A Sahitya Akademi award-winning novel, which is unputdownable, meaning you are compelled to complete the novel in one sitting. A journey of Varsha Vashist, a small-town girl who enters the National School of Drama from where she enters the Film Industry and experiences fame and struggle while experiencing a wide array of emotions and involving in a range of relationships (not necessarily romantic ones). It's a re-readable book and the most surprising thing is that it's a female POV written by a male, it shows Surendra Verma's writing ability 

Another Sahitya Akademi award-winning novel about a village Shivpalganj used by the writer to Criticise the Governmental authorities. It is one of the books which is pure in its explanation meaning no filter or romanticising of India happens, keeping it focussed on the criticism. And even though it is a criticism-based novel, it is a phenomenal piece of writing. 

Nirmal Verma lived in Czechoslovakia for 10 years and it's obvious that he would express the experience in some way, and that's what this novel does. It is one of the novels, which romanticised Europe for Hindi audiences. It gives you an insight into the way of living in Europe and the concept of loneliness through its characters. It's a story about how a guy meets a girl while managing his expenses by becoming a part-time tour guide and then from there how the story progresses, is a journey. It has intense emotions with an untold truth which is to be dug out of the novel. So read it carefully 

It would be a shame if I don't include Godan in this list which is by far the most famous Hindi novel. Why? I mean the concept of realism when idealism was taking over the literature, balanced stories of urban and rural life, strong and independently opinionated characters, the language is simple even when the emotions are so complex. The book symbolically and in a subtle way touches on subjects like casteism, poverty, women's rights and farmer's problem which are still relevant to date. It expresses human intentions, behaviour and emotions in a wonderful manner. 

Simple language, a cliche premise but unique writing gives you Banaras talkies, a story revolving around Suraj, Anurag and Jaivardhan who are studying at Banaras Hindu University to become lawyers. They go through college life creating memories but then a serious accident happens. What is the accident about? How do they deal with it? Answers to these questions are in the book. It will make you laugh and feel Banaras through its language. A good book for youngsters and people who want to start reading Hindi books.

An actual case of how an Indian spy who was recruited on the basis of his dedication towards his country, is caught by the Pakistan Authorities because of a double agent. The book has a detailed description of how the Indian spies were tortured in Pakistan and how he himself suffered for 2 years. It mentions the conversations with the jailers and Pakistan officers. It also expresses the sacrifice that Indian spies have made and in exchange how the country has treated them.

A comedy horror with a pinch of romance, an absolute page-turner novel. It's a story of Siddharth, Rudra and Chetan, where Siddharth is teased by his friend that he's in love with a ghost as Siddharth meets a girl named Mohini who likes meeting in weird and secluded places. But things get messy when the hostel in which the 3 of them live is haunted by a ghost who is troubling them but not harming them. Now how will they deal with it? It's up to you to find out. It's a novel close to being a film script. It makes you feel almost the complete spectrum of emotions.