The time of Chandragupta and Chanakya is one of the most memorable segments of the history of Bharatvarsh (aka Indian subcontinent). While comparatively less is known about Bindusar (Bindusara) – the son of Chandragupta, Ashok (Ashoka or Asoka), son of Chandragupta is known as one of the “Great” kings. The famous Ashok Chakra – the wheel with 24 spokes – ... Read More »
We’ve often stated that the perks of being a professional book reviewer include exposure to new talents. Sometimes you find much much better books written by debutante authors than some of the bestsellers by well-known authors. Today, we will talk about one such book. The Treasure Syndicate is the second book by author Jaitn Kuberkar, however, it is his first ... Read More »
A few thousand years ago, the Sindhu – Saraswati plains were home to one of the world’s most ancient civilisations. As you may already know, the Indus valley civilisation is part of the trio formed with Egypt on Nile and Mesopotamia on Euphrates-Tigris rivers. Although the historical evidence and archaeological dig-ups on the Indus valley sites may go a few ... Read More »
History is often debatable. Everyone narrating an incident has his/her own perspective. An incident seen or experienced by a group of people will often come out as different narrations when asked all of them to explain it individually. Same way, all of us have our own vision and perspective for all the current happenings. While we cannot digest bold and ... Read More »
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose was a prominent leader who lived for the freedom of India (that is Bharat) from the clutches of the British empire. I remember collecting stickers of his photographs during my childhood days. He was a visionary who thought that a “tit for tat” is always the best answer. He was impressed with the vision of Gandhiji, ... Read More »
The Peshwa: War of the Deceivers by Ram Sivasankaran | Book Review Bajirao Ballal aka Peshwa Bajirao Bhat, the son of Balaji Vishwanath was an unmatched warrior and military strategist we’ve seen in the recent Indian history. It pains to see such a remarkable warriors don’t get the due in the history. It is in an irony that people come ... Read More »