Balance: The Secret to True Health and Happiness in 13 Ways
Deanne Panday
Penguin India, Rs 350
We go about our lives in a rush-always busy, always tired. Often, we find our joy diminished and our health affected. Bestselling author and wellness coach Deanne Panday sees this all too often around her. Through her wheel-of-life programme, she focuses on the thirteen vital elements that each individual needs to be happy, healthy and successful-including physical wellness, career, home environment, joy, financial stability, understanding the effects of climate change, and more. Each chapter focuses on one aspect and has simple, easy-to-follow advice, along with tips and activities that will be your key to a blissful life. The wheel-of-life programme helps you customise it to your life.
In the Year of Sahir: Diary 2021
Nasreen Munni Kabir
Westland, Rs 499
Sahir Ludhianvi is remembered as one of the greatest poets and lyricists of Hindi cinema. He wrote in Urdu and Hindi and many of the songs he wrote went on to become hugely popular. This diary is a tribute to his work and his life. It includes reminiscences by his great contemporaries like Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhonsle and Gulzar, as well as pieces by younger directors and film-makers who observed him at close quarters or were inspired by him, such as Naseeruddin Shah and Rajesh Roshan. As an elegantly laid out diary, it is the perfect companion to write in and dip into for all of 2021.
50 Toughest Questions of Life
Deepak Ramola
Penguin India, Rs 250
Deepak Ramola’s quest began after he was inspired by the life lesson of a young girl who said, ‘Life is not about giving easy answers, but answering tough questions.’ Over the years, Ramola has amassed life lessons from inspirational sources across the world: from the women of the Maasai tribe to young girls in Afghanistan and sex workers in Kamathipura; from the lessons of earthquake survivors in Nepal to Syrian refugees in Europe, among many more. This book is a collection of 50 such questions that made him pause, along with a bouquet of answers, anecdotes, stories and notes from his journey of teaching human wisdom for a decade.
The Kitty Party Murder
Kiran Manral
HarperCollins India, Rs 299
Kanan Mehra, a.k.a. Kay, is bored to the gills with mommyhood, when her detective friend, Runa, asks her to help in a suicide investigation. Kay must infiltrate a ladies’ kitty group and try to unearth their deepest, darkest secrets. Since this includes all-you-can-eat buffet lunches at a new restaurant every month, and the chance to show off newly acquired diamonds, she agrees. As Kay and Runa try to get to the truth behind the suicide, the building complex is shaken by another mysterious death. The answers they seek lie buried under fancy meals, designer dresses and serious bling but will Kay risk everything to get to them?