The Godrej One Book Club

We find ourselves in books. The Godrej One Book Club is an ongoing attempt to learn more about the world, ourselves, and others who share a mission with us. As we go along, we're chronicling our reading through reviews, recommendations, summaries and more. Looking for your next read to better grasp the nuances of DEI? You’re in the right place. Dive in.

Mapping India’s Capital Through a Dalit Bahujan Queer Lens

By Rajeev Anand Kushwah | A review of “Across the Nala,” a queer, Dalit Bahujan zine of stories from Delhi.

Mapping India’s Capital Through a Dalit Bahujan Queer Lens

Book Review | Extra Bold: a feminist, inclusive, anti-racist, nonbinary field guide for graphic designers

By Gayatri Shanbhag | What does it mean to honour plurality in design, away from assimilating towards universality? And why does it matter?

Book Review | Extra Bold: a feminist, inclusive, anti-racist, nonbinary field guide for graphic designers

Book Review: Whistling In The Dark: Twenty-Five Queer Interviews

Queer history in India through lived experiences. | By Rajeev Anand Kushwah

Book Review: Whistling In The Dark: Twenty-Five Queer Interviews

“Karukku” by Bama, spaces, and DEI

By Pulakita Mayekar | What a classic memoir by a Dalit woman writer can teach us about the workplace.

“Karukku” by Bama, spaces, and DEI

Book Review: We Also Made History: Women in the Ambedkarite Movement

Revisiting a seminal Dalit feminist archive. | By Rajeev Anand Kushwah

Book Review: We Also Made History: Women in the Ambedkarite Movement

Book Review: A Feminist Walks into a Fashion Show

By Maanvi | That might sound like the beginning of a joke. But it’s the premise of Manjima Bhattacharjya’s “Mannequin: Working Women in India’s Glamour Industry” where she writes about work, fashion, and yes, feminism.

Book Review: A Feminist Walks into a Fashion Show

Desperately Seeking Ourselves: Womanhood, SRK, and the Freedom to Dream

By Yukta Chaudhari | For me, the author, and so many Indian women, SRK is a mirror. A lens through which we make sense of our desires, our aspirations, and our ideas of love and freedom.

Desperately Seeking Ourselves: Womanhood, SRK, and the Freedom to Dream

The Dilemma of Choosing the Road Less Travelled

By Harshvardhan Bhaskar | In a world of compromise, learn how to be a good activist for inclusion – rather than a “perfect” one.

The Dilemma of Choosing the Road Less Travelled

Women At Work: Reading Iru

By Maanvi | Anthropologist Irawati Karve’s biography is a reminder that for Indian working women, it’s easy to fall in love with work. But it is much harder to keep that love going.

Women At Work: Reading Iru

Book Review | Complaint! By Sara Ahmed

By Rajeev Anand Kushwah | Sara Ahmed explores how complaints about abuses of power reveal systemic flaws in addressing harassment, bullying, and discrimination, offering critical insights for all kinds of workplaces.

Book Review | Complaint! By Sara Ahmed

Book Review | The Grammar of My Body

In his memoir, Abhishek Anicca offers an honest and introspective account of his life, shedding light on the unique challenges he faces as a man with a disability.

Book Review | The Grammar of My Body

Review | Bhimayana: Experiences of Untouchability

Discovering Dr. B. R. Ambedkar’s fight for the rights of Dalits and marginalised castes through this classic multiple award-winning graphic novel.

Review | Bhimayana: Experiences of Untouchability

Book Review | Demystifying Disability by Emily Ladau

"We just have the audacity to believe that disabled lives are worth living."

Book Review | Demystifying Disability by Emily Ladau

Five Lessons On Neurodiversity At Work From Lyric Rivera

What neurotypical people can learn from the 2023 book 'Workplace NeuroDiversity Rising.'

Five Lessons On Neurodiversity At Work From Lyric Rivera

Book Review | ‘Homeless: Growing up Lesbian and Dyslexic in India' by K. Vaishali

By Rajeev Anand Kushwah | Why you should read this award-winning memoir by a dyslexic lesbian from India

Book Review | ‘Homeless: Growing up Lesbian and Dyslexic in India' by K. Vaishali

10 Lessons On Enhancing DEI Efforts In Indian Organisations From Rohini Anand's Book

From "Leading Global Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion," insights on making systemic change a reality

10 Lessons On Enhancing DEI Efforts In Indian Organisations From Rohini Anand's Book

Book Review | The Truth about Me: A Hijra Life Story by A. Revathi

Why everyone should read this classic trans memoir from India.

Book Review | The Truth about Me: A Hijra Life Story by A. Revathi

Book Review | 'Queer at Work' by Dr. Sasmita Palo, Kumar Kunal Jha

By Rajeev Anand Kushwah | Navigating Non-Normative Gender Identities, Stereotypes and Stigma in Workplace

Book Review | 'Queer at Work' by Dr. Sasmita Palo, Kumar Kunal Jha

I Came Across 'Dance Like A Man' When I Most Needed It

Explore the timeless themes of tradition, ambition, and self-expression

I Came Across 'Dance Like A Man' When I Most Needed It

Book Review | 'Seeing Others' by Michèle Lamont

When striving for change, social recognition matters as much as economic policy

Book Review | 'Seeing Others' by Michèle Lamont

10 Things I Learned From Lily Zheng's 'DEI Deconstructed'

To succeed at DEI, you have to understand it better.

10 Things I Learned From Lily Zheng's 'DEI Deconstructed'