6 BOOKS TO INDULGE IN DURING LOCK-DOWN

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CRIME AND PUNISHMENT by Dostoevsky

Set in 19th century Russia, the novel holds relevance in contemporary times as it addresses the most essential human condition of life- the gap between our aspirations and reality (or what the millennials like to call existential crisis). The novel, in a gripping way makes you think- what’s the bigger crime? A tenant murdering an opportunist pawn broker making a fortune or a university graduate loitering unemployed in the most vibrant of cities?

source: https://www.planetebook.com/crime-and-punishment/ (Ebook).

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PRIDE AND PREJUDICE,

EMMA by Jane Austen

I personally like to call these classic Austen novels the English version of a typical Zoya Akhtar film- obsession with ballroom parties, gowns, courtship and crazy families. They provide an insight into the Victorian society and its class hierarchies in a light hearted manner.

source: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1342 (Ebook).

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CELESTIAL BODIES by Jokha Alharthi

One of the rare literary pieces and a first by a female Omani author that provides the sincerest portrayal of the beautiful country of Oman located at the heart of Persian Gulf, that goes through traditions, slave-owning and modernity.

Amazon Kindle Store: https://www.amazon.in/dp/B07S2T493D/ref=cm_sw_r_wa_apa_i_a7LTEbVEA346J ( Can buy from here).

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THE LOST FLAMINGOS OF BOMBAY by Sidharth Shanghvi

The novel explores India’s most happening city, Bombay, with which its own people share a love-hate relationship. Right from the crowded lanes, ever bustling streets throbbing with its own ‘cutting chai slangs’ to the lonesome hearts and burning ambitions, the books provides a new take on the usual amchi Mumbai!

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WHY I AM AN ATHEIST by Bhagat Singh

One of the most famous works of revolutionary and Indian freedom fighter Bhagat Singh talks about true meaning of devotion that is not bound by idols and rituals. It urges for a dedication towards liberation and betterment of one’s motherland.