25 Brilliant Book Recommendations by Dhruv Sehgal

[@161993shreya]

Its like I just eavesdropped on a very personal conversation between two people very passionately talking about the books they love the most. Beautiful.

[@wian7284]

Totally Agree :)

[@gaganbisht53]

too good!

[@jayeshagrawal9472]

ये भी सही है!

[@8923373742]

when they say they discuss book in a party I was like why can't I find people who read even a single book.

[@pinkydh1829]

so true

[@surabhichoudhary5619]

Indeed .....same pinch

[@Ross_an_Artisan]

😅😅😅 we are in a same shoes 😁

[@fatmarabeya8984]

"Little Things season 3 is like NCERT book for me. Each time that I watch it. I discover yet another layer of things which I missed in the previous watches. You are a genius. I hope you achieve your happy place too. " You are an amazing person, Dhruv.

[@tapeshbairagi4180]

I had it 15 times ... I'm still looking forward

[@charlesbukowski9039]

Wow that's great...well eagerly waiting for season 4 of it

[@hani-yeah]

Are you a UPSC aspirant ?😊

[@vinayr535]

These are the ones I read over the past two and a half months : 1) The Outsider - Albert Camus 2) The Family - Mario Puzo 3) The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - Mark Twain 4) The Adventures of Tom Sawyer - Mark Twain 5) Animal Farm - George Orwell 6) 1984 - George Orwell 7) Who Moved my cheese - Dr. Spencer Johnson 8) Hard times - Charles Dickens 9) David Copperfield - Charles Dickens 10) A Tale of two cities - Charles Dickens

[@Hbldls]

Classics never disappoint 🤘🏿

[@VeenasCurryworld]

💕💕❤️❤️🙏 Thanks a lot Dhruv for the mention .. great moment for me ..

[@parvathykrishna682]

Thanks

[@saurabhdani226]

U

[@varunnair3174]

I hate to see my reading-list growing everyday! Life is too short to read all of these interesting books :(

[@sunidhivaish8958]

I totally agree with you...... I want one more life to read them all😁🤗

[@wian7284]

I think we need a lookback to the basics? Why do we read or for that matter grow ourselves by any ways? The growing list if approached this way becomes a burden and hence a checklist to finish off and instead should be something you can hold on to for life. I had his shift in perspective lately. I hope you are having a good day. Cheers!

[@theamadeo2454]

@@wian7284 What do you mean by saying this ??

[@wian7284]

​@@theamadeo2454 Having a todo list surely helps out in prioritizing, helping you choose things, but it can quickly spiral into being a rabbit hole for checking off things, being a burden as it grows and also we run the risk of loosing the essence itself of experiencing it fully. Reading a book, watching a movie, visiting a place,.. any such experience should actually be value adding for one's life as they personally found it interesting in the first place. Hence the list as counter-intuitive as it may sound can become cause of burnout and make you possibly pace through it in order to just catch up with rest of the things. I hope it made any sense and helped you in some way. Cheers!

[@prasadb8030]

Exactly my feeling, I wish there was nothing in our lives to do but read...

[@gsa7162]

I think these were the most beautiful 39:19 minutes of my life...loved every second of it...gonna keep coming back to the video making sure that i don't miss any single book recommended by Dhruv...

[@ananyagarg865]

I love how he's got so many titles wrong but he just keeps going because it truly doesn't matter. Vinod Kumar Shukla's "A window lived in the wall" has now just permanently become "There lived a window in the wall" for me, which I actually believe is an even lovelier title. Nice conversation, man. Agli baar translated works ki baatein bhi karna- a great way to learn about voices and stories you could and would otherwise never hear.

[@tejaswijamblekar2288]

This conversation is so personal. I like how Dhruv never treats interviews as formal one's, he is always so at ease. Loved this one.

