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Following is the list of historical novels which are set up on the history of India. This includes the history of the Indian subcontinent, which comprises present-day India, Pakistan and Bangladesh.
List
Title | Author | Year | Language | Notes |
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Anguriyo Binimoy | Bhudev Mukhopadhyay | 1862 | Bengali | First known historical novel of India. |
Doorgeshnondini | Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay | 1865 | Bengali | First part of first trilogy in historical novels of India. Set in the backdrop of Pathan-Mughal conflicts in south-western region Paschimbanga during the reign of Akbar. |
Kapalkundala | Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay | 1866 | Bengali | |
Karan Ghelo | Nandshankar Mehta | 1866 | Gujarati | First Gujarati novel. Depicts story of Karna, the last ruler of the Vaghela dynasty who was defeated by Alauddin Khalji in 1298. |
Mrinalini | Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay | 1869 | Bengali | |
Maharastra Jibanprabhat | Romesh Chandra Datta | 1871 | Bengali | |
Mochangad | Ramchandra Bhikaji Gunjikar | 1871 | Marathi | First Marathi historical novel. Set in the time of Shivaji's era, it is based on fictitious characters in a fort in Deccan area. |
Hambirrav Ani Putalabai | Vishnu Janardan Patvardhan | 1873 | Marathi | |
Bangabijeta | Romesh Chandra Datta | 1874 | Bengali | |
Chandrashekar | Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay | 1875 | Bengali | |
Dip Nirban | Swarnakumari Debi | 1876 | Bengali | |
Madhabi Kankan | Romesh Chandra Datta | 1877 | Bengali | |
Rajput Jiban Sandhya | Romesh Chandra Datta | 1879 | Bengali | |
Vanaraj Chavdo | Mahipatiram Nilkanth | 1881 | Gujarati | |
Anandamath | Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay | 1882 | Bengali | Set in the background of Sannyasi rebellion in the late 18th Century. |
Rajsingha | Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay | 1882 | Bengali | |
Bouthakuranir Hath | Rabindranath Tagore | 1883 | Bengali | |
Debi Chaudhurani | Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay | 1884 | Bengali | |
Sitaram | Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay | 1887 | Bengali | |
Suratni Sivaji Ni Loot | Suryaram Desai | 1888 | Gujarati | |
Padmamali | Umesh Chandra Sarkar | 1888 | Oriya | |
Malik-ul-Aziz Varjina | Abdul Halim Sharar | 1888 | Urdu | |
Tipu Sultan | Suryaram Desai | 1889 | Gujarati | |
Hasan Aur Anjalina | Abdul Halim Sharar | 1889 | Urdu | |
Mansur Mohana | Abdul Halim Sharar | 1890 | Urdu | |
Marthandavarma | C. V. Raman Pillai | 1891 | Malayalam | About the final years of Rama Varma of Venad and successive rule by Marthanda Varma based in circa 1727 – 1732 in Venad kingdom. |
Maisuracha Wagh | Hari Narayan Apte | 1891 | Marathi | Based on Tipu Sultan. |
Suryakantha | Lakshman Rao Gadagkar | 1892 | Kannada | |
Mohanangi | T. T. Saravanamuthu Pillai | 1895 | Tamil | |
Sadhara Jesang | Mahipatiram Nilkanth | 1896 | Gujarati | |
Hemalata | Chilakamarti Lakshmi Narasimham | 1896 | Telugu | |
Lakshmi Sundara Vijayamu | Khandavalli Ramachandrarudre | 1896 | Telugu | |
Prataparudriyam | Vedam Venkataraya Shastri | 1896 | Telugu | |
Ushakal | Hari Narayan Apte | 1897 | Marathi | |
Ahalyabhai | Chilakamarti Lakshmi Narasimham | 1897 | Telugu | Based on Ahilyabai Holkar. |
Sundari | Bhai Vir Singh | 1898 | Punjabi | |
Indira Bhai | Gulvadi Venkat Rao | 1899 | Kannada | |
Gad Ala Pan Sinha Gela | Hari Narayan Apte | 1899 | Marathi | Based on Tanaji Malusare's role in the Battle of Sinhagad of 1670. |
Flora Florinda | Abdul Halim Sharar | 1899 | Urdu | |
Umrao Jaan Ada | Mirza Muhammad Hadi Ruswa | 1899 | Urdu | |
