1. You’re the Boss
Sabina Nawaz
Penguin Random House
Pp 320, Rs 999
Sabina Nawaz, a top executive coach and former adviser to Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer, does not advocate for a leadership personality transplant, or a journey in self-development. Instead, she introduces simple strategies that you can implement today that rail-guard against the common pitfalls of management. By managing pres-sure and collapsing distance, Nawaz ensures top performers effectively manage others, navigate relationships and communicate in every context.
2. More Human
Rasmus Hougaard & Jacqueline Carter
Penguin Random House
Pp 158
The AI-augmented leader moves beyond a focus on the technology itself to constantly probe how it can strengthen the core qualities of human-centred leadership: awareness, wisdom, and compassion. In this way, AI can help leaders and organisations become more human. With deep insight and rigorous research, More Human will help leaders navigate our AI-enabled future.
3. Tareekh Pe Justice
Prashant Reddy Thikkavarapu & Chitrakshi Jain
Simon & Schuster
Pp 302, Rs 799
One of the biggest failures of the Indian state since it gave itself a new Constitution in 1950 has been its inability to deliver fair and timely justice to its citizens. Tareekh Pe Justice conducts a deep dive into the dysfunction plaguing the district judiciary. These courts are the only layer of the judiciary that operate in every district. Of the three tiers of the Indian justice system, the district courts hear the largest number of cases and are the first point of contact for most Indians seeking justice.
4. Platform Ticket
Sangeetha Vallat
Penguin Random House
Pp 288, Rs 399
In Platform Ticket, Sangeetha Vallat chronicles her time as a ‘commercial clerk’ in the Indian Railways. Between sleepless graveyard shifts and heartwarming moments with travellers, Vallat’s life was far from dull. Her years of service, network of colleagues with varied experiences, and storytelling prowess guarantee an enjoyable behind-the-scenes look at this indispensable service in our country.
5. Tamil
Edited by Perundevi
HarperCollins
Pp 304, Rs 399
The book, edited by Perundevi, brings together 22 outstanding short stories published over the past three decades by some of the finest contemporary writers of Tamil fiction. Traversing Tamil Nadu and the Tamil diaspora, these stories capture a society’s encounter with the modern world, as its people grapple with what is irreducibly human in themselves and others. Along the way, they unravel the subtle intricacies of life, illuminating various transitions, identities and interiorities.
