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India is a vast subcontinental country of more than a billion people, stretching from high northern mountains to tropical southern coasts. The 1947 Partition that divided British India into India and Pakistan displaced millions, which is why so many stories here return to divided families, train journeys and remade homes. Slumdog Millionaire and Lion sit on its shelf. Open India on the StoryTerra map and filter its stories by any era.
Open India on the StoryTerra map10 famous stories set in India
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Browse 508 books, 3,138 movies, 10 TV shows and 34 games set in India.
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge
Raj is a rich carefree happy-go-lucky second generation NRI. Simran is the daughter of Chaudhary Baldev Singh who in spite of being an NRI is very strict about adherence to Indian values. Simran has left for India to be…
Lion
A five-year-old Indian boy gets lost on the streets of Calcutta thousands of kilometers from home. He survives many challenges before being adopted by a couple in Australia; 25 years later he sets out to find his lost…
Slumdog Millionaire
A teenager reflects on his life after being accused of cheating on the Indian version of "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?".
Life of Pi
The story of an Indian boy named Pi a zookeeper's son who finds himself in the company of a hyena zebra orangutan and a Bengal tiger after a shipwreck sets them adrift in the Pacific Ocean.
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
After arriving in India Indiana Jones is asked by a desperate village to find a mystical stone. He agrees – and stumbles upon a secret cult plotting a terrible plan in the catacombs of an ancient palace.
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
Ethan Hunt and his team are racing against time to track down a dangerous terrorist named Hendricks who has gained access to Russian nuclear launch codes and is planning a strike on the United States. An attempt to stop…
Extraction
Tyler Rake a fearless mercenary who offers his services on the black market embarks on a dangerous mission when he is hired to rescue the kidnapped son of a Mumbai crime lord.
The Jungle Book
The boy Mowgli makes his way to the man-village with Bagheera the wise panther. Along the way he meets jazzy King Louie the hypnotic snake Kaa and the lovable happy-go-lucky bear Baloo who teaches Mowgli "The Bare…
3 Idiots
Rascal. Joker. Dreamer. Genius... You've never met a college student quite like "Rancho." From the moment he arrives at India's most prestigious university Rancho's outlandish schemes turn the campus upside down—along…
RRR
A fictional history of two legendary revolutionaries' journey away from home before they began fighting for their country in the 1920s.
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India through time
Mughal India (1526–1857) — Step into the opulent world of the Mughal Empire, which ruled the Indian subcontinent for centuries — a golden age of art, architecture, and culture that produced the Taj Mahal and blended Persian and Indian traditions. Explore Mughal India
Colonial India (1850–1900) — Under British rule, India experienced profound social, cultural, and political changes — cultural clash, resistance, and early movements toward independence, from princely states to the Raj. Explore Colonial India
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