Sati – An Evaluation during Colonial Times by Dr Meenakshi Jain
Sati is one of the most uncomfortable topics for Indians. My school textbooks told me that this was an evil practice ended by benevolent...
Revisiting Educational Heritage of India – Sahana Singh
Revisiting the Educational Heritage looks at different dimensions of Indian education as it was practiced in India. Today we equate education with what was...
On a Voyage with the Greats by Satyendra Singh
On a Voyage with the Greats takes you on a journey with three great leaders of India. Satyendra Singh literally takes you on a...
Didda – The Warrior Queen Of Kashmir By Ashish Kaul
Didda was just a name that I had faintly heard when this book came to me for review. The tagline of the Warrior Queen...
Manmatha Nath Dutt By Bibek Debroy
Manmatha Nath Dutt is a name that we find on many century-old translations of Sanskrit texts into English. Bibek Debroy is the name we...
Sri Aurobindo And India’s Rebirth Edited By Michel Danino
I have visited Auroville in Pondicherry a couple of times. Only as a traveler. Every time I picked up books from there to read....
Time Pieces: A Tour of Ancient India By Nayanjot Lahiri
Time Pieces - A Whistle-Stop tour of Ancient India, is like a quick read for those who want to know something about history but...
Flight Of Deities And Rebirth Of Temples By Meenakshi Jain
With Flight of Deities and Rebirth of Temples, Meenakshi Jain takes you from Kashmir to Kanyakumari, from temple to temple she traces the story...
Why I Killed the Mahatma by Koenraad Elst
Why I killed the Mahatma by Koenraad Elst is a thorough analysis of the last speech by Nathuram Godse in the court. I had...
Banaras City of Light by Diana L Eck
Banaras City of Light by Diana L. Eck is the most authoritative contemporary book on Varanasi. You look for books on Kashi and this...