Books Written By Women That Every Man Must Read

Published: DEC 22, 2025

WHEN I HIT YOU by MEENA KANDASWAMY

With sharp, poetic force, Meena Kandasamy lays bare the psychology of domestic abuse, exposing how patriarchy and social hypocrisy enable violence behind closed doors.

THE LIBERATION OF SITA by VOLGA

Volga reimagins Sita’s exile as a journey of freedom, where women reject obedience, question dharma, and redefine desire beyond patriarchal myth.

THE SARI SHOP by RUPA BAJWA

Rupa Bajwa traces the quiet ambitions of a sari shop salesman in Amritsar, revealing how class, language, and desire quietly police social mobility.

THE COSMOPLITIANS by ANJUM HASAN

Hasan’s novel offers an ironic, clear-eyed look at India’s cosmopolitan elite, questioning authenticity, cultural capital, and who truly gets to speak for art.

THE INHERITANCE OF LOSS by KIRAN DESAI

A tender, unsettling meditation on belonging, The Inheritance of Loss shows how love, ambition, and displacement collide across generations and continents.

QUATERLIFE by DEVIKA REGE

A sharp debut about young Indian men caught between entitlement and uncertainty. Quarterlife captures post-2014 India through fractured lives searching for purpose in a shifting nation.

THAT LONG SILENCE by SHASHI DESPANDE

Through Jaya’s inner reckoning, this novel exposes what marriage often conceals, unspoken desires, suppressed anger, and the emotional labour women are expected to endure.

DIFFICULT DAUGHTERS by MANJU KAPUR

Set against the upheaval of Partition, this novel traces women’s fights for autonomy as deeply entwined with political change, where personal choices echo across generations.

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