SSC CGL - Detailed Guide 2025
Self-Paced Course
Books by Indian Women Authors
Reference: Lucent GK, NCERT Class 6–12
1. Notable Works by Indian Women Authors
| Book Title | Author | Genre / Theme |
|---|---|---|
| The Palace of Illusions | Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni | Retelling of Mahabharata from Draupadi's perspective |
| The Forest of Enchantments | Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni | Retelling of Ramayana from Sita’s perspective |
| The Lowland | Jhumpa Lahiri | Diaspora fiction; family, politics, and identity |
| Legacy | Sudha Murthy | Real-life anecdotes and moral stories |
| Wise and Otherwise | Sudha Murthy | Collection of short stories based on her experiences |
| The Secret of the Nagas | Amish Tripathi | Mythological fiction; part of Shiva Trilogy |
SSC Tips:
- Chitra Banerjee → Modern retellings of epics
- Sudha Murthy → Simple language, moral stories
- Jhumpa Lahiri → Diaspora, Indian-American identity
- Amish Tripathi → Though male, included here due to immense popularity of mythological fiction
2. Additional Important Indian Women Writers & Their Works
| Book Title | Author | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| A Married Woman | Manju Kapur | Feminist themes, self-identity |
| The Namesake | Jhumpa Lahiri | Indian-American immigrant experience |
| The Twentieth Wife | Indu Sundaresan | Historical fiction on Nur Jahan |
| The Zoya Factor | Anuja Chauhan | Romance + Cricket satire |
| The God of Small Things | Arundhati Roy | Booker Prize-winning novel (1997) |
| Karukku | Bama (Tamil Dalit Writer) | Autobiography, Dalit feminist voice |
| That Long Silence | Shashi Deshpande | Gender roles and silence in marriage |
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