In just its second week of publication, Acharya Prashant’s new book Truth Without Apology has reached the #1 position in Nielsen BookScan’s national charts, cutting across both fiction and non-fiction categories. HarperCollins India, the publisher, confirmed the ranking last month.

In publishing circles, a Nielsen #1 is not just another badge. Unlike lists that can be influenced by projections or promotional drives, Nielsen relies on point-of-sale data from bookshops and online platforms. A title at the top of that chart means readers across the country are actually buying it in significant numbers.

The trajectory of Truth Without Apology has been striking. Released in early September, it entered Amazon’s overall Top 3 on day one and quickly secured the #1 slot in categories such as phil

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