Dehradun, Jan. 4 -- My editors have asked to pen my thoughts on the books that have resonated with me in the course of the year. After excluding the ones shortlisted for the VoW Book Awards in the Non- fiction category, I am focusing on the ones that have impacted my current work on the reorganization of India's internal boundaries and strategic frontiers, the political questions which contemporary India must answer, and some writings on how to seek excellence in ecosystems that are far from being perfect.

Here are the six books that I wish to list:

Demography, Representation and Delimitation: The North South Divide in India by Ravi K Mishra

As India prepares for the Census 2027 and subsequent delimitation of constituencies, this book ...