current of Blood by Namdeo DhasalDays Will Come Back by Kamal Dev PallBlues from Bhimnagar by Yogesh MaitreyaDalit Voices in Indian Poetry by Sakunthala A.I.Letters to Namdeo Dhasal by Chandramohan S.
Dalit Poetry
24 books — 1 voter
Politics as Social Text in India by Jayabrata SarkarThe Dalit Truth by K. RajuThe Trauma of Caste by Thenmozhi SoundararajanBhimrao Ramji Ambedkar and the Question of Socialism in India by V. GeethaUnseen by Bhasha Singh
Dalit Sociology
100 books — 1 voter

The Bad Muslim Discount by Syed M. MasoodWell-Behaved Indian Women by Saumya Dave
Good Desi Reads
2 books — 1 voter
The Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata MasseyIndia Gray by Sujata MasseyThe Star from Calcutta by Sujata MasseyThe Masala Chai Mystery Club by M.J. SoniAdventures Of Shrilok Homeless by Pika Nani
desi mystery
9 books — 1 voter

Peer-e-Kamil/پیر کامل by Umera AhmedAn Emotion of Great Delight by Tahereh MafiSaints and Misfits by S.K. AliWritten in the Stars by Aisha SaeedMore Than Just a Pretty Face by Syed M. Masood
Muslim Romance
55 books — 1 voter
Dalit Women and the Fullness of Life by Christina DhanujaLove in the Time of Caste by Nikhil PandhiDalit Women's Education in Modern India by Shailaja PaikSpotted Goddesses by Roja SinghDalit Kotha by Manju Bala
Dalit Women
23 books — 1 voter

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