5 Must Read Books

Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam once said, " Books are my favorite friends and I consider my home library, with many thousand books, to be my greatest wealth. Every new book, based on some new idea inspires me and gives me a new thought to ponder. "

This single quote from Dr. Abdul Kalam gave the complete essence of the importance of books. Reading good and inspirational books gives a new ray of hope and motivation. Books can help in healing, growing, and improving.

Here is a list of the books one should not miss reading.

1. The Story of My Experiments with Truth -Mahatma Gandhi

The Story of My Experiments with Truth is the autobiography of the Father of Our Nation 'Mahatma Gandhi'. The book was originally written in Gujarati and was published every week in a journal (Navjivan) from 1925 to 1929. Mahadev Desai wrote the English-translated version of the book in 1948.

The book summarises the life story of Mahatma Gandhi. It pinpoints the crucial happenings in the life of Mahatma Gandhi like his visit to London for study, his tour to South Africa, his social work for the betterment of society, his pursuit of Dharma, social activities carried out by him, discussion of Nagpur session of Indian National Congress in 1915 and many more.

This book holds a position in the list of books one must not miss reading. The book provides us with a new courage to raise our voices for the betterment of ourselves and society as a whole.

2. Godaan- Munshi Premchand

Godaan is a famous Hindi novel by Munshi Premchand and was published in the year 1936. The English translation of this book was done by Jai Ratan in the year 1957 as ' The Gift of a Cow '. The story is about various rural and urban families. Godaan revolves around a poor peasant Hori who despite many problems in his life like getting cheated by his brother, being unable to pay back loans, etc continues being honest and good to everyone. 

The story ends with the death of Hori where some of his wishes were satisfied by some who continued to be unsatisfied. This story includes in the list of stories one must not miss reading as it gives the lesson of being honest and loyal irrespective of the circumstances.

3. Wings Of Fire-APJ Abdul Kalam 

Wings Of Fire is the autobiography of Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam. The book revolves around the life of Abdul Kalam, including his early life, hard work, missile programs, etc. Arun Tiwari, a missile scientist was the co-author of the book.

The book was published in the year 1999 in English. Later it was translated into Hindi, Bengali, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, etc. This book adds to the list of books one must not miss reading.

4. The White Tiger - Aravind Adiga

The White Tiger is an English novel written by Aravind Adiga and was published in the year 2008. The book is a unique storyline that is centered around a village boy named Balram. The story depicts Balram's life from a school student to a worker in a teashop to a taxi driver and then a murderer. 

The book is about social and economic discrimination in the Indian society. The White Tiger also won the 40th Booker Prize in the same year of its publication. This book holds a good position in the list of books one must not miss reading.

5. The Guide - R. K. Narayan

Published in the year 1958 The Guide is a novel by R.K. Narayan. The novel won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1960. The story is about a tour guide named Raju who falls in love with a tourist named Rosie. He encouraged her to follow her passion for dancing and later tried to control her life and also got arrested due to signature forging. Raju later became a spiritual guide and then into a holy man. The Guide is another book in the list of books one must not miss reading.

Reading books is a good way of relaxing constructively. It sharpens our minds and good books enhance our knowledge as well as our way of thinking. 

Comment down your favorite book among these books and also the books you would suggest others read.