HT Editors pick their best reads of 2020

A wide-ranging list of great books

Kamala Das and Wolfgang Tillmans, Savarkar and Avni Doshi, Samanth Subramanian and Meghna Majumdar, the pandemic, hunger, football and political intrigue all feature on this list. Click on the link under the pictures to read each editor’s book recommendations.

Reading, the best way to lose yourself: Sprawled out with a book, Kolkata, 1962. (Mario De Biasi/Mondadori via Getty Images)

Sukumar Ranganathan, Editor in Chief

At the top of his craft

Harinder Baweja, Editor, Special Projects

The poor have dreams too

Spotlighting capability over patriarchy

Kunal Pradhan, Executive Editor

Arsene on Arsenal

Lalita Panicker, Consulting Editor, Views

On the inability to forgive

Manjula Narayan, National Books Editor

Go look for it

Paroma Mukherjee, Head, National Photography Desk

Relaying difficult social experiences

Roshan Kishore, Data & Political Economy Editor

The question of polarisation

Sanchita Sharma, Health and Science Editor

Clues to potential missteps

Sunetra Choudhury, National Political Editor

Antidote to an era of anti “love jehad” legislation

Zia Haq, Associate Editor

Hunger’s haunting tale, bluntly told