Category Archive for: ‘Book Review’

  • Fighting Retreat: Churchill and India by Walter Reid

    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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  • Sanatana Dharma

    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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  • Independence

    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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  • Books

    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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    Must Read Books

    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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  • Dr Nuran Nabi

    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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  • ConradHughes

    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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  • Hyper Education

    Book Review August 2021

    Book Review: Hyper Education: Why Good Schools, Good Grades, and Good Behavior Are Not Enough By Pawan Dhingra About Author Dr. Pawan Dhingra is a Professor of Sociology and American Studies, Amherst College. He is the author of many books, including Life Behind the Lobby: …

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