Books of the week: From Dalit Lekhika to Sudha Murty’s Grandparents’ Bag of Stories, our picks

Our weekly roundup of books that should be on your radar. For more of our weekly book recommendations, *** – FICTION Dalit Lekhika: Women’s Writings from Bengal Edited by Kalyani Thakur Charal and Sayantan Dasgupta Stree-Samya Books | Rs 500 | 150 pages Writer and Bangla Dalit Sahitya Academy member Kalyani Thakur Charal and Associate Professor of Comparative Literature at Jadavpur Sayantan Dasgupta edit a collection of translated short stories and poems written by Bengali Dalit women. The Archer By Paulo Coelho; translated by Margaret Jull Costa Penguin Random House India | Rs 250 | 160 pages With illustrations by Christoph Niemann, bestselling author Paulo Coelho’s novel follows Tetsuya, a man who was once famous for being gifted with the skill of the bow and arrow but has since retired from public life. – NON-FICTION Unbound: Indian Women @ Work By Gita Aravamudan Penguin Random House India | Rs 250 | 232 pages Author and journalist Gita Aravamudan has interviewed working women from different walks of life and various parts of the country, painting a picture of today’s women professionals in India. – YOUNG READERS Grandparents’ Bag of Stories By Sudha Murty Penguin Random House India | Rs 250 | 240 pages Writer and chairperson of Infosys Foundation Sudha Murthy presents a collection of stories about life during the lockdown.