Here is a list of books for you to enjoy a literary weekend. The works range from tender emotional fiction to social and psychological relevance of sports to historical accounts that will let you remain immersed in a joyful literary world and identify the discernible reader in you.
Under the Night Jasmine by Manav Kaul
A coming-of-age novel, 'Under the Night' delves into the intriguing and complex relationships between men and women. The fact that a man understands very little of woman, though it's she who gives him birth, is perplexing. The novel unravels the journey of Rohit within himself and his relationships with his mother, his teacher, his lovers and so on. The first stirrings of Rohit's sexual attraction for his teacher and her lover, his relationship with his lost girlfriend, and so on bring in a volley of excitement, remorse and even guilt. In 'Under the Night' Jasmine Kaul employs a style that fluctuates between poetry and prose.
Own Your Body: A Doctor's Life-saving Tips by Dr. Shiv K Sarin
Focusing on topics such as liver and so on, the book is divided into six clear and easy-to-follow sections. The highlight of the medical-use treatise, 'Own Your Body', is that it bridges the gap between medical jargon and everyday life, making it easier for the common man to comprehend. Dr Sarin's wisdom empowers readers to take charge of their health, whether it's for an urgent medical tip or for striving towards a better lifestyle.
Boundary Lab: Inside the Global Experiment Called Sport by Nandan Kamath
Sports is a platform where society tests not only human limits but also individual and collective attitudes and norms. Organized sports must regularly balance multiple interests and answer difficult questions in its quest for universal rules. This also helps sports, as well as society, tweak laws, markets, morals and technological advances. The debates that follow and their outcomes could be instrumental in influencing the way we live, view each other, and organize our world.
The Golden Road: How Ancient India Transformed the World by William Dalrymple
Author of several celebrated historical books on India, William Dalrymple paints a quaint and vivid picture of that part of the ancient period of the nation which transpired its glory to the rest of the world. It is the forgotten heart of the ancient world for a millennium and a half, from about 250 BC to 1200 AD, when India was a confident exporter of its diverse civilisation, creating around it a vast empire of ideas, an ‘Indosphere’ where its influence was predominant.