If you are a regular reader of ThinkerViews, you have often found us mentioning that “Kindness of the Strangers” is one of our favorite segment in Reader’s Digest magazine. It explores the real life incidents where people acts “out of the way” to help others, just for the sake of humanity. Clearly, if you have heart, you can help, anybody. ... Read More »
Recently we got a chance to read a book titled Shatru – Kronikles – Book – 1 by debutante author Vadhan (full name: Bommadevara Sai Chandravadhan). The book takes you in the land of fantasy where the things are quite inspired by Indian mythology. These days, retelling Indian mythology becomes a kind of fashion. However very few authors makes a ... Read More »
Vikas Swarup’s debut novel “Q & A” does not need any introduction thanks to the historical success of “Slumdog Millionaire” that made it a household name. The central thought of “Q & A” can be summarized as: A human life is a journey where knowledge comes from unforeseen and unwarranted places. But, this knowledge is the power that someday may ... 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 »
Indian mythology is the richest one in terms of content, knowledge, science, wisdom and other positive attributes. Sometimes however it is mis-understood by many due to ritual-coated mis-representation of the same. If anything is represented to us, as a human being, as a possessor of a brain, it is our responsibility is to evaluate it truly. We must ask all ... Read More »
Amish Tripathi is back with another book – Scion Of Ikshvaku. This time he tries to explore the tale of Lord Rama in his signature style. In order to make the things more contemporary, he tries to humanise the mythological character. Book Title : Scion Of Ikshvaku Author : Amish Tripathi Genre : Mythology retold Publisher : Westland Ltd. (22 ... Read More »
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