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Literature

Explore The Off-Line World

Books To Get You Cannot Miss This Time

Ever since we have started spending so much time at homes, most of it is being spent
on-screen. Whether it is because of office work, College work or anything else. With that
said, everyone is getting ample amount of time to inculcate new habits or get back to the
old ones. One such is reading books. Here are all the books you can get your hands on
while being at home

Discovery Of India

By Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru

The book was written by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru during the time of his impris-
onment at Ahmednagar fort for participating in the Quit India movement back
in 1942. The book is a memoir of his beloved country India and the rich culture
that it homes. The book is also an account of India during the end of British
Raj.

The Prophet

By Kahlil Gibran

The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran is one of the most loved classics of all time. This
book is a work of collected poetic essays that are philosophical, spiritual and
above everything, inspirational. These musings are divided into two parts all
covering various sprawing topics like love, children, work, joy, freedom and
more.

Malgudi Days

By R.K. Narayan

Malgudi Days is a collection of short stories by R.K. Narayan. He describes
how India is full of stories. You just have to look out of the window to find a
character and therefore a story. The book is composed of magical and powerful
portraits of various kinds of people and stories written in the span of forty years.

Coolie

By Mulk Raj Anand

Coolie is a story that portrays the picaresque adventures of Munoo. Munoo is a
young boy who is forced to leave his village to the world. The journey takes him
away from home. He goes on from Bombay to Shimla. Working as a sweating
servant, factory-worker and even a rickshaw driver. His fight for life leads to a
sense of closeness to the fate of number people living in pre-partition India.