Books Recommended by Indian Experts & Leaders

The books most recommended by Indian experts and leaders, drawn from their real public recommendations.

Mahatma GandhiSunil ChhetriTwinkle KhannaAjinkya RahanePreet BhararaVVS LaxmanKumar Sangakkara
38 experts · 24 most-recommended books · Updated on June 6, 2026
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Books Indian experts and leaders recommend most

  1. Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Explain Everything About the World (1) (Politics of Place)
    Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Explain Everything About the World (1) (Politics of Place)
    Tim Marshall
  2. Title Girl Power: Indian Women Who Broke the Rules
    Title Girl Power: Indian Women Who Broke the Rules
    Neha J Hiranandani (A
  3. A New Idea of India: The Civilizational Republic
    A New Idea of India: The Civilizational Republic
    Harsh Madhusudan
  4. Our World: A Symphony of Drabbles by Three Generations
    Our World: A Symphony of Drabbles by Three Generations
    Bishan Sahai, Ruchi Ranjan, Ishika Ranjan
  5. MODI @ 20 : DREAMS MEET DELIVERY
    MODI @ 20 : DREAMS MEET DELIVERY
    BlueKraft Digital Foundation
  6. The Great Arc: The Dramatic Tale of How India was Mapped and Everest was Named
    The Great Arc: The Dramatic Tale of How India was Mapped and Everest was Named
    John Keay
    Recommended by Parveen Kaswan Ifs
  7. The Commonwealth of Cricket: A Lifelong Love Affair with the Most Subtle and Sophisticated Game Known to Humankind
    The Commonwealth of Cricket: A Lifelong Love Affair with the Most Subtle and Sophisticated Game Known to Humankind
    Ramachandra Guha
    Recommended by Ramachandra Guha
  8. The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers
    The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers
    Ben Horowitz
    Recommended by Rajeev Mantri
  9. Bottle of Lies: The Inside Story of the Generic Drug Boom
    Bottle of Lies: The Inside Story of the Generic Drug Boom
    Katherine Eban
    Recommended by Rafat Ali
  10. Funny Boy: A Novel
    Funny Boy: A Novel
    Shyam Selvadurai
    Recommended by Kumar Sangakkara
  11. To Kill a Mockingbird
    To Kill a Mockingbird
    Harper Lee
    Recommended by Ajinkya Rahane
  12. The Book of Pride: LGBTQ Heroes Who Changed the World
    The Book of Pride: LGBTQ Heroes Who Changed the World
    Mason Funk
    Recommended by Suze Kundu
  13. Trillion Dollar Coach: The Leadership Playbook of Silicon Valley's Bill Campbell
    Trillion Dollar Coach: The Leadership Playbook of Silicon Valley's Bill Campbell
    Eric Schmidt, Jonathan Rosenberg, Alan Eagle
    Recommended by Anupam Gupta
  14. Dare to Speak: Defending Free Speech for All
    Dare to Speak: Defending Free Speech for All
    Suzanne Nossel
    Recommended by Raju Narisetti
  15. Viral: The Search for the Origin of COVID-19
    Viral: The Search for the Origin of COVID-19
    Matt Ridley, Alina Chan
    Recommended by Rajeev Chandrasekhar
  16. Stocks To Riches
    Stocks To Riches
    Parag Parikh
  17. Trade Like a Stock Market Wizard: How to Achieve Super Performance in Stocks in Any Market
    Trade Like a Stock Market Wizard: How to Achieve Super Performance in Stocks in Any Market
    Mark Minervini
    Recommended by Vivek Mashrani Cfa
  18. The Membership Economy: Find Your Super Users, Master the Forever Transaction, and Build Recurring Revenue
    The Membership Economy: Find Your Super Users, Master the Forever Transaction, and Build Recurring Revenue
    Robbie Kellman Baxter
    Recommended by Vivek Mashrani Cfa
  19. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Penguin Classics)
    The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Penguin Classics)
    David P. Womersley, Edward Gibbon
    Recommended by Mahatma Gandhi
  20. The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity
    The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity
    Julia Cameron
    Recommended by Anand C
  21. Exam Warriors
    Exam Warriors
    Narendra Modi
    Recommended by Ashish Sood
  22. India's Most Fearless 2
    India's Most Fearless 2
    Shiv Aroor
    Recommended by Kjs Dhillon
  23. Brotherhood in Saffron
    Brotherhood in Saffron
    Walter Andersen
    Recommended by Ashish Sood
  24. Recipes for Life
    Recipes for Life
    Sudha Menon
    Recommended by D.P. Singh

