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.
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+List of novels Title Author Year Language Notes 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 1899Kannada 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 EmpireThe Devil's Wind Manohar Malgonkar 1972EnglishOn 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 The Shadow Lines Amitav Ghosh 1988 English On Swadeshi movement, Second World War, Partition of India 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 | Sindhusuta | Sudheer Maurya | 2025 | Hindi | On Arab invasion of Sindh
See also Historical fiction Narrative history Historical Romance Historical fantasy List of historical novels
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