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Consumed: How Big Brands Got Us Hooked On Plastic by Saabira Chaudhuri. HarperCollins. Rs 599
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Over the past 70 years, big brands have harnessed single-use plastics to turbocharge their profits. They’ve poured billions into convincing us we need disposable diapers, cups, bags, bottles, shampoo in sachets and plastic-packaged ultra-processed foods. How did plastic take over our lives? Why have we been unable to rein it in?

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Ishavasya Upanishad by Swami Mukundananda. Rupa. Rs 395

The ‘Ishavasya Upanishad’ is considered the first ‘Upanishad’ in the Vedic structure. Its profound name means ‘the Upanishad of the all-pervading God’. The uniqueness of this sacred text is that it skilfully resolves contrary viewpoints. And in doing so, provides the wisdom for achieving a harmonious balance.

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