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Today's Pick · 1 November 2026
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
by William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer
Theme: Lives & Biographies Recommended for: Young adults and adults WHY THIS BOOK?Can a young boy turn discarded bicycle parts and scrap metal into an invention that transforms his family's life? *The Boy Who Harnessed…
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Ramanujan: From Zero to Infinity
by Arundhati Venkatesh
Theme: Children & Family Reading Recommended for: Children and young readers WHY THIS BOOK? Can a love for numbers take a young boy from a small town in India…
30 October 2026
The Art of Looking Sideways
by Alan Fletcher
Theme: Ideas & Society Recommended for: Young adults and adults WHY THIS BOOK? What if the secret to creativity lies not in looking harder, but in looking…
29 October 2026
The Illicit Happiness of Other People
by Manu Joseph
Theme: India & Indian Voices Recommended for: Young adults and adults WHY THIS BOOK? What if the people closest to us remain strangers, no matter how much we…
28 October 2026
Ghachar Ghochar
by Vivek Shanbhag
Theme: Fiction & Literature Recommended for: Young adults and adults WHY THIS BOOK? What happens when sudden wealth changes a family's relationships, values…
27 October 2026
The Ocean of Churn
by Sanjeev Sanyal
Theme: History & Civilizations Recommended for: Young adults and adults WHY THIS BOOK? What if the Indian Ocean was not a barrier separating civilizations, but…
26 October 2026
The Man Who Knew Infinity
by Robert Kanigel
Theme: Lives & Biographies Recommended for: Young adults and adults WHY THIS BOOK?What does it take to change the world with nothing but a remarkable mind and…
25 October 2026
Topi Rockets from Thumba
by Menaka Raman
Theme: Children & Family Reading Recommended for: Children and young readers WHY THIS BOOK? What happens when curiosity, imagination and a little rocket…
24 October 2026
The Design of Everyday Things
by Don Norman
Theme: Ideas & Society Recommended for: Young adults and adults WHY THIS BOOK? Have you ever struggled to open a door, operate a confusing machine or figure…
23 October 2026
Taatung Tatung and Other Amazing Stories of India's Diverse Languages
by Vaishali Shroff
Theme: India & Indian Voices Recommended for: Children and young readers WHY THIS BOOK? Did you know that every Indian language carries its own unique sounds,…