Odyssey Dima Hasao & Autonomous Council by Ramu Upadhaya Book Review
At times, in every critic’s working days, people come across books that not only appear out of the box but are indeed the ones. You just begin reading such titles…
Why Bharat Matters by S Jaishankar Book Review
Anything other than the ongoing IPL in India that is popular today, discussed en masse, and getting people’s attention, is undoubtedly the Lok Sabha election! Yes, the Lok Sabha general…
Lies My Gov’t Told me by Dr Robert Malone – Book Review
Dr Robert Malone’s experiences illustrate a broader debate about the balance between free speech and the prevention of misinformation in the digital age. Malone’s sidelining and bans from public spaces…
The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai: Book Review
The Inheritance of Loss is a critically appreciated novel penned by Kiran Desai that weaves an intricate tapestry of interwoven lives set against the backdrop of a rapidly changing world.…
Death by Government by R J Rummel – Book Review
There are books that you want to read. Then, there are also books that you may not want to read. Also, at times, there are books that friends and others…
Sarojini Naidu, Selected Poetry and Prose – Book Review (edited by Makrand Paranjape)
One of the finest English poets India produced, Sarojini Naidu, wrote many poems before independence and continued her literary ventures after India became free from the unholy clutches of the…
Behold a Pale Horse by Milton William Cooper – Book Review
Those who are familiar with conspiracy theories, the old and the new ones, must be familiar with a name – Milton William Cooper. Popular as Will Cooper, the guy was…
A Landless Alien: Where heart lay by Ramu Upadhaya – Review
A Landless Alien: where heart lay is a novel by Ramu Upadhaya that exhibits very elusive ideas vested in a democracy and the unmaking of it. The novelist has used…
Who Killed Shastri? The Tashkent Files book by Vivek Agnihotri – Review
Vivek Agnihotri’s movie, The Kashmir Files, has opened the floodgates. Many opinions are coming at a quick pace. Many are in favour of this movie and moviemaker. However, some people…
India That is Bharat: Coloniality, Civilisation, Constitution by J Sai Deepak – Book Review
I have not put my faith in Ashwin Sanghi‘s concept of history being more stranger than fiction until now. After coming across the ‘opinions’ like Yudhishthir getting inspiration from Ashoka, and…
English Literature in Context by Paul Poplawski – Book Review
“… economic and social factors began significantly to change patterns of cultural production and consumption at the end of the nineteenth century. Of most relevance to literature (and fiction in…
Urban Naxals: The Making of Buddha in a Traffic Jam by Vivek Agnihotri – Review
Urban Naxals, a very popular title by director and screenwriter Vivek Agnihotri, published in 2017, is about the making of the movie Buddha in a Traffic Jam, as the subtitle…