PagineRuskin Bond, Sudha Murty, R. K. Narayan, Satyajit Ray, Sukumar Ray, Amar Chitra Katha and the Panchatantra — the storytellers Indian children grow up with, and where to read or borrow their books free.
How I Taught My Grandmother to Read and Other Stories · The Magic Drum and Other Favourite Stories · Grandma’s Bag of Stories
K–2nd grade (ages 5–8) · Grades 3–5 (ages 8–11)
Books & where to borrow →📖HaJaBaRaLa · Abol Tabol · Pagla Dashu
K–2nd grade (ages 5–8) · Grades 3–5 (ages 8–11)
Read free →📖Panchatantra · Jataka Tales · Hitopadesha
K–2nd grade (ages 5–8) · Grades 3–5 (ages 8–11)
Read free →The Room on the Roof · Angry River · The Blue Umbrella
Grades 3–5 (ages 8–11) · Grades 6–8 (ages 11–14)
Books & where to borrow →✍️Amar Chitra Katha (comic series) · Tinkle (magazine)
Grades 3–5 (ages 8–11) · Grades 6–8 (ages 11–14)
Books & where to borrow →Swami and Friends · The Bachelor of Arts · Malgudi Days
Grades 6–8 (ages 11–14) · Teens (14+)
Books & where to borrow →✍️Feludar Goendagiri (Feluda’s first case) · The Golden Fortress (Sonar Kella) · Professor Shonku stories
Grades 6–8 (ages 11–14) · Teens (14+)
Books & where to borrow →✍️No Guns at My Son’s Funeral · Wild Child and Other Stories
Grades 6–8 (ages 11–14) · Teens (14+)
Books & where to borrow →Gitanjali · The Home and the World · The Post Office
World Classics author →🏛️Godaan · Idgah · The Chess Players
World Classics author →🇺🇸 American Children’s Authors · 🇨🇦 Canadian Children’s Authors · 🇬🇧🇮🇪 British & Irish Children’s Authors · 🇦🇺🇳🇿 Australian & New Zealand Children’s Authors · 🌍 African Children’s Authors · 🌏 East Asian Children’s Authors · 🇪🇺 European Children’s Authors · 🌎 Latin American & Spanish Children’s Authors
Ruskin Bond, Sudha Murty, R. K. Narayan, Sukumar Ray, Satyajit Ray, Anant Pai, Vishnu Sharma, Anushka Ravishankar are among the best-loved — see each author’s best books and where to find them below.
Public-domain classics are free to read in Pagine. For books still under copyright, every author page links to free borrowing: your local library (WorldCat), Libby/OverDrive ebooks and audiobooks with a library card, and Open Library.
Authors are grouped by the age they suit best — from Pre-K picture books to teen novels. Each author page lists their books with suggested ages.