Category Archive for: ‘Book Review’
Book Review November 2024
Regrets: Letting Go by V.A. Kalki offers a poignant exploration of the tension between tradition, love, and personal fulfillment—universal themes that resonate deeply across cultures. At the heart of the story is Vish, a middle-aged man who seemingly has it all: a successful career in …
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MUST READ BOOKS – FEB 2024
Fighting Retreat: Churchill and India by Walter Reid Winston Churchill was closely connected with India from 1896, when he landed in Bombay with his regiment, until 1947, when independence was finally achieved. No other British statesman had such a long association with the sub-continent–or interfered …
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Must Read Books
Sanatana Dharma: Understanding the Knowledge and Ethics of Hinduism by Rupa Publications The religion of Sanatana Dharma is the most ancient, continuously practiced spiritual tradition on earth. Culturally relevant and imperative in the contemporary era, this work has been preserved and reproduced as the fundamental …
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MUST READ BOOKS – MAY 2023
Independence: A Novel by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni Three sisters of a distinguished doctor live in a Bengali village. Priya is educated and idealistic, determined to become a doctor like her father despite society’s disapproval. Deepa, the beauty, wants a marriage to provide her family with …
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Must Read Books February 2023
India, inheritor of a 5,000-year civilizational heritage that is co-terminus with the idea of Bharat, faces extreme challenges in the twenty-first century Despite being home to more than a billion Hindus, India faces threats both from outside and inside from those who want to dismantle …
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Must Read Books Nov 2022
Inspired By India: How India Transformed Global Design By Phyllida Jay Inspired by India is an exploration of more than six centuries of trade, cultural exchange, and inspiration between India and the West. Through the lens of various material categories, including textiles, fashion, jewelry, and …
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Kautilyanomics: For Modern Times by Sriram Balasubramanian India was an economic power to reckon with until its economic decline in the 18th century. What explains this long period of prosperity? The answer might lie in a framework of social and economic thought that lies buried …
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The Role of Nixon-Kissinger in the 1971 Pakistani War Crimes Against Bangladesh By Dr. Nuran Nabi
Review By: Raj Shah, Managing Editor – Desh-Videsh Media Group In 1972, Dr Henry Kissinger, the National Security Adviser to then US President Richard Nixon, called Bangladesh a ‘basket with a hole’. But more shocking was that President Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger were silent …
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Four Books Parents Can Use to Fortify Their Children’s Education
by Dr. Conrad Hughes Reading at home is important. Evidence of the effects that reading (and a general culture of reading) has on adolescents in over 30 countries has shown that reading is good for personal development, intellectual growth, literacy, and even numeracy. A culture …
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Books We Are Reading
#MODI AGAIN (Why Modi is right for India) An Ex-Communist’s Manifesto Aabhas, a self-professed Marxist voted against BJP and Narendra Modi in 2014. This is the story of his journey of transformation from a Modi hater to a Modi supporter. In his own words— “I …
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