The Indian experts and leaders

Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi
Leader of the Indian Independence Movement
8 book recommendations
A Tale of Two Cities (Macmillan Collector's Library)Ethical ReligionThe Trial and Death of Socrates
Sunil Chhetri
Sunil Chhetri
My life revolves around shuttling between taking the field for India and Bengaluru FC. Couldn't have had it better. Co-founder GamePlan https://t.co/bmYGCg4EjN
3 book recommendations
When Breath Becomes AirPrisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Explain Everything About the World (1) (Politics of Place)Food: What the Heck Should I Eat? (The Dr. Mark Hyman Library, 7)
Twinkle Khanna
Twinkle Khanna
A bona fide member of an ambiguous tribe of the new age Indian woman; heavily armed with the weapons of my choice : google and lame jokes.
2 book recommendations
Newcomer: A Mystery (The Kyoichiro Kaga Series, 2)Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine: Reese's Book Club (A Novel)
Ajinkya Rahane
Ajinkya Rahane
Indian Cricketer, Fitness enthusiast, For business queries reach out to queryforajinkya@gmail.com
2 book recommendations
Being the Change : In the Footsteps of the MahatmaTo Kill a Mockingbird
Preet Bharara
Preet Bharara
Patriotic American & proud immigrant. @Springsteen fan. Banned by Putin, fired by Trump. Former US Attorney, SDNY. Host of "Stay Tuned" https://t.co/jtj1L5lfFp
4 book recommendations
The Right Call: What Sports Teach Us About Work and LifeUnmaking the Presidency: Donald Trump's War on the World's Most Powerful OfficeCrossfire Hurricane: Inside Donald Trump's War on the FBI
VVS Laxman
VVS Laxman
Head of Cricket at India's National Cricket Academy
3 book recommendations
Guts Amidst Bloodbath: The Aunshuman Gaekwad NarrativeHidden in Plain Sight: A Detective William Warwick Novel (William Warwick Novels, 2)Our World: A Symphony of Drabbles by Three Generations
Kumar Sangakkara
Kumar Sangakkara
has been cricketer still plodding along Instagram sangalefthander
2 book recommendations
Funny Boy: A NovelA Century Is Not Enough: Inside the Mind of a Cricketing Legend
Bif Naked
Bif Naked
She/Her Artist, Poet, Artist-Manager, Cancer Survivor, Volunteer. New Delhi - born Canadian Citizen. Love All, Serve All @MonaLisaHealing
5 book recommendations
You Still Look the SameThrive, 10th Anniversary EditionBe Prepared!: The Frankie MacDonald Guide to Life, the Weather, and Everything
Anand Mahindra
Anand Mahindra
Chairman of Mahindra Group
4 book recommendations
IQBAL SINGH CHAHAL: COVID WARRIOR (ENGLISH)Inside Out LeadershipTitle Girl Power: Indian Women Who Broke the Rules
Aditya Raj Kaul
Aditya Raj Kaul
Contributing Editor @CNNNews18. National Security, Diplomacy, Conflict. Alum: @acypl Reported for: @cbcnews @ctvnews @timesnow Faculty Internal Security Academy
2 book recommendations
Shantaram: A NovelBelieve: What Life and Cricket Taught Me
Tunku Varadarajan
Tunku Varadarajan
Cricket fan. Father. Fogey. Hala Madrid. Anti-Peking. Anti-Hindutva. Patloon Inglistani. Fellow, AEI. Fellow, CLI, NYU Law School. @WSJ Contributor. Immigrant.
2 book recommendations
This Is Not Propaganda: Adventures in the War Against RealityThe Nine Lives of Pakistan: Dispatches from a Precarious State
Asha Jadeja Motwani
Asha Jadeja Motwani
SF, Delhi, NY. Venture Capitalist. Data&Evidence Junkie. Calling a a . US+India Optimist. Ubuntu: I am because we are.
5 book recommendations
JNU - NATIONALISM AND INDIA’S UNCIVIL WARIndia: A wounded civilizationSpies, Lies, and Algorithms: The History and Future of American Intelligence

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