HT Picks; New Reads
Hindustan TimesThe crisis facing a community of warriors On the reading list this week is a book on the status of Gorkhas in India today, a poetry anthology, and a volume that looks at how India’s digital revolution can open its market 232pp, ₹495; Vitasta Publishing First to lead and the last to complain, Gorkha soldiers have withstood the test of time despite the challenges thrown their way. Whether you’re searching for wisdom or looking to boost your well being, dip into this anthology to share with others or enjoy a quiet moment of calm every day of the year.Explore a wide range of poets, including Maya Angelou, Carol Ann Duffy, Kae Tempest, Dylan Thomas, Ocean Vuong and many more. Lilliput Land provides a “people lens” to understand the paradoxes and challenges that dot India’s market opportunity, and discusses the drivers and shapers of its future. A comprehensive three-part framework of structure-behaviour-supply discusses the present and future of India’s mega consumption story, the most exciting in the world, with over half of its GDP accounted for by domestic consumption.