Discover a handpicked selection of must-read books across different genres in “On the Shelf.” From gripping thrillers to heartwarming tales, these books are perfect for your next reading adventure. Find your next favorite!
Capitalism to Peopleism
Ravi ChaudhrySimon & Schuster
Pp 296,
Rs 799
The book identifies a credible path to resolve multiple existential challenges faced by our world today. It analyses why current ways of doing business and governing nations are dysfunctional and likely to lead us into an abyss of extinction. This book prescribes a leadership leap from ‘knowledge’ to ‘wisdom’, driven by political and business leaders manifesting key traits of awareness, bridge-building, and compassion.
India: A Linguistic Civilisation
GN Devy
Aleph Book Company
Pp 200, Rs 599
In this book, GN Devy lays bare the mysteries and intricacies of India’s linguistic past, present, and future. The evolution of language is set against the larger historical canvas of human progress, and gives due weight to the influences of migration, agriculture, newer patterns of settlement, formation of religious sects, cultural resistance, and centuries of British colonialisation on the shaping of our linguistic heritage.
Gully Gully
Aditya Iyer
Penguin Random House
Pp 344, Rs 499
What does the world’s largest cricket-crazy country look and feel like when it hosts a World Cup? Especially during an edition that saw the best of the team, yet ended in heartbreak? Gully Gully: Travels Around India During the 2023 World Cup, written by Aditya Iyer, reveals not only what cricket means to India, but also what billions of Indians mean to cricket by capturing the best and the worst of us, along with the grit and the grime of the land.
The Interloper
Manoranjan Byapari
Westland Books
Pp 358, Rs 599
After escaping a deadly bomb blast in the city’s red light area, Jibon returns to the Jadavpur railway station having lost his memory. He is instantly recognised by those who live in and around the station— squatters, rickshaw-drivers, beggars, pickpockets—as the man who rescued them many a time. Masterfully translated by V Ramaswamy, The Interloper is an evocative finale to Manoranjan Byapari’s spectacular autobiographical trilogy.
The Blue Hour
Paula Hawkins
Penguin Random House
Pp 336, Rs 899
In The Blue Hour, we follow Becker, a young art curator, who finds himself entwined in the life of renowned artist Vanessa Chapmans after her untimely death. When a human bone is discovered among her artwork, Becker transforms into an amateur detective, unearthing a trail of secrets hidden in Vanessa’s letters. Paula Hawkins once again delivers a masterful narrative that combines suspense with rich emotional depth. The Blue Hour is a chilling mystery that keeps readers on the edge of their seats.