Moong over Microchips: Adventures of a Techie-Turned-Farmer
Story of an IT guy deciding to move away from fast paced life and switching over to agriculture.
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Non-Fiction
Azadi: Freedom. Fascism. Fiction
A collection of essays and speeches by Arundhati Roy in the last couple of years describing how India is moving towards totalitarianism and fascism.
Saffron Fascists: India’s Hindu Nationalist Rulers
Collection of essays and articles by Pieter Friedrich on RSS , BJP and their reach among the US diaspora and the impact of Hindu nationalism post 2014.
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Who was Shivaji
Shivaji was a great king of his time for many reasons, but today he is appropriated by Hindu groups and political parties and Hindutva icon. A fine read to understand who Shivaji really was as opposed what he is portrayed as.
Amma
A collection of essays by Perumal Murugan remembering his mother. The essays tells about basic human values like simplicity, honesty and hard work though some beautiful and true events featuring his mother.
Letters to a Young Poet
More than a century ago a young student from a military school send some of his verses to Rainer Maria Rilke to ask for his opinion and feedback and thus started a correspondence. These letters are the the advice of Rilke to the young officer, aspiring poet on writing, solitude, pain, sexuality, developing as a person. The letters were written with utmost honesty and compassion providing insights into the thought process, artistic nature and evolution of the poet himself.
Profit Over People: Neoliberalism and Global Order
Noam Chomsky providing an insight on how democracies work and who actually controls it. A brilliant fact base analysis of neoliberal policies and how they work exactly opposite of what we have been told about them.
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A People’s Constitution
A study of India’s constitution and how common people used their constitutional rights to make changes/amendments in the laws. The book showcases how the constitution was not merely a document but a tool to claim the rights of the common people.
How the World Works
A collection of speeches and interviews of Noam Chomsky over the years about the general geopolitics and foreign policies of United states.
The Big Reverse: How Demonetization Knocked India Out
A book to understand the “Demonetization”. Why it was implemented and what is the impact that people are still facing after couple of years of its implementation.
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