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The Untold Charminar edited by Syeda Imam
The Untold Charminar is a fine 39 piece collection on Hyderabad that tries to capture the spirit of Hyderabad from various angles. History, geography,...
Bhagavad Gita by Mani Rao – Book Review
Gita is a text that has enchanted many since the time it was spoken at Kurukshetra. And it has enchanted each one in a...
Desire named Development by Aditya Nigam
Rarely do you a read a book, where you agree with everything that the author says. This small book Desire named Development, almost like...
The Buddha and Dr. Fuhrer by Charles Allen
I have often been intrigued by how the excavations are done? How are the records of various finds reconciled? And how the archeologists and...
The Big Bookshelf by Sunil Sethi
In The Big Bookshelf, 30 famous authors talk about their life, their growing up, their craft and their books. Some of them talk about...
Love on the Rocks by Ismita Tandon Dhanker
Having read a couple of books from the Metro reads series by Penguin, I slot them under fast-paced reads. Which show a certain aspect...
Games People Play The Psychology of Human Relationships by Eric Berne
“The more disturbed you are, the more games you play”. Well, they are games of a different kind. And the author describes them as...
The book of Durga by Nilima Chitgopekar
Durga, at the moment, is the most popular avatar of the Devi. Her visual form with multiple arms riding on a Lion and killing...
Nanovation by Kevin and Jackie Freiberg and Dain Dunston
Nano, the smallest car in the world is a cult product. From the time Ratan Tata announced the Rs 1 Lakh car enough ink...
The Lost River On the Trail of the Sarasvati by Michel Danino
Sarasvati or Saraswati - river which lies at the center of many ethos of the Indian history and culture. A river that lends its...
