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We firmly believe in the proverb – “Reading is to mind, what exercise is to body“. And therefore, it is important about paying attention on what you should read. Otherwise there remain a danger that you may injure yourself. We hence, share our genuine personal reviews for various books and magazines we come across, so you can decide whether you ... Read More »

The last issue of Reader’s Digest magazine (India Edition) for the year 2015 was published on time. Our subscribers copy reached us a little late. Here are our Views and Reviews for the same. The orange red background with white and yellow content makes the cover page quite attractive. The photo of a kid on the cover page is effective ... Read More »

Kalidas was arguably one of the most talented poet and dramatist around the world. Though he created stuffs only in Sanskrut (Sanskrit) language; his creations are famous around the world. Best known for his magnum opus अभिज्ञानशाकुन्तलम् (Abhijñānashākuntala or Abhijñānaśākuntalam); Kalidas’ creations include विक्रमोर्वशीयम् (Vikramōrvaśīyam), Mālavikāgnimitram, कुमारसम्भव (KumarSambhavam), मेघदूत (Meghadūta) and others. Due to his incredible input into Sanskrit literature ... Read More »

Episode #16 of Hindi TV Serial Bharat Ek Khoj (by Shyam Benegal) which was based on the book – Discovery Of India (by Late Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru) and was aired on DoorDarshan and now is available as a set of DVD for home viewing; explores the Classical Age. The major part of the first half of this episode gives some ... Read More »

Episode #15 of Hindi TV Serial Bharat Ek Khoj (which was aired on DoorDarshan and now is available as a set of DVD for home viewing); explores the seonc segment of the Sangam period mainly through exploration of Silappadikaram. Read our views about the first segment of Silappadikaram here. This episode explores the way of living and folk traditions of ... Read More »

The February 2015 issue of Reader’s Digest magazine (India Edition) reached us quite on time. Here are our personal reviews for the same. Let us start from the section we like the most in the magazine. It is about the heroes we found in our daily lives. They may or may not be recognised by many but they keep doing ... Read More »