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Today's Pick · 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 science come together? Topi Rockets from Thumba takes young…
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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,…
22 October 2026
The Invention of Morel
by Adolfo Bioy Casares
Theme: Fiction & Literature Recommended for: Young adults and adults WHY THIS BOOK? What if you could preserve an experience forever, making it seem as though…
19 October 2026
A Life in Science
by C. N. R. Rao
Theme: Science & DiscoveryRecommended for: Young adults and adults WHY THIS BOOK?What does it mean to build a life around scientific curiosity? In A Life in…
18 October 2026
The Disappearing Spoon
by Sam Kean
Theme: Science & DiscoveryRecommended for: Young adults and adults WHY THIS BOOK?The periodic table is usually encountered as a chart to memorise. Sam Kean…
17 October 2026
Random Curiosity
by Yash Pal and Rahul Pal
Theme: Science & DiscoveryRecommended for: Young adults and adults WHY THIS BOOK?Science often begins with a simple question: Why? What if? How does that…
16 October 2026
Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!
by Richard P. Feynman
Theme: Science & DiscoveryRecommended for: Young adults and adults WHY THIS BOOK?What if one of the greatest physicists of the 20th century was also intensely…
15 October 2026
Forgotten Heroes of Indian Science
by Anand Ranganathan and Sheetal Ranganathan
Theme: Science & DiscoveryRecommended for: Young adults and adults WHY THIS BOOK?We know a handful of Indian scientists. India's scientific story is much…
20 June 2026
Ignited Minds
by A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Summary Ignited Minds: Unleashing the Power Within India is Dr. Kalam's call to the youth of India to dream big and work towards building a developed nation.…