Archive · 12 Sep 2026
Five Books Explore Politics, Health, Startups, Gender, and Identity
This article introduces five books on very different subjects.
Francis Fukuyama writes about his life and changes in world politics.
Dr Chandrakant Lahariya explains how people may avoid unnecessary medicines and tests.
Rajan Anandan and Saurabh Srivastava write about India’s startup opportunities.
Nilanjana Bhowmick argues that women should be allowed to express anger.
Wandered the Traveller tells the story of a young Pashtun woman seeking a new future.
Daisy Rockwell translated the novel into English.
Together, the books discuss politics, health, business, gender, and South Asian literature.
Francis Fukuyama’s memoir examines his life and major political shifts from the past 30 years.
Dr Chandrakant Lahariya’s Pill-Free challenges unnecessary medicines, supplements, tests, and medical procedures.
The Lift-Off Nation argues that India’s startup ecosystem can help restore the country’s global economic importance.
Why the World Needs Angry Women defends women’s right to express anger in systems that have historically constrained them.
Wandered the Traveller, translated by Daisy Rockwell, brings Nisar Aziz Butt’s 1955 South Asian novel to English readers for the first time.
- Who
- The featured authors are Francis Fukuyama, Chandrakant Lahariya, Rajan Anandan, Saurabh Srivastava, Nilanjana Bhowmick, and Nisar Aziz Butt; Daisy Rockwell translated the final book.
- What
- A bookshelf feature presents five books covering political memoir, health, India’s startup ecosystem, women’s anger, and South Asian literature.
- When
- The feature does not specify a publication date; Wandered the Traveller was originally published in 1955.
- Where
- The books address politics in the West, health, India, and South Asia; the final novel includes a journey toward Cambridge.
- Why
- The feature highlights books offering analysis, practical guidance, arguments, and literary storytelling on contemporary issues and history.
- Books featured
- In the Realm of the Last Man; Pill-Free; The Lift-Off Nation; Why the World Needs Angry Women; Wandered the Traveller
- Political memoir
- In the Realm of the Last Man by Francis Fukuyama
- Health guide
- Pill-Free by Dr Chandrakant Lahariya
- Startup focus
- The Lift-Off Nation by Rajan Anandan and Saurabh Srivastava
- Gender manifesto
- Why the World Needs Angry Women by Nilanjana Bhowmick
- Translated novel
- Wandered the Traveller by Nisar Aziz Butt, translated by Daisy Rockwell
- Listed prices
- The books are priced at Rs 499, Rs 699, or Rs 1,099, according to the feature.