Books Read by a Green Bibliophile

Chandrashekar Hariharan is a leading green buildings expert who has been known for his pioneering work in water and energy management.

Which books are you reading?
Thoreau's Variorum which is a collection of his writings. I am also reading The Ugliness of the Indian Male, a witty collection by Mukul Kesavan.
Who are your favourite Indian writers?
Ramachandra Guha and Nirad Chaudhuri. I also like Nayantara Sahgal and Sasti Brata. Bill Aitken is another engaging India writer.
Who are your favourite novelists?
Manohar Malgonkar and Timeri Murari among Indian Writers. Herman Wouk and Louis Fisher, the Biographer as well as Irving Stone.
Which Classics do you want to read?
I want to re-read HodStadter's The Mind's I, Aldo Leopold's The Sand County Almanac. Lester Brown's fascinating accounts of the planet and its vulnerability.
Which is the most underrated book according to you?
Ecology and Equity by Ramachandra Guha and Madhav Gadgil. It should be strongly recommended reading for every educated Indian - it reads like a Robert Ludlum thriller, and offers you insights that will have you sit up and take notice.
Who is your favourite literary character?
Ashley in Mitchell's Gone With The Wind.
Which book you wanted never to end?
Well, all things have to end, but Leon Uris's Exodus comes to mind.
Which book you want to make compulsory reading?
Beyond Work, by Anil Awachat, a Marathi Journalist, who wrote a series of stirring accounts of some of the unsung, unhonoured heroes working in India's hinterlands. Well, The Last Liberal, by Ramachandra Guha, too. These 2 books can change the way you live.