Mindsolasta
Paul Raj and
Aishwarya Sibey
Inkfeathers,
pp 128, Rs 170
This book helps the reader pause and reflect on the presence of positive aspects in daily life. Gratitude, mindfulness, hope, and stress management are some of the useful skills it explores.
1971
Boria Majumdar and Gautam Bhattacharya
HarperCollins,
pp 304, Rs 599
1971 was the year that changed Indian cricket forever. India first beat the West Indies in a Test series on their home turf, and then emerged victorious over England in England. Fifty years later, this is a book to relive those glory days with.
This Life At Play
Girish Karnad and Srinath Perur
(Translator)
Fourth Estate,
pp 320, Rs 799
This covers the first half of Karnad’s remarkable life — from his childhood to his career in publishing, his successes and travails in the film industry, and his personal and writerly life.
Budhini
Sarah Joseph and Sangeetha Sreenivasan
(Translator)
Penguin, pp 256,
Rs 599
Budhini Mejhan’s is the tale of an uprooted life, told here through the contemporary lens of Rupi Murmu, a young journalist distantly related to her and determined to excavate her story.
Age Of Anxiety
Kamna Chhibber and Amrita Tripathi
S&S, pp 224, Rs 399
Through this book, we will learn how to distinguish between anxiety as “an attack of the nerves” and anxiety as a disorder, which will need treatment. The conversations are even more pertinent, given the pandemic.