* The Lotus King (1994)
* The Emperor's Wife (1997)
* In the Arms of the Tiger Queen (2000)
* Sita's Curse (2004)
* Shambhala (2008)
* Krishna: The Playful Divine (2012)
* Tales from the Mahabharata: Selected Stories (2014)
* The Perfect Matrimony: Love and Marriage in India (2016)
* The Queen of Karma (2019)
*The Last Nanda: A Novel of Ancient India (2023)
Short Stories:
* "The Man Who Ate My Mangoes" (1994)
* "The Parrot's Song" (1997)
* "The Elephant's Child" (2000)
* "The Monkey King" (2004)
* "The Turtle and the Hare" (2008)
Poetry:
* The Inner Courtyard (2002)
* In Love's Embrace (2005)
* The Song of the Soul (2009)
* Whispers of the Divine (2013)
* Echoes of the Heart (2017)
Nonfiction:
* India: A History (2002)
* The Spirit of India (2005)
* The Wisdom of India (2009)
* The Dance of Shiva: The Cosmic Cycle of Destruction and Creation (2013)
Collaborations:
* The Mahabharata: A Modern Retelling (2013) (with Bibek Debroy)