1. Tiya: A Parrot’s Journey Home by Samarpan

Source: APJ Abdul Kalam in an interview with DNA

2. The Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien

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Source: Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni in an interview with Books on Toast

3. The Famous Five by Enid Blyton

Source: Shashi Tharoor in an interview with Books on Toast

4. Black Beauty by Anna Sewell

Source: Jerry Pinto in an interview with On Manorama

5. David Copperfield by Charles Dickens

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Source: Ruskin Bond in an interview with Hindustan Times

6. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

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Source:  Ruskin Bond in an interview with Hindustan Times

7. The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle

Source: Anu Kumar in an interview with The Hindu

8. Swami and Friends by R K Narayan

Source: Jerry Pinto in an interview with The Hindu

9. Just William By Richmal Crompton

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Source: Ruskin Bond on Twitter

10. Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie

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Source: Ruskin Bond on Twitter