MoneyBeginner
Let’s Talk Money
★★★★★Build one simple money system for your household – emergency fund, insurance, then investing – and stop buying products that mix insurance…
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MoneyBeginner
The Psychology of Money
★★★★★Doing well with money has less to do with how smart you are and more to do with how you behave –…
MoneyBeginner
I Will Teach You to Be Rich
★★★★★Automate your money so good decisions happen by default, then spend without guilt on what you love and cut hard on what…
MoneyBeginner
Rich Dad Poor Dad
★★★★★Assets put money in your pocket, liabilities take it out – and school never teaches you the difference.
MoneyIntermediate
The Little Book of Common Sense Investing
★★★★★Owning the whole market through a low-cost index fund beats most professional investors once costs are counted.
MoneyAdvanced
The Intelligent Investor
★★★★★Treat the market as a moody partner offering prices every day, and only buy when there is a clear margin of safety.
MindsetBeginner
Atomic Habits
★★★★★Tiny changes, repeated daily, compound into remarkable results – so design your environment and identity, not just your goals.
MindsetBeginner
Mindset
★★★★★People who believe abilities can grow (a growth mindset) learn more, try harder things and recover faster from failure than people who…
MindsetBeginner
Ikigai
★★★★★A sense of purpose, daily movement, community and staying busy are part of why some Japanese communities live long, happy lives.
MindsetIntermediate
Deep Work
★★★★★The ability to focus without distraction is becoming rare and valuable – so train it deliberately and protect time for it.
MindsetIntermediate
Man’s Search for Meaning
★★★★★Even in the worst suffering, we keep the freedom to choose our attitude – and finding meaning is what helps people endure.
BusinessBeginner
Connect the Dots
★★★★★Twenty Indian entrepreneurs without MBAs show that you can build a business from wherever you are, with whatever you have.
BusinessBeginner
The $100 Startup
★★★★★Many successful small businesses start with very little money by combining a skill you have with something people will happily pay for.
BusinessIntermediate
The Lean Startup
★★★★★Treat a new business as a series of experiments: build a small version, measure what customers do, learn, and adjust quickly.
BusinessIntermediate
Zero to One
★★★★★The biggest opportunities come from creating something truly new (zero to one), not from copying what already works (one to many).
BusinessAdvanced
Good to Great
★★★★★Companies that made the leap from good to great shared humble but determined leaders, the right people, brutal honesty about facts and…
ThinkingBeginner
The Art of Thinking Clearly
★★★★★Our brains make the same predictable mistakes again and again – learn to spot them and you will make fewer bad decisions.
ThinkingIntermediate
Influence
★★★★★A handful of psychological principles – like reciprocity, social proof, authority and scarcity – quietly drive most of our "yes" decisions.
ThinkingAdvanced
Thinking, Fast and Slow
★★★★★We think with a fast, automatic system and a slow, effortful one – and many of our errors come from trusting the…
WisdomBeginner
Wings of Fire
★★★★★A boy from Rameswaram becomes one of India's leading scientists through curiosity, hard work, great teachers and a deep sense of purpose.
MarathiBeginner
Shyamchi Aai
★★★★★Through memories of his mother told as night-time stories, Shyam shows how everyday lessons of love, honesty and self-respect shape a whole…
WisdomBeginner
The Bhagavad Gita
★★★★★Do your duty with full effort, let go of attachment to the results, and find steadiness of mind in both success and…
WisdomIntermediate
Autobiography of a Yogi
★★★★★A spiritual seeker's journey from India to the West, introducing yoga, meditation and the search for inner truth to millions of readers.
MoneyBeginner
The Richest Man in Babylon
★★★★★Simple stories from ancient Babylon teach money rules that still work: save part of everything you earn, make your savings work, and…
MoneyIntermediate
Coffee Can Investing
★★★★★Buy a small group of high-quality Indian companies with a long record of steady growth, then leave them alone for years –…
MindsetIntermediate
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
★★★★★Real effectiveness comes from character and principles – taking responsibility, knowing what matters, and working with others for mutual benefit.
MindsetBeginner
The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari
★★★★★A burnt-out lawyer travels to the Himalayas and learns simple practices for a calmer, more purposeful life.
BusinessBeginner
Shoe Dog
★★★★★The founder of Nike tells the messy, nerve-racking true story of building a company – the debts, the near-failures and the people…
BusinessAdvanced
The Hard Thing About Hard Things
★★★★★There is no recipe for leading a company through a crisis – but honest stories from someone who survived one can prepare…
ThinkingBeginner
How to Win Friends and Influence People
★★★★★People respond to genuine interest, appreciation and respect – so stop criticising, start listening, and make others feel important.
ThinkingIntermediate
Sapiens
★★★★★Humans came to dominate the world because we can believe in shared stories – money, nations, religions, companies – and cooperate in…
WisdomBeginner
The Alchemist
★★★★★A young shepherd follows a dream to the pyramids of Egypt and learns that the journey towards your purpose teaches you everything…
MarathiBeginner
Vyakti Ani Valli
★★★★★Pu La paints affectionate, hilarious portraits of ordinary people he met – and in their quirks you recognise everyone you know.
MarathiBeginner
Mrityunjay
★★★★★The life of Karna from the Mahabharata, told by Karna himself and by the people around him – a hero shaped by…
MarathiIntermediate
Shriman Yogi
★★★★★A rich, human portrait of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj – the leader, the son, the strategist and the man behind the legend.
MarathiIntermediate
Swami
★★★★★The short, brilliant life of Peshwa Madhavrao and his relationship with Ramabai – duty, family conflict and love under great pressure.
MarathiIntermediate
Natsamrat
★★★★★A great stage actor retires, hands everything to his children, and slowly loses his place in the world – a tragedy about…
MarathiAdvanced
Yayati
★★★★★Khandekar retells the myth of King Yayati, who could never satisfy his desires, to ask what makes a life truly fulfilled.
MarathiAdvanced
Kosla
★★★★★A young man from a village drifts through college in Pune, questioning everything – a raw, funny and honest picture of growing…
HindiBeginner
Mansarovar (Premchand’s Stories)
★★★★★Premchand's short stories capture the joys, struggles and injustices of ordinary Indian lives in simple, unforgettable language.
HindiBeginner
Gunahon Ka Devta
★★★★★In Allahabad, Chander and Sudha share a deep love that his idealism will not allow him to accept – with heartbreaking results.
HindiBeginner
Madhushala
★★★★★A series of musical four-line verses uses the tavern, the wine and the cup as metaphors for life, longing and the search…
HindiIntermediate
Godaan
★★★★★Hori, a poor farmer, dreams of owning a cow – and his struggle against debt, caste and exploitation becomes the story of…
HindiIntermediate
Rashmirathi
★★★★★Dinkar's epic poem retells the life of Karna – a great warrior denied respect because of his birth – with fire and…
HindiIntermediate
Aapka Bunty
★★★★★When his parents separate and his mother remarries, young Bunty's world falls apart – a sensitive novel seen through a child's eyes.
HindiAdvanced
Raag Darbari
★★★★★A young man visits his uncle in the village of Shivpalganj and watches local politics, corruption and power games unfold – told…
HindiAdvanced
Tamas
★★★★★In a small town before Partition, one act of provocation sets off days of communal violence – and we see how ordinary…
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