Human At Work
Richard Lobo
Penguin Random House
Pp 232, Rs 599
The world of work, the way we work and we, who work, will continue to evolve. From commuting to large industrial units, to operating from structured cabins and now from homes—every change has brought its set of challenges. Human at Work delves into these challenges, the rapid technological advances, digital transformation and economic uncertainties that serve as opportunities and threats for the future of work.
FROM PESSIMISM TO PROMISE
Payal Arora
HarperCollins
Pp 240, Rs 699
In From Pessimism to Promise, award-winning author Payal Arora explains that outside the West, where most of the world’s youth reside, there is a significantly different outlook on technology. In fact, there is a contagion of optimism for all things digital. Drawing on field insights in diverse global contexts such as Brazil, India and Bangladesh, Arora describes what drives Gen Z to embrace new technologies.
Tightrope to the Moon
Rahul Chandra
Penguin Random House
Pp 224, Rs 599
They are full of energy, industrious and patient. This book takes readers into the fascinating mind of the ‘mega founder’ and decodes how they think, work and successfully navigate the complex world of start-ups. Tightrope to the Moon unequivocally articulates that the journey of a start-up to a billion-dollar company is largely the outcome of the founder’s resolve and ability to achieve success against countless odds.
The Identity Project
Rahul Bhatia
Westland Books
Pp 464, Rs 899
The book investigates how nationalist ideas of identity have driven civic unrest and shaped India’s politics for over a hundred years. Bhatia’s work of narrative nonfiction and historic recreation, seven years in the making, explores how insecurities over religion and resources shaped identity politics over time and culminated in the Citizenship Amendment Act in December 2019. Critically, this book of reportage uncovers new ground to reveal how the Aadhaar project is an offshoot of right-wing identitarian politics.
This Strange Eventful History
Claire Messud
Hachette
Pp 448, Rs 899
June 1940. As Paris falls to the Germans, Gaston Cassar—an honourable servant of France, devoted husband and father, currently posted as naval attache in Salonica—bids farewell to his beloved wife, aunt and children, placing his faith in God that they will be reunited after the war. But escaping the violence of that cataclysm is not the same as emerging unscathed. The family will never again be whole.
