The Ladies Study Group (LSG) book club, known as “The Dancing Words,” boasts nearly 150 members and was established in 2016 under the leadership of then LSG President, Abhilasha Sethia. Aligned with LSG’s mission of broadening perspectives and fostering friendships, the Book Club serves as a platform to achieve these aims.
At its core, the book club aims to cultivate a culture of extensive reading among its members while facilitating meaningful interactions. Additionally, it endeavors to support literacy initiatives in orphanages and underserved schools. Prior to pandemic-related restrictions, the group organized book donation drives benefiting institutions like the Saroj Gupta Cancer Centre & Research Institute in Thakurpukur, Kolkata, where storybooks, coloring books, and stationery were distributed to pediatric patients.
Some of the notable reads since the club’s inception include “Jorasanko” by Aruna Chakraborti, “Dear Leader” by Jang Jin Sung, “The Illuminated” by Anindita Ghose, “Becoming” by Michelle Obama, “No Rules Rules” by Reed Hastings, “The Dalai Lama’s Cat” by David Michie, “The Ministry of Utmost Happiness” by Arundhati Roy.
Our recent picks “The Covenant of Water” by Abraham Verghese, and “The Book of Everlasting Things” by first-time author Anchal Malhotra, were very well received by our members. We have introduced our readers to different genres and have also read many books by first-time authors. Additionally, we have had authors grace our meetings both on Zoom and at physical gatherings.
by Aruna Chakraborty
by Jang Jing Sung
by Kavita Kane
by Kathryn Stockett
by Mary Ann Shaffer
by Neelima Dalmia Dhar
by Greg Mortenson nd David Oliver Relin
by Apurva Purohit
by Ellena Farrante
by John F Love
by David Michie
by Paul Kalnithi
by Elif Shafak
by Anne Franne
by Arundhati Roy
by Andrey Agassi
by Sunetra Choudhary
by Kamila Shamsi
by Yuval Noah Harari
by Sophie Kinsella
by Ashlee Vance
by Shashi Tharoor
by Julian Barnes
by Volga
by Alex von Tunzelmann
by Jung Chang
by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
by Amit Bagaria
by Michelle Obama
by Sun-mi Hwang
by Ruchir Sharma
by Markus Zusak
by Alexandra Borowitz
by Joanne Harris
by Héctor García and Francesc Miralles
by Melinda Gates
by Sudeep Chakravarti
by Phil Knight
by Indu Sundaresan
by Amor Towles
by Maya Angelou
by Torey L. Hayden
by Irawati Karve
by Devdutt Pattanaik
by Liane Moriarty
by Saumya Dave
by Kyung-Sook Shin
by Barack Obama
by Alka Joshi
by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
by Reed Hastings & Erin Meyer
by Anuja Chauhan
by Min Jin Lee
by Farah Bashir
Ms. Alka Joshi
Christopher Isherwood
Supriya Newar