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The Rise of Rama tells us the original story as it goes in the Ramayana. It is not a mythological fiction but true mythology. The book takes some creative liberty and reimagines certain conversations but that’s pretty much it. Apart from this small distinction, the story remains unaltered.
Say No To Happiness discusses various aspects of life and the way of addressing any hurdles that cross our path. Madhu Namboodiri deliberates on the basic element in the human world that is the source of all the unhappiness and failures; the hindrance in our path to living a “dream life”.
SUBJECT: 4.5/5 RESEARCH: 4/5 WRITING STYLE: 4/5 RELEVANCE: 4.5/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 4.5/5 Amish “India’s literary popstar” Over the years Amish has emerged as one of India’s most popular writers in English. His books have sold… [Continue Reading]
SUBJECT: 4.5/5 RELEVANCE: 4.5/5 WRITING STYLE: 4.5/5 RESEARCH: 4/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 4.5/5 Composed over 400 years ago by Tulsidas in Awadhi, Hanuman Chalisa quickly gained tremendous popularity. It was a hymn of the masses and… [Continue Reading]
SUBJECT: 4/5 RESEARCH: 4.5/5 WRITING STYLE: 4/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 3/5 The book is an attempt to peep into the infinite knowledge that Bhagwat Gita has to offer. Bhagwat Gita or simply Gita is a collection… [Continue Reading]
CONCEPT: 4/5 WRITING STYLE: 3.5/5 RESEARCH: 3.5/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 3.5/5 “India is more than a land, it is an atmosphere,” says the famous author Ruskin Bond who, incidentally is also the author of “Tales and… [Continue Reading]
Shikhandi And Other Tales They Don’t Tell You consists of thirty-odd chapters with each one of them dealing with a character or incident of Queerness finding mention either in any one of our ancient texts or surviving the wrath of time by making its way through the still prevailing ancient oral traditions; all of them pertaining to Hinduism.
SUBJECT: 5/5 RELEVANCE: 5/5 RESEARCH: 3.5/5 WRITING STYLE: 3.5/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 3/5 The Bhagavad-Gita, along with the Vedas and the Upanishads, constitutes a basic triad (prasthanatrayi) of the Hindu religion. It is by far one… [Continue Reading]
SUBJECT: 5/5 RESEARCH: 4/5 WRITING STYLE: 5/5 ILLUSTRATIONS: 5/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 5/5 Hindu mythology is a vast subject; multi-coloured, multi-layered, and very complex. With 330 million Gods and incarnations, it is like an unsolvable maze,… [Continue Reading]