[@shabanakhan5642]

I have watched the whole interview without skiping 1 second.its always been amazing to hear from you dhruv ,your thought, your choices of books, series all are just amazing.loads of love Dhruv sehgal❤❤❤❤

[@mrooz7096]

25 is too much. Recommend 5. that is enough. for 25, i need to come to this video for years.

[@sanketwarad]

This is so amazing! Sometimes you stumble upon something so pure and fun and underrated, that it just puts you in a different zone altogether- definitely going to read some of these suggestions.

[@Rahverma0]

Vinod kumar Shukla' book _Deewar mein ek khidhki rahti thi_ is published by _Vaani Prakashan_

[@umang6720]

Best 39:19 minutes !! I can listen to dhruv talking & talking for life ✨ It’s just another vibe !

[@utubeanup]

Lesson Learnt: The refined taste of books reflects in one's personality.

[@BetweenTheStrings...]

In the era of reading spicy books and all bcos of weird suggestions....its really so nice to see people recommending books related to life, philosophy, mundane things, food, nature, bond between people, cinematography screen play and all...love love mam❤❤❤

[@ankitgundewar231]

Meri fatt gayi thi bro, when I read some of the goosebumps books. Some of them are extremely scary especially if you tend to imagine yourself to be in the situation when you read a book.

[@Prerikagupta]

What a beautiful conversation. Loved every bit of it!

[@apala09]

I absolutely love Dhruv. He's observant and simple.

[@armanbeerdhindsa]

Books mentioned in the video (you need to watch the whole video to know why they were mentioned): The Boy from Lam Kein by Miranda July No one belongs here more than you by Miranda July True Detective and Philosophy: A deeper kind of darkness (the blackwell philosophy and pop culture series by Jacob graham (editor), tom sparrow (editor) Goosebumps by R L Stine Ghost stories of Shimla hill by minakashi chaudhary A window lived in the wall by vinod kumar shukla The catcher in the rye by j d salinger lust for life by irving stone interpreter of maladies by jhumpa lahiri savithri's special room and other stories by manu bhattathiri the illicit happiness of other people by manu joseph the rocket man by ray bradbury before the coffee gets cold by toshikazu kawaguchi korma kheer kismet by pamela timms kichen confidential by anthony bourdain tiffin by rukmini srinivas five morsels of love by archana pidathala pangat a feast by saee koranne-khandekar american beauty by kevin spacey and annete bening aaron sorkin (anything by him) heavier than heaven by charles r cross Anton chekov saadat hasan manto joothan a dalit's life by omprakash valmiki the adivasi will not dance by hansda sowvendra shekhar jwala kumar by hansda sowvendra shekhar baluta by daya pawar em and the big hoom by jerry pinto nirmal verma sapiens a brief of human kind by yuval noah harari a house of mr biswas by v s naipul grand union stories by zadie smith ghachar ghochar by vivek shanbagh why be happy when you could be normal by jeanette winterson pure by andrew miller new york, oliver miller and me by bill hayes killing and dying by adrian tomine five point someone by chetan bhagat the 3 mistakes of my life by chetan bhagat this divided land by samanth subramanian following fish by samanth subramanian the help by kathryn stockett some other content creators mentioned: the goya journal by aysha tanya & anisha rachel oommen @veena's curry world @kabita's kitchen this american life podcast sourav joshi vlogs

[@wesshrenderson]

thx alot man

[@anannyasingh4854]

thank you seriously ❤

[@teebone25]

Okay so why does every school library have too many goosebumps books!!?

[@chirantanmahanti2627]

brother there is never 'too many' goosebumps books XD

[@bulbulsnest8338]

American beauty screenplay on paper Art moving screenplay which can make you cry Heavier than heaven kurt cobain biography

[@ziyanshirazi]

It's interesting how no one recommend NCERT

[@abhinavkumar8377]

Dhruv is dhruv in every dhruv interview.

[@mtvdhruv]

Dhruv only knows Dhruv but even then Dhruv sometimes forgets Dhruv.

