Indian authors have contributed numerous priceless gems in the treasure chest of excellent fictional literature from around the world. A lot of them have won numerous awards for their efforts as well. Here are a few works of fiction by Indian authors that definitely need to be in your Must-Read list. How many of these have you read?

Untouchable - Mulk Raj Anand

Untouchable is a novel by Mulk Raj Anand published in 1935. The plot of the book, Anand's first, revolves around the argument for eradicating the caste system. It depicts a day in the life of Bakha, a young "untouchable."

Train To Pakistan - Khushwant Singh

Train To Pakistan is a historical novel by Khushwant Singh, published in 1956. Instead of depicting the Partition in terms of only the political events surrounding it, Singh provides a human dimension which brings to the event a sense of reality, horror, and believability. It was adapted into a movie of the same name in 1998.