Sing Freedom is meant for children between the ages of 7 to 10 years. PAGES: 36 AGE: 7-10 years The book has a total of 36 pages. Most of these pages contain 4 to 6 lines of text each. The language is kept simple and understandable. All the pages are accompanied by beautiful illustrations. STORY: […]
Mandate: Will of the People | Vir Sanghvi | Book Review
SUBJECT: 4/5 RESEARCH: 3/5 RELEVANCE: 4/5 WRITING STYLE: 3.5/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 4/5 If we talk about India’s recent political history there are very few books which do the vast subject justice. From the early era of the 1970s to the recent most general election of 2014, there are not many books which give a comprehensive […]
Let’s Go Time Travelling! | Subhadra Sen Gupta | Book Review
SUBJECT: 3.5/5 RELEVANCE: 3.5/5 RESEARCH: 2.5/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 3.5/5 Even after spending hours after hours cramming up historical events and dates in our schooling years, how much of history do we really remember today? Out of sight is out of mind and history never did occur in our sight. So, is learning and knowing it […]
Our Moon Has Blood Clots: The Exodus of the Kashmiri Pandits | Rahul Pandita | Book Review
SUBJECT: 4.5/5 CANDIDNESS: 4.5/5 RELEVANCE: 4.5/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 5/5 In my recent years as a book reviewer, I have never come across a book so painful that it hurts to flip pages and read further. Until now, I used to feel sad whenever I thought about Anne Frank and the injustice which was done to […]
The Sceptical Patriot | Sidin Vadukut | Book Review
WRITING STYLE: 3.5/5 SUBJECT: 5/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 4/5 The Sceptical Patriot gives an exquisite disclaimer about not being biased and writing about something which majority of Indians believe to be 100% true. I believe I also should add some part to it – I am an Indian at my core and believe we have the […]
Love Stories of Shimla Hills | Minakshi Chaudhry | Book Review
CONCEPT: 4/5 CHARACTERS: 3.5/5 WRITING STYLE: 3/5 RESEARCH: 3/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 3/5 It has been more than 8 months since the first time my eyes witnessed the beauty of the majestic city of Shimla. Ever since Shimla has never failed to be out of my mind. Since then, I have bought 5 books on Shimla […]
The Lost River: On The Trail Of The Sarasvati | Michel Danino | Book Review
SUBJECT: 5/5 RESEARCH: 4.5/5 HISTORICAL/ACADEMIC VALUE: 5/5 WRITING STYLE: 4/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 2.5/5 Michel Danino was a French national who left France in 1977, to come to India and has since then lived in India. He has been a voracious scholar and an extensive researcher ever since, with his theory of “Indigenous Aryans” being critically […]
India’s Biggest Cover-up | Anuj Dhar | Book Review
SUBJECT: 5/5 RESEARCH: 5/5 WRITING STYLE: 5/5 RELEVANCE: 5/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 5/5 The nation cried on August 21st1945, when the news of Netaji SC Bose’s death reached India. Many believed in the news but a few knew there was something amiss. They would never accept this incident to be true and would make it the […]
Chanakya: The Kingmaker and the Philosopher | Anu Kumar | Book Review
PLOT: 2.5/5 CHARACTERS: 3/5 WRITING STYLE: 3/5 CLIMAX: 2.5/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 4/5 I recently got the opportunity to review the book Chanakya: The Kingmaker and the Philosopher written by Anu Kumar. Almost all of us would have heard of Chanakya. He was one of the wisest men in the history of India and he was responsible for […]
Mastani | Kusum Choppra | Book Review
SUBJECT: 4/5 RESEARCH: 4/5 WRITING STYLE: 3.5/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 4/5 Well, if Jane Austen were alive today and if she were to read “Mastani”, it would change her perception of history. This book is the story of Mastani, one of the most misunderstood characters of Indian History. Most of us have either, never heard about […]
AYODHYA: The Dark Night | K. Jha & D. Jha | Book Review
SUBJECT: 5/5 RESEARCH: 4/5 WRITING STYLE: 3/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 3/5 If I was to decide on 5 events that have influenced modern-day India, the “Babri Masjid demolition” would certainly feature on that list. On 6th December 1992, the structure was demolished by Karsevaks and this site has been under religious pressure since then. To millions […]