5 Books You Should Read In Your Lifetime

Producer: Priyanka Das Editor: Manuj Yadav

Books are a secret escape from our mundane life.

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Some great authors have penned masterpieces on magic, love, death, war, romance, murder and whatnot.

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Reading these is an enriching experience and a journey in itself.

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Exploring vastly different worlds and lives and relating with characters and struggles that flow from the writer’s mind to your own is a fulfilling exercise.

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Animal Farm by George Orwell: It may appear to be a fantasy novel, but is actually a witty political satire. Published in 1945, it tells the story of farm animals who rebelled against the human farmer who neglected them.

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The Last Queen by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni: This novel is based on the true-life events of Jindan, who chose to rise from a royal kennel keeper’s daughter to a powerful monarch. She was the last reigning queen of India’s Sikh Empire.

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The Ministry of Utmost Happiness by Arundhati Roy: The novel brings the stories of violence - land reforms that affected farmers, the Bhopal disaster and the Kashmir insurgency. Every character is aimed to represent the fabric of Indian society.

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