Books Archive | Rajesh Rathod

Hitcher Guide to Galaxy

The must read book, recommended by Anand Gandhi.

28/05/2025

1984 by George Orwell

Another great book.

“Big Brother” is watching us all!

28/05/2025

The Animal Farm by Gorge Orwell

The best Political Satire written in the World!

Favorite line: “Some animals are more equal than others”

28/05/2025

Uncertain Glory_ India and it’s contradictions by Amarty Sen

I brought it after Jayesh Khaddar (Vision IAS faculty for History), during my UPSC Preparation.

28/05/2025

उचल्या-लक्ष्मण पवार

Another highly acclaimed book, written on life of Pardi Community in Maharashtra, who’re considered untouchable, and the police wrongly filed cases against them.

Must-read book, if you want to understand the situation of a socially marginalised community.

28/05/2025

सत्याचे प्रयोग-महात्मा गांधी

I read the Marathi translation of “My Experiment with Truth” by Mahatma Gandhi. I loved the fact that he talks about his bad habits, mistakes, and some personal incidents, totally unfiltered.

28/05/2025

श्यामची आई – साने गुरुजी

The best read!

The greatness and innocence of the mother greatly reflected in this book and I’m defiately inspired by Sane Gurji’s simplicity.

My Godness, the Sane Guruji is an alumnus of SP College, and from the same college I graduated in Economics.

28/05/2025

शेतकऱ्याचं आसूड-महात्मा फुले

Again, I got this book from my Hindi Teacher, Santosh Chavhan.

Interesting to read.

28/05/2025

ययाती – वि. स. खांडेकर

I read it after my Class 12 CBSE Board Examination, at Shaniwarwada. I used to go there every day in the afternoon and sit there reading this novel.

This book was the first literary work from the Marathi industry, which won the Dnyanpeeth Award (the Highest Award in India for Literature).

Recommendation: Must Read

28/05/2025

मूर्ख म्हाताऱ्याने डोंगर हलवले(कवितासंग्रह)-नामदेव साळुबाई ढसाळ

I’m not sure, but I think it’s the story of Dashrath Manji.

28/05/2025

मुसाफिर (आत्मचरित्र) – अच्युत गोडबोले

Musafir, an autobiography of Achyut Godbole. It might be the longest book I have read for the first time.

The writer talks about his life at IIT Bombay, his experience of getting into agitation for tribal people and then doing something for Autism.

28/05/2025

मी एक स्वप्न पाहिलंय-राजेंद्र भारुड

It’s an autobiography of Rajendra Bharud, an IAS officer from the Bhilla Community in Maharashtra!

I had soft corner for the author as he’s been a JNV Student (Completed his 11th & 12th from JNV Jalna) and off-let he’s been unpopular for his Open-Deification initiative at the grassroots level and later also allegedly found in corruption.

It has dialogues written in their native language, and that makes it interesting to read and understand their culture.

Thanks to Deepstamb Publication for lighting

28/05/2025

बलुतं-दया पवार

One of the greatest books, written by Daya Pawar. It takes the reader through the life of Dalits and the social prejudices & discrimination they face.

Must Read to understand the condition of Dalits from a completely different lens.

28/05/2025

बनगरवाडी – व्यंकटेश माडगूळकर

My friend Appa, Vikas and Raghav had read this book and then read it. Its great depiction of rural India and teacher who went to teach in village, named Bangarwadi.

I great thing about this book is the illustrations drawn by the author himself, and it them while reading this novel.

28/05/2025

बटाट्याची चाळ-पु. ल.देशपांडे

I think I read it in class 9th-10th, brought it from Jetaliya Book Store, Majalgoan.

28/05/2025

फकिरा-अण्णाभाऊ साठे

28/05/2025

पुतीन-गुरिष कुबेर

Read during the first year of college, got it from Tilak Smarak. There was an event on “Economic Slowdown” and author Girish Kuber (the Editor-in-Chief of Loksatta) was invited as the speaker.

28/05/2025

पवनकाठाचा धोंडी – गोपाल नीलकंठ दांडेकर

Book given by Mane Sir from Personal Collection for temporary reading.

28/05/2025

नॅनोदय (नॅनो टेक्नोलॉजि) – अच्युत गोडबोले & माधवी ठाकुरदेसाई

A great book on Nanotechnology, written by co-authors, Achyut Godbole and Madhavi Thakurdesai

28/05/2025

नवी स्त्री (कादंबरी)-विष्णू वामन शिरवाडकर

I think I got this book from my junior, Raj Barkate or Amit Khindare. It’s an incomplete novel by the author, but it depicts the modern woman from the 1960s.

28/05/2025

झेप घेतली आकाशी-राजू वानरे

28/05/2025

जेंव्हा रायगडाला जाग येते-वसंत कानेटकर

Read in Class 7-8th, got it from friend Dnyanu, who cried upstopped in MP Hall, during evening study.

28/05/2025

चरित्र्यरंग-व्यंकटेश माडगूळकर

Brought from Jetliya Book store, Majalgoan, after reading Bangarwadi(Novel, on which a film has been made) written by him.

28/05/2025

गुलामगिरी-महात्मा फुले

Got this book from my Teacher, Santosh Chavhan while I was studying in class 8th.

28/05/2025

गरुडझेप, एक ध्येयवेडा प्रवास-भरत आंधळे

A story of an IAS aspirant who failed in the UPSC CSE 7-9 times and got selected in their last eligible attempt.

28/05/2025

गणिती – अच्युत गोडबोले & माधवी ठाकुरदेसाई

A requested author for this book and my goodness, Madhavi(Co-Author) sent me this book along with Prakash-Vedh (on Light) or Nanoday(on Nanotechnology)

28/05/2025