India has a rich culture and so is rich in literature as well. Here is a collection of Important Books and their Authors that glorified our history, tradition and contributed a lot to literature by their invaluable works. The list is long, so it’s been divided into parts, do not forget to read other parts too. If you are a curious reader, try to read these books digitally or through a hard copy.
| Books or Important works | Authors | |
| 1 | Arthashashtra | Kautilya |
| 2 | Athananuru | Mamulanar |
| 3 | Mudrarakhsha | Vishakadutta |
| 4 | Devichandraguptam | Vishakadutta |
| 5 | Indica | Megasthenes |
| 6 | Dipavamsa | Mahanama |
| 7 | Mahavamsa | Mahanama |
| 8 | Gathasaptasati or Sattasai | Hala |
| 9 | Milindpanho | anonymous |
| 10 | Tolkappiyam | Tolkappiyar |
| 11 | Tirukkural | Thiruvalluvar |
| 12 | Silappathigaram | Elango Adigal |
| 13 | Manimegalai | Sittalai Sattanar |
| 14 | Maduraikkanji | Mangudi Maruthanar |
| 15 | Shakuntala | Kalidasa |
| 16 | Malavikagnimitra | Kalidasa |
| 17 | Vikramorvasiya | Kalidasa |
| 18 | Ritusamhar | Kalidasa |
| 19 | Meghaduta | Kalidasa |
| 20 | Kumarsambhav | Kalidasa |
| 21 | Raghuvamsa | Kalidasa |
