SUBJECT: 4/5 RESEARCH: 4/5 RELEVANCE: 5/5 WRITING STYLE: 3/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 4/5 Throughout modern Indian history, there have been some events which have forever left a cavity so deep, that even the mighty Arabian Sea cannot attempt to fill it in its lifetime. One such atrocious disfigurement of the beautiful face of our Mother India […]
Macaulay: Pioneer of India’s Modernization | Zareer Masani | Book Review
SUBJECT: 5/5 RESEARCH: 5/5 RELEVANCE: 5/5 WRITING STYLE: 5/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 4/5 “If you’re an Indian reading this book in English, it’s probably because of Thomas Macaulay.” Now, how’s that for a blurb? Would you be able to ignore the book on whose cover this statement is written? Probably not; so couldn’t I. In the […]
The Man-Eating Leopard of Rudraprayag | Jim Corbett | Book Review
SUBJECT: 4/5 WRITING STYLE: 4/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 3.5/5 HISTORICAL VALUE: 3.5/5 The Man-Eating Leopard of Rudraprayag is the true account of one of Jim Corbett’s many adventures with man-eating animals. This particular one is about a Leopard that lived in Rudraprayag, a small town in the state of Uttarakhand in India. It is situated on […]
The Diary of a Young Girl | Anne Frank | Book Review
WRITING STYLE: 3.5/5 SUBJECT: 5/5 HITSORICAL VALUE: 5/5 I am sure many of us would have heard of Anne Frank and her diary which became famous by the name of The Diary of a Young Girl. If you have heard about her, then I must say that you should read the book if you haven’t done […]
Marley: A Dog Like No Other | John Grogan | Book Review
PLOT: 4/5 CHARACTERS: 4.5/5 WRITING STYLE: 4/5 CLIMAX: 5/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 5/5 “A dog has no use for fancy cars, big homes, or designer clothes. A water log stick will do just fine. A dog doesn’t care if you are rich or poor, clever or dull, smart or dumb. Give him your heart and he’ll […]
The Test of My Life | Yuvraj Singh | Book Review
SUBJECT: 4/5 APPEAL: 4/5 WRITING STYLE: 3.5/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 4/5 What comes to your mind first, the moment you hear the name ‘Yuvraj Singh’? ‘6 6s’ or ‘Man of the Series in the 2011 world cup’ or ‘an arrogant cricketer’ or ‘a flirt’ or ‘a bar brawler’? If I give an introduction of Yuvraj Singh […]
Sahibs Who Loved India | Khushwant Singh | Book Review
SUBJECT: 3.5/5 RESEARCH: 3/5 WRITING STYLE: 3/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 3/5 “Sahibs Who Loved India” takes you back in time, it takes you through the period when India was ruled by the British; British who hated us, who tormented us, who disgraced us in our own country. But then, it is not about those loathing babus […]
Abraham Lincoln | Lord Charnwood | Book Review
SUBJECT: 4/5 RESEARCH: 4/5 WRITING STYLE: 3/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 4/5 Abraham Lincoln is one of America’s greatest heroes due to both, his incredible impact on the nation and his unique appeal. Lincoln’s is a remarkable story. A story of rising from humble beginnings to achieve the highest office in the land and then a sudden […]
How I Braved Anu Aunty & Co-founded a Million Dollar Company | Varun Agarwal | Book Review
PLOT: 3/5 CHARACTERS: 3/5 WRITING STYLE: 4/5 CLIMAX: 2/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 4/5 How I Braved Anu Aunty & Co-founded a Million Dollar Company has an interesting title and definitely lives up to the expectations of the reader. It is the true story of Varun Agarwal, a Bangalore-based entrepreneur, and how he came to start the […]