In 1990s Hyderabad, three teenagers—Arjun, Ruhee and Ganesh—forge an unexpected bond. Over the course of a single sun-drenched summer, they discover love, friendship and solace from their troubled families. They also discover the Red House, an abandoned house in their neighbourhood, which becomes the site of their intimate friendship. But one night at the Red House, an unexpected act of violence shatters their lives forever.
A decade later, Ruhee returns to Hyderabad, and Arjun, who has never forgotten his first love, is given a chance to tell the truth, both to himself and to those around him. But the tangled threads of fate, class and desire remain, as does a lacerating secret.
By turns tender and unsettling, Ruthvika Rao’s All Our Evenings is a deeply affecting novel about youthful passion, redemption and the people we can never let go.
A rich collection of ingenious, experimental short stories from a master of the craft
Spanning two turbulent years marked by the unchecked rise of billionaires, technocracies and climate catastrophes, and the steady erosion of nature, wildlife and Indigenous rights, Tonight on Nature TV News captures the world as seen by those who stand to lose the most. Through cartoons from the award-winning ‘Green Humour’ series, wild animals and the occasional human protagonist deliver sharp, informed, and often biting commentary on global environmental affairs.
From Donald Trump’s return to the White House and its environmental shockwaves, to the quiet erasure of human and ecological rights amid wars in Palestine and sub-Saharan Africa; from an ambiguous COP30 in Brazil to deepening environmental apathy across Asia, these cartoons hold up a mirror to a planet in crisis. Along the way, they also introduce readers to recent breakthroughs in ecology, weaving urgency with insight, satire with science.
Tune in to Nature TV News, the fifth collection of ‘Green Humour’ cartoons by Rohan Chakravarty, brings together work from his weekly columns with The Hindu and Roundglass Sustain, and his fortnightly features with Deutsche Welle and Mongabay International. By turning the news cycle into a wildlife broadcast, Chakravarty reminds us that the natural world has been watching all along and it has plenty to say.
Before you swallow another pill, pause and read this book.
It is likely that unknowingly, you may be taking medicines or supplements you do not really need.
Excess treatment rarely enters our life dramatically. It slips in quietly. A mild symptom becomes a diagnosis. One prescription leads to another. A side effect is treated with yet another pill. Ironically, at times, a preventive check-up or screening becomes an entry point for over-treatment. Vitamins, supplements, probiotics, drips, tests, scans and even surgeries are increasingly sold as routine care—often when simpler, and non-medication based options are equally effective.
In Pill-Free, Dr Chandrakant Lahariya takes on one of the most urgent and under-discussed health challenges of our time: the culture of unnecessary medicines, supplements, tests and procedures.
But this is not an anti-medicine book. It is a pro-health book.
Packed with patient stories, myth-busting insights, checklists, nutrition guidance, kitchen wisdom and practical tools, this book empowers you to start a fulfilling journey to reduce your pills, reverse diseases and take charge of your metabolic health with confidence.
Because the best doctor is not the one who prescribes the most. It is the one who helps you need less.
What does it really take to simplify a tax system?
Tax laws affect millions of people, yet few ever see how those laws are written, debated, revised, and brought to life. Behind every provision lies a complex process of discussion, disagreement, drafting, and refinement.
The Syntax of Tax takes you inside one of the most ambitious reform exercises in India’s tax administration—the simplification of the Income Tax Law, Rules, and Forms. Contributed by a collective of serving and retired IRS officers, this book takes you on a journey from the drafting table to implementation as officers grapple with technical challenges, competing viewpoints, institutional constraints, and the need to preserve decades of legal interpretation while making the law more accessible—an unofficial
account of an official exercise.
Behind every law lies a story. This is one of them.
In a world where appearances are everything, the spectre of deceit is never fully exorcised . . .
Riddled with myths and legends, the mountain town of Munala hero-worships its first family, the Chandra Singhs, residents of the ancient manor house. The death of the patriarch brings his estranged, unstable daughter Meher back after eleven years and skewers the lives of his beloved and beautiful wife Devyani—a
former Bollywood star—and successor son, Raghu. Against a backdrop of bankruptcy and betrayal, Meher must contend with the ghosts of the manor’s past, as well as her own, and discover the secret behind the miniature Swiss house left to her by her father.
Chips are everywhere—they drive the world’s economy and are at the centre of the struggle for global supremacy. If the nineteenth century was the age of the steam engine, the twenty-first century belongs to the chips. Chips have changed the way we live, driving innovation, the economy and increasingly, geopolitics and long-term global stability. They will be critical in determining the health of the planet.
So how did we come to live in The Chip Age? What does it mean for the future?
In this fascinating book, Rakesh Kumar explores the world of microchips and explains how they are central to today’s world. The Chip Age is a history of chips and explains how they work, what exactly they do, how and where they are made, who makes them, and the shape of the chip economy. It also looks to the future, examining what new technologies and geopolitical games may lie ahead.
Essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the forces that will shape the next era—and the hidden circuits powering it.
It is the annual kite festival. Bhim wants to be part of it—and he is, though not quite as he expected to be.
About the Hook Book Series
In a world where children’s books often feel cut from the same cloth, Hook Books stand out as a vibrant blend of imagination, humour and heart. Crafted as a bridge between picture books and early chapter books, this series delivers stories that spark joy and wonder, while remaining rooted in age-appropriate learning.
Hook Books keep the fun going with:
- Short, digestible bits of text (perfect for budding readers)
- Bright colour illustrations that pull kids into the story
- Themes that speak to the everyday lives of children—plus a sprinkle of whimsy!
From fantasy tales to those that touch on more advanced ideas, Hook Books ensure that young readers are always in for a treat, no matter their reading level. Even better, these books take children on journeys through different parts of India, giving them a taste of the rich diversity of our world through local flavours, landscapes and cultures. Whether the story takes place in bustling cities or quiet villages, Hook Books make every setting feel like home.
Long before European ships dominated the Indian Ocean, traders and travellers from the Indian subcontinent were already navigating its vast waters. In search of profit, adventure, and knowledge, their journeys shaped how Indians evolved as a society, what they consumed in their material lives, and how and why they produced and circulated oceanic knowledge.
Indians in the Ocean explores the ocean’s role in shaping the economic and cultural histories of the subcontinent between the tenth and sixteenth centuries. Drawing on a rich array of historical sources in many languages, it reconstructs the experiences of people from the region who travelled, traded, and participated in the global economy at a time when the oceans formed the principal highways linking countries and communities across continents.
The Wordsmith is a modern bildungsroman and a human story from a master narrator—Moyna of Joharkhat belongs to an oppressed, Dalit community and is ostracized, vilified, and pushed into a life of crime. He lives a dual life: cultivating paddy by day, and theiving by night.
Translated from the Assamese Sahitya Akademi award-winning Kotha Ratnakar, this is a story of redemption and resurrection.
Edited by former Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog, Dr Rajiv Kumar, Never Taking No for an Answer traces the inspiring journey of the Indian industry, navigating through freedom movement and the constraints of the License Raj to liberalization and global growth.
Through reflections by some of India’s most distinguished business leaders—Kumar Mangalam Birla, Sanjiv Goenka, Ajay Piramal, Naveen Jindal, Sangita Reddy, Bharat Hari Singhania, Harsh Neotia, Ratan Jindal, and Omkar Goswami—this collection of essays offer rare insights and enduring lessons for entrepreneurs, SMEs, and women leaders determined to grow, adapt and lead in a rapidly changing world.
