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

List of novels[1][2]
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.[3][4]
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.[5]
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.[6]
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

References

  1. ↑ Das, Sisir Kumar (2005) [1991]. A History of Indian Literature: 1800-1910, Western Impact: Indian Responses. History of Indian Literature (Reprint ed.). New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi. ISBN 978-81-7201-006-5.
  2. ↑ Das, Sisir Kumar (2006) [1995]. 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.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ "मराठीतील पहिल्या ऐतिहासिक कादंबरीचे जनक होते रामचंद्र गुंजीकर" (in Marathi). Divya Marathi. 18 June 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  5. ↑ "म्हैसूरचा वाघ" (in Marathi). Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  6. ↑ "गड आला पण सिंह गेला" (in Marathi). Retrieved 27 September 2019.
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