Thread by @_ugra_

A thread on my book recommendation for Hindus. Many of you might already be familiar with some of these books...but sharing it anyway for the benefit of those who are not. These books will give you ideological clarity & also enrich ur knowledge on many aspects of our Hindu Dharma

I'll list it by author's name in alphabetical order

AS Altekar
1) Education in Ancient India
2) State and government in Ancient India

Arun Shourie
1) Eminent Historians
2) Worshipping False gods
3) Hinduism : Essence & consequence
4) Harvesting our souls

BL Atreya
1) Yogavasistha & its philosophy

C Rajagopalachari
1) Mahabharata
2) Ramayana

David Frawley
1) How I became a Hindu
2) Hinduism & the clash of civilizations
3) The myth of aryan invasion of India
4) Gods, sages & kings
5) Arise Arjuna

Hans T Bakker
1) Origin & growth of the Puranic text corpus

Hirakawa Akira
1) A history of Indian Buddhism

Jogesh Dutt
1) Rajatarangini of Jonaraja (For those curious on complete history of ancient Hindu Kashmir. Must read imo)

KA Nilakanta Shastri
1) A History of South India
2) Age of Nandas & Mauryas
3) Vijayanagara : Origin of the city & the empire

Koenraad Elst
1) Decolonizing the Hindu mind
2) Who is a Hindu
3) Negationism in India
4) Still no trace of an Aryan invasion

M Krishmachari
1) History of classical Sanskrit literature

Mahadeva Sastri
1) Bhagavadgita with the commentary of Adi Shankara

Michael Pearson
1) The Indian ocean

Madhusudan Dhaky
1) Encyclopedia of Indian Temple architecture. (for those who are curious on the subject)

Michel Danino
1) The lost river
2) The invasion that never was
3) Indian culture & India's future

Pandit Subramanya Sastri
1) Sangeeta ratnakara of Sarangadeva (for those interested in ancient Indian classical music system)

Patrick Olivelle
1) King, governance & law in ancient India

PK Acharya
1) A dictionary of Hindu architecture

Pratapaditya Pal
1) Indian sculpture Vol I & II

Motilal Banarsidass Publications
1) Translation of all the 18 Maha Puranas

Pushpendra Kumar
1) Bhoja's Samarangana Sutradhara( for Temple architecture enthusiasts)

Ram Swarup
1) Hindu view of x'tianity & islam

Rama Sharma
1) History of Vijayanagara empire : Beginnings & expansion

RC Majumdar

Have written a whole thread on his books. His books run into several volumes. I suggest you 1st read a concise edition called Advanced History of India to get an idea of the historical timeline.

https://twitter.com/_ugra_/status/1230117634273755137

Enough for today. Will share the rest tomorrow. And please don't jump to conclusions. I haven't completed the thread yet. And yes its completely possible I might have missed out of few good books. Please feel free to add to the list yourself instead of nitpicking on me. Thank you