Shantaram by Gregory D. Roberts
A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry

Both take place in the US but refer to Indian culture heavily:
"Imaginary Men" and "Invisible Lives" by Anjali Banerjee.
Both are fiction, and lean into the romance section. Enjoy!

The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy. Brilliant book.

Thanks everyone for your recommendations! :)

The Hungry Tide by Amitav Ghosh was wonderful.

The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri

Toss of a Lemon by Padma Viswanathan

The Spendor of Silence

I second the vote for The God of Small Things. A beautiful, brilliant book.

Rudyard Kipling: 1) his great spy romance/cultural panorama KIM (which modern literary critic Homi Bhaba admires greatly for its intricate portrait of India); 2) THE JUNGLE BOOKS, well worth re-reading (or discovering) as an adult.

I second both Rudyard Kipling's works and A Fine Balance both are very good.

Mistress of Spices By Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
Tamarind Mem by Anita Rau Badami
Sister of my Heart Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

Third the vote for "God of Small THings." Brilliance.

A Passage to India by E.M. Forster; The Raj Quartet (4 volumes) by Paul Scott, adapted for television and shown on PBS.

The Jewel In The Crown

A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth