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The Great Indian Novel
Apr 4, 2025 5:43 AM

　　

The Great Indian Novel1

　　Shashi Tharoor Shashi Tharoor, author of The Great Indian Novel (1989), in 2022. (more) The Great Indian Novel novel by Tharoor Ask the Chatbot a Question More Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/topic/The-Great-Indian-Novel Feedback Corrections? Updates? Omissions? Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). Feedback Type Select a type (Required) Factual Correction Spelling/Grammar Correction Link Correction Additional Information Other Your Feedback Submit Feedback Thank you for your feedback Our editors will review what you’ve submitted and determine whether to revise the article.

　　External Websites Ask the Chatbot a Question Written by Anna Bogen Anna Bogen is a DPhil candidate at the University of Sussex. She is currently writing her doctoral thesis on early twentieth-century fiction and women's education. She has published... Anna Bogen Fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree. They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Last Updated: Feb 21, 2025 • Article History Table of Contents Table of Contents Ask the Chatbot The Great Indian Novel, satirical novel by Indian politician and author Shashi Tharoor. His debut novel, The Great Indian Novel was first published in 1989. It was critically praised and has been translated into four European languages and three Indian languages. The Great Indian Novel sets itself the daunting task of, as one of the characters puts it, telling “the story of an entire nation.” Tharoor uses the epic Indian stories of the Mahabharata as the medium through which to tell this story. The result is an assured, sensitive, and remarkably humorous journey through a semi-imaginary 20th-century India that is ...(100 of 302 words)

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