India: A Wounded Civilization (1977), by V. S. Naipaul, is the second book of his "India" trilogy, after An Area of Darkness, and before India: A Million Mutinies Now. Naipaul came to write this book on his third visit to India. The book includes Naipaul's self-evaluation and introspection of his views on India including poverty and suffering, while focusing more on history, religion, and social structure in this book.