In Their Good Books...

Diwali hampers have held everything but books so far. What better way then to light up the season than to gift someone a book they'd love to read. From coffee-tablers to poetry, here's a wishlist with a difference.

K.R. Narayanan, Former President of India

History in our Time

Governing Globalisation

Anita Ratnam, Dance diva, Chennai

A Zoroastrian Tapestry, Art, Religion and Culture

Power, Politics, and Culture: Interviews with Edward W. Said

Astrology for the Soul

Good Life, Good Death: Tibetan Wisdom on Reincarnation

Vagina Monologues

Adoor Gopalakrishnan, Film-maker

Half a Life

Mahesh Dattani, Playwright

Seat of the Soul

Antara Mali, Actress

Interpreter of Maladies

Kamala (Soraiya) Das, Writer

Ladies Coupé

Farah Khan, Choreographer

Khushwant Singh, Writer

Selections from the Bible

Anthology of Urdu poetry and Anthology of English Verse

Mohammad Azharuddin, Former Indian cricket captain

Sports Illustrated

J.J. Valaya, Fashion designer

Century

Soli Sorabjee Attorney-General of India

Four Quartets

And guess what Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee is reading this Diwali?

PMO Diary 1—Prelude to the Emergency (Konarak)