Bookshelf

Col (Dr) Nikita Naredi, an infertility specialist at a premier Army Hospital, highlights the struggles of childless women in her heartfelt memoir. The book ‘Am I Just A Baby Vending Machine? : Infertility through the eyes of a fertility specialist’ reveals the societal pressures women face to bear heirs, often at the cost of their happiness.

Drawing from her experiences, Naredi explores the emotional, social, and biological challenges her patients endure, alongside moments of triumph. She questions the belief that motherhood defines womanhood, shedding light on the turbulent interplay of emotions, faith, and societal expectations.

Author: Col (Dr) Nikita Naredi

Publisher: Gurulight & Wordly Wise Publishers

Price: Rs.350/-

Buddha On Planchette’ by Kallol Choudhury, a debut collection of 42 poems has been meticulously compiled. The collection has poems on Buddha, an embodiment of peace, who comes over and over again.

When the world is shattered by spite, malice etc., It is in Buddha we can take recourse to. There are ecopoetic verses on Amazon’s Rainforest. Degradation of environment hurts poet. The angst, agonies, love for nature, man-made superstitions are excellently expressed. This collection will certainly be collector’s item in one’s bookshelf.

Author: Kallol Choudhury

Publisher: Penprints

Price: Rs.250/-

The walker of borders Mearcstapa’ (Old English: border-walker) is a collection of poems that embody the spirit of integration, interdisciplinarity and dialogue. The poet believes that these can be wisely traversed, while simultaneously recognising the differences among us as well as the otherness of people.

Because when we treat others as ‘persons’ with agency and freedom, it is only then that we discover our own personhood.

Author: Brainerd Prince

Publisher: Rupa Publications

Price: Rs.395/-

Delving into the minds of gods, demons and humans alike, ‘Mahagatha: 100 Tales from the Puranas’ seeks a deeper understanding of their motivations. The timelessness of their impulses speaks across the aeons to readers of today.

Written in lively prose with charming illustrations, these 100 tales will entertain and enlighten, and make you connect the dots of Hindu mythology like never before.

Author: Satyarth Nayak

Publisher: HaperCollins

Price: Rs.599/-