Manomati | Rajnikanta Bardoloi | 1900 | Assamese | |
Bijay Singh | Bhai Vir Singh | 1900 | Punjabi | |
Satvant Kaur | Bhai Vir Singh | 1900 | Punjabi | |
Sanjogita | K K Sinha | 1901 | English | |
Anarkali | Baldev Prasad Misra | 1902 | Hindi | |
Nurjahan | Ganga Prasad Gupta | 1902 | Hindi | |
Padmini | T. Ramakrishna | 1903 | English | |
Prithviraj Chauhan | Baldev Prasad Misra | 1903 | Hindi | |
Mangammal | S. Koodalingam Pillai | 1903 | Tamil | |
The Princess Kamala | M. V. Naidu | 1904 | English | |
Raziya Begam | Kishorilal Goswami | 1904 | Hindi | |
Suryoday | Hari Narayan Apte | 1906 | Marathi | |
Sivajino Vaghanakha | Hari Narayan Apte | 1907 | Marathi | |
Suryagrahan | Hari Narayan Apte | 1909 | Marathi | |
Sathiyavalli | Kuzhandaiswamy Pillai | 1910 | Tamil | |
Patan trilogy | Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi | 1916–1922 | Gujarati | deals with the Solanki rule in Gujarat |
Kaler Mandira | Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay | 1951 | Bengali | Based on Hun invasion during Skandagupta's era |
GaurMallar | Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay | 1954 | Bengali | Set in late 7th century Bengal |
Ponniyin Selvan | Kalki Krishnamurthy | 1955 | Tamil | On the early days of Rajaraja I |
Tumi Sandhyar Megh | Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay | 1958 | Bengali | Set in 11th century India. Based on conflict between Pala Empire and Lakshmikarna |
Aag Ka Darya | Qurratulain Hyder | 1959 | Urdu | Indian history from Chandargupta Maurya (4th century BC) to the post-Independence period in India and Pakistan. |
Raj Kahini | Abanindranath Tagore | 1963 | Bengali | Set in Rajputana |
Kumarsambhaber Kabi | Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay | 1963 | Bengali | Based on Kalidasa |
Tungabhadrar Teere | Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay | 1965 | Bengali | Set in Vijaynagar Empire |
The Devil's Wind | Manohar Malgonkar | 1972 | English | On Nana Saheb |
Sei Samay | Sunil Gangopadhyay | 1981 | Bengali | Set in Kolkata from 1840 to 1870. Mainly on Kaliprasanna Singha. |
Jolodassu | Sunil Gangopadhyay | 1982 | Bengali | On Portuguese invasion in Bengal during Aurangzeb's reign |
Adhar Rater Atithi | Sunil Gangopadhyay | 1983 | Bengali | Sequel to Jolodassu |
Poorba- Pashchim | Sunil Gangopadhyay | 1988 | Bengali | On Partition of Bengal of 1947 |
Shahjada Darasukoh | Shyamal Gangapadhyay | 1991 | Bengali | On the life of Dara Shukoh |
Prothom Alo | Sunil Gangopadhyay | 1996 | Bengali | On Bengal Renaissance during the second half of 19th century. Mainly on the early years of Rabindranath Tagore and Swami Vivekananda. |
Maitreya Jatak | Bani Basu | 1999 | Bengali | On the life and times of Buddha and Bimbisar |
Vanga Danar Pakhi | Suchitra Bhattacharya | 1999 | Bengali | Set in the background of the rise of the Sena dynasty in Bengal |
Moner Manush | Sunil Gangopadhyay | 2008 | Bengali | On Lalon |
Velpari | S. Venkatesan | 2018 | Tamil | On Vēl Pāri |
See also
- Historical fiction
- Narrative history
- Historical Romance
- Historical fantasy
- List of historical novels
References
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- Das, Sisir Kumar (2006) . A History of Indian Literature: 1911-1956, Struggle for Freedom : Triumph and Tragedy. History of Indian Literature (Reprint ed.). New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi. ISBN 978-81-7201-798-9.
- Rosalind O'Hanlon (2002). Caste, Conflict and Ideology: Mahatma Jotirao Phule and Low Caste Protest in Nineteenth-Century Western India. Cambridge University Press. p. 175. ISBN 9780521523080.
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- "म्हैसूरचा वाघ" (in Marathi). Retrieved 27 September 2019.
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