Books have always been a crucial part in one’s development and growth. Books have played a quintessential role in every student’s life by introducing them to a world of imagination, providing knowledge of the outside world. Books function as survival kits, they influence us and leave a lifetime impact on us. Here are some of best picks of the week for your mental and pleasurable development!

The Nutmeg’s Curse by Amitav Ghosh****

The Nutmeg’s Curse

In this ambitious successor to The Great Derangement, acclaimed writer Amitav Ghosh finds the origins of our contemporary climate crisis in Western colonialism’s violent exploitation of human life and the natural environment. The Nutmeg’s Curse argues that the dynamics of climate change today are rooted in a centuries-old geopolitical order constructed by Western colonialism. Writing against the backdrop of the global pandemic and the Black Lives Matter protests, Ghosh frames these historical stories in a way that connects our shared colonial histories with the deep inequality we see around us today. The novel offers a sharp criticism of Western society and speaks to the profoundly remarkable ways in which human history is shaped by non-human forces.