Reading books and travelling are the two activities which fill up the hunger and quench the thirst for my soul. I already have written about Solo Travel before so this time thought to pen down my thoughts about some books which touched my soul in last few years:
Language: English
The Shooting Star – Shivya Nath: A travel memoir of a girl, her backpack and the world.
Kafka on the Shore – Haruki Murakami: Hypnotic, Magical and Addictive novel from a Japanese writer.
An Elephant in my Kitchen – Francois Malby – Anthony: A magical book about African bush and a deep dive into the life of Thula Thula wildlife reserve.
Totto-Chan – Tetsuko Kuroyanagi: An autobiographical memoir and quick read about the values of the unconventional education system. Highly recommended for folks involved with educational sector.
Like A Virgin – Richard Branson: One of the best books I have read on Management Lessons.
Singled Out: How Singles Are Stereotyped, Stigmatized and Ignored, and Still Live Happily Ever After – Bella DePaulo: The title says it all.
Scaling Global Change – Erin Ganju, Cory Heyman: Journey of Room to Read. A guide on how to scale a social enterprise without compromising core values.
Ethical Dilemmas of a Civil Servant – Anil Swarup: Is ethics important? Does honesty pay? How and where to draw a line as a civil servant? Highly recommended for civil service aspirants.
Utopia for Realists – Rutger Bregman: Can we end poverty? Is fifteen-hour work week possible? Does philanthropy help? Does your job ‘create’ wealth or just ‘shift’? – and much more.
The Art of Racing in the Rain – Garth Stein: A beautiful story written from a dog’s perspective. Ever thought what it’s like in the mind of a dog?
I Too Had a Dream – Dr. Verghese Kurien: Story of Amul. Recommended read for every development sector professional.
A Century is Not Enough – Sourav Ganguli: A roller coaster ride with full of positive quotes to pump up your life.
And last but not the least
Gyaan: Love life Live life – Bhaumik Shah: I still keep revisiting this book whenever I feel low in life 😊
Language: Gujarati
Pila Rumal ni Ganth – Harkisan Mehta: Amazing thriller. Gives a fair idea about the ‘Thag’ community and its looting style that prevailed in India during British rule.
Saat Pagla Aakashma – Kundanika Kapadia: Controversial, bold, thought provoking and courageous masterpiece. Inspiring struggle of a middle-class woman to become independent, free and live life own her own way.
Jai ho! – Jay Vasavda: Selected articles on Motivation, Failure, Dream, Success, Life, Love.
Bhedi Tapu – Jules Verne: Gujarati translation of Jules Verne’s novel Mysterious Island.
Bakshinama – Chandrakant Bakshi: An autobiography. Honest, brutal and straight from the heart.
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The list certainly doesn’t end here. There are many more which I very much enjoyed reading. However, these are the some I can come up with at any moment if you ask me about the books that touched my soul.
આમાંથી મેં અમીરઅલી ઠગના પીળા રૂમાલની ગાંઠ અને સાત પગલાં આકાશમાં વાંચી છે. જે વાંચ્યા બાદ સ્ત્રી પ્રત્યેના મારા બધાં જ વિચારો બદલાઈ ગયા.
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