Arun Shourie has published 13 non-fiction books and 4 other books, beginning with Missionaries in India (1994). The best-known is Worshipping False Gods (1997). The latest is Does He Know a Mother's Heart (2011).
Updated September 2026
Where to start with Arun Shourie
Start here
Worshipping False Gods
Arun Shourie's most-read book.
Newest
Does He Know a Mother's Heart
Published 2011.
Non-fiction in order
Symptoms of Fascism (1978)
Hinduism, Essence and Consequence (1979)
Mrs Gandhi's Second Reign (1983)
The State as Charade (1991)
These Lethal, Inexorable Laws (1991)
A Secular Agenda (1993)
Indian Controversies (1993)
Missionaries in India (1994)
Worshipping False Gods (1997)
Eminent Historians (1998)
Courts and Their Judgments (2001)
We Must Have No Price (2010)
Does He Know a Mother's Heart (2011)
Other books in order
Hindu Temples: What Happened to Them (1990)
The World of Fatwas, Or, the Shariah in Action (1995)
Harvesting Our Souls (2000)
Where Will All This Take Us? (2008)
About Arun Shourie
Arun Shourie is an Indian economist, investigative journalist, newspaper editor, author and politician. He has worked as an economist with the World Bank, a consultant to the Planning Commission of India, editor of the Indian Express and The Times of India and a Minister of Communications and Information Technology in the Vajpayee Ministry (1998–2004). During the Emergency period, through his investigative reporting, he wrote extensively against the Indira Gandhi Government, exposing censorship, corruption and human rights violations; later when Ramnath Goenka made him the editor of The Indian Express he wrote extensively exposing corruption, this won him the Ramon Magsaysay Award in 1982, and the Padma Bhushan in 1990. He was awarded the prestigious International Editor of the Year Award in 1982, given by World Press Review, New York.
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Arun Shourie FAQ
- How many books has Arun Shourie written?
- Arun Shourie has published 13 non-fiction books and 4 other books that we list, as of September 2026.
- What order should I read Arun Shourie's books in?
- Publication order is a safe choice; the full list is above. Most readers start with Worshipping False Gods.
- What is Arun Shourie's latest book?
- Does He Know a Mother's Heart (2011).
- What is Arun Shourie's most famous book?
- Worshipping False Gods (1997) is Arun Shourie's most widely read book.
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Sources: book lists and dates from Wikidata and Open Library, ratings from Open Library readers. Last updated September 2026.