[@dileswarisahu8443]

@@abhinavkumar8377 Can't agree more!! I want a "Dhruv perspective" as in filters in instagram.. you turn the perspective ON and everything seems so poetic❤️

[@sambardosaa]

Somewhere in the middle I got emotional...it was so overwhelming. thank you.

[@sankarsharma5878]

thank you so much, for introducing durav as a writer as a reader ..... i was completely relating everything he is saying and it was really nice 40 mints ...... thanks

[@AyushJain.YouTube]

I have gotten so many book recommendations from this interview. Thanks a lot for bringing Dhruv, this video has been an absolute treat to watch because of the passion with which he speaks about each and every book. Just amazing! Thanks!

[@anubhabbiswas4901]

The ending of Catcher In The Rye just stumped me. I cried like a baby!🥺

[@aviarora6185]

IKR !!

[@piuchatterjee6351]

Amazing video, I loved how both of you touched the depths of each book you discussed today.. the reflection of your feelings while reading each one was just the best thing. I guess the way Vaani framed the questions also was remarkable! It is always wonderful watching Dhruv talking and reflecting at the same time...! Waiting for more from the duo. Thanks for all the recommendations. Only request, Vaani - could you also share the link to the podcast on Pencils with us?

[@thekitaabipodcast8244]

That book Tiffin is in line with the one of the Anime Recommendation on Chalchitra talks ... The anime is : flavour of youth , their a boy narrates his story how noodles changed from his childhood to this present time.

[@thekitaabipodcast8244]

Based in China

[@thekitaabipodcast8244]

So technically not a Anime 😅

[@vaibhav6826]

This was such a beautiful interview. Vaani you did a tremendous job. I really enjoyed it. Em and The Big Hoom is one of my favourite books too. As an aspiring writer I always look up to Dhruv and his work. Thank you for this Chalchitra Talks

[@gauravnandantripathi9554]

This was such a beautiful conversation. Its my first chal Chitra talk video and I'm definitely going to be a regular visitor on this channel from hereon.

[@pratikchakravorty]

I can spend the entire day listening to him...Looking forward to more of your writings !

[@shhreiyaagarawal5708]

I never comment on youtube videos but this. Wow. It is a warm feeling, like a hug on a nice summer afternoon in the initial stage of summer break, it touches upon a lot of topics which make you feel warm.

[@AshishBihani]

Hindi novel writer recommendation: Jainendra Kumar, Krishna Baldev Vaid, Mannu Bhandari

[@naira8315]

This really was one of the most wholesome convos on the channel

[@dv3034]

The catcher in the rye is the purest book ever.

[@ManishaMishra1996]

He listed out so many writers and books and stories that I haven't read yet.. And thats really interesting to listen and note down..

[@rahulchavanpatil]

❤️❤️❤️❤️😊

[@RejwanaHaque]

Absolutely love this talk! I made a list of books from this talk as I am travelling in India ,I want to dive into hindi literature and who else will give good recommendation than Dhruv! Loved how he talked about all of them,very personalized discussion. Love it!

[@chirantanmahanti2627]

From start to finish this interview was sooo engaging and interesting. Thanks for the book recommendations (I've been trying to build a reading habit)'. Also big thanks to Chalchitra Talks, ur videos are really helping me out :)

[@devseize]

Us

[@avdanurag]

Absolutely loved this conversation. Dhruv the way you have portrayed the feeling of seeing your parents greeting old in Little things S3 is I think the best anyone has ever done. Completely in love with your art man❤️

[@virusrobin420]

I watched in the morning while having tea and it just made my day. Organic content 👌🏼

[@vishalpatil2019]

Great Episode! Loved the recommendations and the warm conversation : )

[@manasikamat4414]

This is the best episode. I've watched it 3 times. Have ordered 2 books from the recs. Love it!

