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Read

Midnight’s Children (1981) Salman Rushdie’s allegory about Independence and Partition.

A Fine Balance (1995) Rohinton Mistry’s beautifully written, tragic tale set in Mumbai.

White Tiger (2008) Aravind Adiga's Booker-winning novel about class struggle in globalised India.

A Suitable Boy (1993) Vikram Seth's 1300-plus pages of romance, heartbreak, family secrets and political intrigue.

Shantaram (2003) Gregory David Roberts' vivid experiences of his life in India. A traveller favourite!

The God of Small Things (1997) Magically written novel of passion and caste in Kerala, by Arundhati Roy.

Watch

Fire (1996), Earth (1998) and Water (2005) Trilogy directed by Deepa Mehta.

Pather Panchali (1955) Haunting masterpiece from Satyajit Ray.

Pyaasa (Thirst; 1957) and Kaagaz Ke Phool (Paper Flowers; 1959) For a taste of nostalgia.

Gandhi (1982) The classic.

Sairat (2016) Low-budget success confronting caste and gender issues generally ignored by Bollywood; directed by a Dalit, Nagraj Manjule.

Dhobi Ghat (2011) Understated, absorbing tale touching on many levels of Mumbai, and Indian, life; directed by Kiran Rao.

Listen

Taal Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (AR Rahman; 1999)

Sajda (Jagjit Singh and Lata Mangeshkar; 1987)

Kashmir (Led Zeppelin; 1975)

Live at the Monterey Pop Festival 1967 (Ravi Shankar; 1967)

Call of the Valley (Shivkumar Sharma; 1967)

Music Baba (Goa Gil; 2014)

Afternoon Ragas (Nikhil Banerjee; 1970)