Shaping the future of work
Chandrasekhar Sripada
Penguin Random House
Pp 224, Rs. 599
The future of work will largely be shaped by demographics and technology. Essentially, how we work determines who gets to work. The more flexibility that exists, the more people can join the workforce. This book not only addresses the challenges of building an inclusive human capital framework for India but also highlights some unconventional ideas around work and models of employment which can create this much-needed inclusion.
Unravelling the Kashmir knot
Aman Hingorani
Pan Macmillan
Pp 572, Rs. 750
Since the partition of India in 1947, Jammu & Kashmir has been a site of frequent unrest and violence. In this book, author and senior advocate Aman Hingorani applies a legal lens to ongoing debates surrounding the national identity of the region and its people. The book decrypts major milestones in the history of J&K, critically examining their stipulations and impact on global opinion on the Kashmir issue.
What Does Israel Fear from Palestine?
Raja Shehadeh
Hachette
Pp 128, Rs. 299
When the state of Israel was formed in 1948, it precipitated the Nakba or ‘disaster’: the displacement of the Palestine nation, creating fracture-lines which continue to erupt in violent and tragic ways today. In the years that followed, Israel rejected every opportunity for reconciliation. But Raja Shehadeh, human rights lawyer and Palestinian writer, suggests that this does not mean the two nations cannot work together as partners on the road to peace.
Unpartitioned Time
Malavika Rajkotia
Speaking Tiger Books
Pp 280, Rs. 599
Jindo, Malavika Rajkotia’s father, arrives in India as the Partition riots erupt. He is given a patch of barren land in small-town Karnal, to clear, cultivate, and resume life as landlord and patriarch. But stripped of his history, and facing an uncertain future in a land with an unfamiliar language, he transforms profoundly. Around this generous, funny, loving, and growingly despondent figure, Rajkotia weaves an intricate narrative of her family’s past and present, exploring themes of longing and belonging.
Eruption
James Patterson & Michael Crichton
Penguin Random House
Pp 432, Rs. 799
A once-in-a-century volcanic eruption is about to destroy the Big Island of Hawaii. But a decades-old military secret could turn the volcano into something even more terrifying… Now it’s up to a handful of brave individuals to save the island—and the entire world. James Patterson is one of the best-known writers of all time. Michael Crichton was one of the world’s most successful writers having sold more than 200 million copies worldwide.