[@dileswarisahu8443]

I can go on and on listening to these wonderful souls...❤️

[@saurabht3540]

For Hindi pathaks, reading list k kuch किताबे हिंदी (जो कि असल संस्करण भी है और इसलिए अनुवाद कि अशुद्धि की संभावना शून्य है) में उपलब्ध है जैसे कि - एक दीवार में एक खिड़की थी - जूठन

[@acharyaprabudh3153]

"Murder mystery of Reporter" by Jaiprakash Jha is a wonderful book to read in the mystery detective genre. It's a must-read.

[@shreshth2854]

Such a warm conversation 🥰

[@wildfireol]

Such a nice episode of book recommendations - watching Chalchitra talks for the first time. I’ve subscribed :) looking forward to more of these from this channel. Vaani’s voice is so calming :) Thanks to Dhruv for the recommendations - looking forward to reading📖📚

[@nishaj9063]

I loved this episode. The passion with which Dhruv talks about everything is so contagious. And I was chuffed that he loved "Em and the Big Hoom". I read this book about 2 months back and I was vacillating between fits of laughter and deep sorrow. There was one portion where Em(the mother), in a moment of clarity, tells her son how much she didn't want to have children. And then, once realization strikes that she's recounting to her son, she says the following:" "Of course, when it happens , you don't regret it and all that shit, okay?" She grinned, a salty grin. "You were my two dividends, yes? Don't you forget that." Then she sighed, took a deep breath, and said, "But what an investment. My Life". Man, what beautiful writing. Thanks for reminding me of this book again, Dhruv!

[@mtvdhruv]

Pure beauty.

[@hardidesai3936]

Best conversation I witnessed in months.

[@explaindata5765]

I absolutely loved this conversation. Thank you Dhruv and Vaani. :)

[@aninditadebnath1082]

This was so therapeutic for me. Amazing experience.

[@NC-hl4yu]

I ordered 6 books off of this conversation even before it ended....thanks!

[@nick.r9222]

I wish i could meet such people in my life on a daily basis...loved the conversation !😌❤️

[@shivamgoswami6653]

i read catcher in the rye at a very early age so I couldn't comprehend most of the novel. surely will pick it up again.

[@HarikrishnaRaoM]

Thank you, Dhruv and Chalachitra Talkies. It was the most entertaining 40 minutes. Glad to know we share similar weirdness and interests. And please share the link on podcast about pencils.

[@bhushan21699]

Utmost happiness is dedicated 'To the Unconsoled.'

[@sheesh.sharma]

Exactly what I thought when Vaani asked Dhruv about it. Then I found your comment :)

[@ipekkaleli2382]

great one.!! also I think you should call namita dubey again if possible for this similiar format : )

[@suhanachowdhury5281]

Thisis the type of content which i look for in youtube

[@sahejaziz]

दीवार में एक खिड़की रहती थी पढ़ते पढ़ते इधर आ गया था। :) हिंदी में विनोद कुमार शुक्ल की कविताएं भी पढ़िएगा - कभी के बाद अभी।

[@விஜய்-ள2ங]

Wow ❣️ what a beautiful interview ,,, I couldn't go back half way while watching ,,, very engaging & casual 💗,,. Suggestions will be definitely useful for me ,, most needed one as I am a beginner, reading some books.,,. I came to watch this for dhruv , but I really liked your video ,,& will be definitely follow your channel for upcoming videos 😊 great content,, & ur also so charming sista ☺️ keep going 💕

[@somshekhar8735]

Guys! Invite Manav Kaul to talk with Vaani. It'll be a real delight to see two book-platonics talking books, language and writers!

[@somshekhar8735]

@@Feyenoord101 On it! Thanks 😄

[@somshekhar8735]

@@Feyenoord101 Also, let me please be a Vaani Fanboi 😅 Irfan Sir would understand. He is my teacher. I'll speak with him! 😁

[@binoyanand9558]

Wonderful conversation.. enjoyed every bit of this.. thanks

[@ajithreddy2137]

Ommmmmmmg i was waiting for thisssss. Dhruv has great perspective towards many things.I was literally searching for his book recommendations from ages. Thank u fr dng this ❣

[@shreyavenkataraman4996]

great interview, and you have such a lovely, calming voice!

