Also, 'The Inheritance of Loss' by Kiran Desai is worth reading. It tells a story about a retired judge living in the Himalayas and his granddaughter, and it delves into themes like globalization, identity, and the past.
Sure. 'The Palace of Illusions' by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni is a great one. It retells the Indian epic, the Mahabharata, from a female perspective. Another is 'The God of Small Things' by Arundhati Roy which offers a poignant exploration of family, caste, and love in Kerala.
There is 'Midnight's Children' by Salman Rushdie. It is a magical realist novel that weaves together the history of India after independence with the lives of those born at midnight on the day of India's independence. It's full of rich imagery and fantastical elements.