RECENT BOOK RELEASES TO TAKE NOTE OF

Nothing beats the charm of a good book. However, it can be quite confusing to navigate the labyrinth of new books across fiction and non-fiction categories.

- NOOR ANAND CHAWLA

broken hearts. This book explores these love stories and people's loneliness within them from across the country.

Published by: Bloomsbury; Price Rs 699; Pages: 288

2. LAL DED: I, A POT, DESIRE HOME - SONGS OF THE NAKED POET - AN INTERPRETATION BY ARVIND GIGOO

Battling with his inner turmoil upon the forced exile from his homeland of Kashmir, author, translator and scholar Arvind Gigoo, took on an immensely tough task. He decided to translate the poetry of Lal Ded - a 14th-century poet-saint from this region. In his words, 'Lal Ded's philosophy is eternal. It can take a lifetime, and more, to understand it. My translation will always remain unfinished...' This book containing translations of 161 vaakhs of Lalleshwari (which was her other name), shares a glimpse of her greatness, mystique and simplicity. Gigoo brings decades of scholarship and his lived experience to the work, to present Lal Ded in a unique manner.

Published by Om Books International; Price: Rs 295; Pages: 184

3. SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF HISTORIC SETTLEMENTS IN ASIA: ROLE OF INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE, EDITED BY NIYATI JIGYASU AND ANJALI KRISHAN SHARMA