[@graphinkstudios]

Vaani 😭😭❣️❣️🔥🔥 you're love!!!!!

[@dhanavantridaisy704]

Thank so much for getting Dhruv to talk about books ♥️🌸

[@prasadb8030]

Illicit book was the best... Exactly my feelings, I stopped making sense of the book while reading and jus automatically started believing how all kinds of magical realism was possible..I finished the book in a sitting and I can't agree more with Dhruv, I just wished the novel never ended.. I pat myself with such pride to have found ur channel. More power to u guys...

[@anush.amin07]

Please share the link of pencil podcast ☺️

[@surajitneog5464]

This video made my day. Thanks to YT for the recommendation.

[@alekyaneelishetty]

Just hearing vaani talk can take away all the worries of your life.

[@Faseeh626]

Chetan Bhagat is in a list which has great writers like Zadie Smith in it?

[@samyamoy]

12:36 Irrfan Kahn!

[@realshweta8130]

I wish to get all these books and finish reading all this year💖

[@shubhimakhijani]

This video is so damn informative, like every sec there is this new brilliant knowledge! Loved this video 🙈😭💘

[@charlesbukowski9039]

Haven't u asked about the LT - 4 ?? When this gonna come ?

[@sayanighosh7872]

Yes i've read ghost stories from shimla too..dont know didnt feel much impressed!

[@pralrao4005]

Can you share the link for the podcast on pencil which you were talking in the video

[@sumitvishwakarma2023]

What is the name of the podcast u were talking about the pencil one?

[@tanya9782]

Definately reading Lust For Life now

[@saloniagarwal989]

Can we have some more such conversations

[@iamakash9]

Amazing Recommendations 😃🙌

[@amanbhargava2172]

Indeed catcher in the rye is interesting but the journey of jd Salinger to make this happen is even more interesting

[@aj0408aj]

This might be the best video I have seen on yt.

[@KayanKollyn]

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[@ziniajokhi1418]

Can you please name the podcast you were talking about.😺

[@sharukh7860]

Dhruv isn't as cheerful as we would like because liverpool'd form is in dumps.

[@hemalshah8351]

I just had the most wonderful 40mins of my life!!

[@raja-jl9os]

Bhut sundar lg rhi h admin 😜😍

[@rajendrapatidar3500]

For me lust for life is what where i can talk for couple of hour 😉

[@rimjhimyay]

Hey! Where can I find that play that dhruv mentioned tumhara Vincent

[@ananyagarg865]

I actually found it on KZbin- kzbin.info/www/bejne/gWXFnqWjgL-rlbM

[@sunitajadhav1149]

I am. Watching this in the morning. This is the best start of day. Dhruv is awsome. The type of conversation they were having it was so engaging. And the Host is so good. She had very calming voice and question were also so good and engaging. I liked this interview.

[@bulbulsnest8338]

Tiffin Five morsel of love Pangat Goya journal food Veena curry world Kabita kitchen

[@radhikaagarwal7878]

Can you please share the link of that podcast talking about pencil. Thanks 🌸

[@vaanimahesh1087]

Hey, the name of the podcast is Boring Talks by BBC and this episode was called Pencils :)

[@satendrathakur1713]

open.spotify.com/episode/4epQVSaXEtK1owWctjrJ6O?si=FWgAN3jfQDWuHunDNZY0SQ

[@khyatimehta6951]

Oh man i love this guy.

[@KshitijKV]

Ghost stories of Shimla hills! I've read it too

[@ahtishamjaveed8624]

Pretty good recommendations

[@Zhou1197]

15:30

[@bulbulsnest8338]

Premchand vinod shukla bachan ibne Miranda July Catchr rye interpreter maladies lust life Savithri and other rooms to my grandmother who no one heard To the co-author of all my stories Parents brother Manu Joseph last but not the least thanks to my daughter who delayed it by two years Cooking before the coffee gets cold