Ananta Press, 2026 book showcase.
Huge congratulations to all the authors from the team at Ananta Press! We are delighted to celebrate the ten winners featured in our book showcase and introduce readers to a collection of voices worth discovering in 2026. From spiritual reflection and personal growth to love, resilience, business, and education, these books offer different ways to understand ourselves and the world around us.
With all ten positions filled and nominations officially closed, this showcase celebrates the dedication behind every featured title. Whether you enjoy emotionally engaging fiction or books that encourage thoughtful decisions, this reading list offers several places to begin.
1. Sanatan by Dr. Deepak Singh
Taking the first position, Sanatan explores the relationship between eternal wisdom and modern living. Dr. Deepak Singh begins with the birth of the universe and traces the emergence of Sanatani thought, connecting ancient ideas with contemporary questions.
The book considers Sanatan's relationship with modern science and the rise of artificial intelligence, bringing longstanding philosophical traditions into conversations relevant today. Available in both Hindi and English, it reaches readers across two languages. For those interested in spirituality, cultural thought, and the continuing relevance of ancient wisdom, Sanatan offers an invitation to reflect beyond the pace of everyday life.
2. ESG Beyond Compliance by Gouri Shankar Patnaik
In second position, ESG Beyond Compliance: Creating Profit, Purpose and Competitive Advantage examines how Environmental, Social, and Governance principles can contribute to lasting business success.
Gouri Shankar Patnaik moves beyond reporting requirements to explore the connections between sustainability, profitability, innovation, operational excellence, and customer trust. The book also considers climate change, social challenges, stakeholder expectations, and regulatory pressures.
Its central distinction between compliance-driven activity and meaningful sustainability commitments gives readers a useful starting point for examining organisational priorities. Business professionals and readers interested in responsible growth will find a subject that connects commercial decisions with broader consequences.
3. Find Your NBV (Next Best Version) by Chella Pandian Pitchai
Securing third position, Find Your NBV presents personal growth as a lifelong practice grounded in awareness, intentional choices, and inner clarity.
Chella Pandian Pitchai invites readers to examine the habits, beliefs, and assumptions that quietly influence their lives. Instead of promising instant transformation, the book encourages reflection on self-imposed limits and familiar patterns.
Written for readers across generations, from students and working professionals to parents and retired individuals, the NBV philosophy centres on becoming better than yesterday. Its themes make it a companion for periods of transition, uncertainty, achievement, and renewed self-understanding.
4. Tere Liye, Sirf Tere Liye by M. Saddam
In fourth position, Tere Liye, Sirf Tere Liye follows Sameer and Pari through a relationship that begins with an unexpected phone call. Their conversations gradually become friendship and then a deep emotional connection.
As they share dreams and imagine a future together, time, distance, and difficult circumstances begin to test their hopes. Love remains, even when togetherness becomes uncertain.
Saddam's story explores waiting, silence, separation, and feelings that persist long after circumstances change. Readers drawn to emotional love stories may connect with its portrayal of relationships that remain alive in memory despite never becoming complete.
5 .Born From Us by Ritesh Dogra and Priya Setty
Taking fifth position, Born From Us brings together the voices of co-authors Ritesh Dogra and Priya Setty. Its cover statement, "AI is the Mirror. The Decision Is Still Yours," introduces a timely question about technology and human responsibility.
That statement offers readers a point of entry into the book's AI theme: as technology becomes increasingly present in our lives, what remains ours to decide?
Within this varied showcase, Born From Us adds a contemporary technological perspective. Its emphasis on the relationship between artificial intelligence and human choice places it alongside broader conversations about the future we are helping to create.
6. Behind Those Eyes by Tushar Chatterji
In sixth position, Behind Those Eyes approaches love, loyalty, and belonging through the lives of six dogs: Piku, Nala, Laila, Chelsea, Dolly, and Rani.
Tushar Chatterji shifts the viewpoint away from human observers, inviting readers into a world shaped by canine instinct, emotion, and unspoken devotion. Their experiences carry joy and heartbreak, trust and betrayal, innocence and understanding.
Through these lives, the book reflects on forgiveness and the courage to keep loving despite pain. It offers animal lovers and readers interested in human-animal bonds a chance to consider what companionship can teach us about ourselves.
7. Hijack: And Its Repercussions by Prashantha Naveen Karkera
In seventh position, Hijack: And Its Repercussions recounts the 1998 hijacking of the ship Princess Kash by the LTTE and examines its consequences for those affected.
Prashantha Naveen Karkera, wife of Captain Karkera, draws on the experiences narrated by her husband to convey the ordeal faced by the crew. The account also considers the roles of the Indian and Sri Lankan governments.
Its scope extends beyond the immediate crisis to the families waiting at home and the emotional aftermath of survival. The book brings attention to perseverance, uncertainty, and the lasting personal consequences behind a public event.
8. Crossroad: Choosing Your Path by Pankaj Gehlot
Taking eighth position, Crossroad: Choosing Your Path addresses a significant educational decision: selecting subjects after Grade 10.
Pankaj Gehlot introduces Science, Commerce, Humanities, and Vocational pathways, offering a framework to help students consider their options. The book is intended for students across CBSE, ICSE, IB, IGCSE, and State Boards.
With career counselling frameworks for students, parents, and educators, it encourages more thoughtful conversations about the next stage of education. Its place in this showcase highlights the value of books that support practical decisions while recognising the questions young people face about their futures.
9. Heartbreak Not Again⦠by Kunal Green
In ninth position, Heartbreak Not Again⦠follows its protagonist, Manav, through the emotional complexities of life, love, and self-discovery.
Kunal Green's debut novel explores personal growth, resilience, and the search for a meaningful life. The author brings a background in Electronics and Communication and Marketing, alongside personal experiences and an appreciation of family, to his storytelling.
For readers drawn to journeys shaped by relationships and emotional challenges, the novel offers an opportunity to reflect on change, disappointment, and the discoveries that influence who we become.
10. Becoming Her: Her Chapters, Her Voices by Tushar Chatterji
Completing the showcase in tenth position, Becoming Her: Her Chapters, Her Voices explores women's experiences across different stages of life.
Through relationships, marriage, and personal struggles, Tushar Chatterji places female protagonists at the centre of the narrative. Simple, accessible language allows the emotional experiences within these stories to remain prominent.
Readers interested in women's stories may recognise familiar questions, tensions, and feelings within its pages. The book closes this reading list with an invitation to listen closely to individual voices and consider the experiences that connect them.
Congratulations once again to all ten winning entries and the authors behind them. From the entire team at Ananta Press Publishing, an Indian publishing house committed to supporting authors and connecting their work with readers, we wish you continued recognition, meaningful reader connections, and many more creative milestones. May 2026 bring your books into new hands and your stories into lasting conversations.
