Recently we got a chance to read Dharma that comes with the tagline Decoding the Epics for a Meaningful Life. a book by one of the bestselling authors of India, Amish Tripathi, who co-authored it with his sister Bhavana Roy. Amish is known for setting a trend of re-telling ancient Indian stories by weaving them in the modern context. His ... Read More »
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Valmiki’s Women : Five Tales From The Ramayana By Anand Neelakantan Book Review
India that is Bharat has the oldest functional culture and civilization. And, it is enriched with the oldest literature. While some people call it mythology, the archeological and astronomical evidences prove that a lot of these tales actually happened. Of course, some stories are definitely metaphors to convey timeless wisdom. There is material to write on and by, so that ... Read More »
Sita: An Illustrated Retelling of the Ramayana By Devdutt Pattanaik | Book Review
Indian, that is Bharatiya, literature is full of tales that are embedded with wit, wisdom and life lessons. Being the advanced most civilization of the ancient times, it has documented some historical incidents in mesmerising ways. Over the period of time these stories are traveled through various geographic areas via mouth and in text format. The stories and retold and ... Read More »
Yayati By Vishnu Khandekar | Hindi Book Review
Bharatiya (that is Indian) literature fascinates our team. It is the richest literature known to the mankind that explored all the possible emotions, situations, times, knowledge and wisdom of respective times. The tales (regardless of the fact that you consider them mythology or history) are intended to convey life lessons (if you want to learn, and if you don’t want ... Read More »
Indra: The Saga of Purandar By Ashutosh Garg | Book Review
Indra, the king of Gods, just a mention of him brings a lot of different emotions altogether. Those who have proper knowledge of ancient Bharatiya (that is Indian) literature that Indra is a post. Whoever is throned as the King of Devas, known as Indra. The current Indra is – Purandar. Sanskrit hymes like the following used in regular rituals ... Read More »
A Bend in the River by Sir V S Naipaul | Book Review
There are so many reasons that lead us to the world of books: education, entertainment, escape, etc. But the books also are one of the best tools to inspire introspection, especially when we read works that serve as almost analytical history of time passing, generations moving and history forming. Sir V S Naipaul is a very famous writer, a Nobel ... Read More »