Published: 2025 Author: B. V. Subbarayappa Rating: 4.2/5 Link: Science in India: A Historical Perspective (Amazon) Overview Science in India: A Historical Perspective by B. V. Subbarayappa offers a sweeping narrative of India’s scientific heritage, spanning from ancient mathematics, astronomy, and medicine to the development of modern laboratories and institutions. Unlike celebratory or overly critical…

Published: 2024 Author: Rollo Romig Rating: 4.3/5 Link: I Am on the Hit List: A Journalist’s Murder and the Rise of Autocracy in India (Amazon) Overview I Am on the Hit List by Rollo Romig is a powerful work of investigative journalism that examines the murder of journalist Gauri Lankesh and places it within the…

Published: October 2024 Author: Shaurya Kapoor Rating: 4.2/5 Link: The Art of Not Overthinking (Amazon) Overview The Art of Not Overthinking: Believing in Yourself and Building Your Dream Life is a fresh motivational and self-help book aimed especially at young readers struggling with anxiety, self-doubt, and comparison. Shaurya Kapoor provides practical tools to quiet the…

Published: December 2020 Authors: Amish Tripathi & Bhavna Roy Rating: 4.5/5 Link: Dharma: Decoding the Epics for a Meaningful Life (Amazon) Overview Dharma: Decoding the Epics for a Meaningful Life is a spiritual and philosophical book that draws wisdom from the Mahabharata, the Upanishads, and other Indian epics, presenting them in a way that resonates…

Published: 2020 Authors: Harsh Madhusudan & Rajeev Mantri Rating: 4.3/5 Link: A New Idea of India: Individual Rights in a Civilisational State (Amazon) Overview A New Idea of India: Individual Rights in a Civilisational State is an ambitious and thought-provoking book that examines how individual rights, secularism, capitalism, identity, and civilisational heritage can be reconciled…

Published: December 2021 Author: Ansuman Bhagat Rating: 4.4/5 Link: Ek Safar Mein (Amazon) Overview Ek Safar Mein by Ansuman Bhagat is a candid and motivating account of the challenges faced by newcomers in the Bollywood and television industry. Drawing from his own experiences, Bhagat reflects on themes of struggle, rejection, mental health, and the gap…

Published: 2023 Author: K. Vaishali Rating: 4.8/5 Link: Homeless: Growing up Lesbian and Dyslexic in India (Amazon) Overview Homeless: Growing up Lesbian and Dyslexic in India is K. Vaishali’s deeply personal and powerful memoir about navigating identity, sexuality, disability, and mental health in a society often unwilling to accept difference. In this candid account, Vaishali…

Published: 2024 Author: Zara Chowdhary Rating: 4.7/5 Link: The Lucky Ones (Amazon) Overview The Lucky Ones is Zara Chowdhary’s debut memoir, a deeply personal account of growing up in the shadow of the 2002 Gujarat riots. At just 16 years old, Chowdhary lived through an environment marked by communal violence, fear, and loss. In this…

Published: 2022 Author: Gita Ramaswamy Rating: 4.6/5 Link: Land, Guns, Caste, Woman: The Memoir of a Lapsed Revolutionary (Amazon) Overview Land, Guns, Caste, Woman is Gita Ramaswamy’s powerful memoir that recounts her journey through activism, rebellion, and grassroots social change. Beginning with her involvement in the Naxalite movement during India’s Emergency period, the book traces…

Published: 2021 (posthumously) Author: Girish Karnad (edited by Arshia Sattar & Girish Karnad) Rating: 4.6/5 Link: This Life at Play: Memoirs (Amazon) Overview This Life at Play: Memoirs is the unfinished autobiography of Girish Karnad, one of India’s most influential playwrights, actors, and intellectuals. Published posthumously in 2021, the book offers candid reflections on his…