PinnedOver a year of intermittent bloggingA year ago I wrote the following post — After 75 Days of Regular blogging before reducing the time I allot to regular blogging, politics…Oct 18, 20211Oct 18, 20211
A civilization born in blood : a relook at the final act of ParvaPlease find the earlier review of the same novel i wrote a few years back: Parva: An epic masterpiece — Brown PunditsJul 10, 2024Jul 10, 2024
Greater Magadha: Studies in the Culture of Early IndiaA Fascinating topic touched by Johannes Bronkhorst but eventually it feels to be inadequately argued (also politcally motivated or at times…Feb 1, 2024Feb 1, 2024
Book Review: Wheels of KalachakraIf you want an edge of the seat, pacy, page turning thriller — “Wheels of Kalachakra” is the book for you. It is very difficult to give a…Feb 1, 2024Feb 1, 2024
Book Review: Ancient India, a Culture of ContradictionsOf the 4 books of Dr Upinder Singh i have read, this is arguably the weakest. Firstly it doesn’t add much to the discourse — its largely…Jan 31, 20242Jan 31, 20242
Book Review: लोक माझे सांगातीThis was only the second Autobiography I have read and I enjoyed it a lot. Naturally no one should expect any autobiography to be frank and…Jan 31, 2024Jan 31, 2024
Book Review: India, Bharat and Pakistan — a Not so Gentle ReminderLawyer and author J Sai Deepak is back with the book of his India that is Bharat Quadrology. I had reviewed his first book India that is…Jan 31, 2024Jan 31, 2024
Legacy of the Gupta AgeThe rule of the imperial Guptas is generally considered as a Golden Age or Classical Age of Indian history. Generally arguments for “Golden…Apr 20, 2022Apr 20, 2022
Kashmir Files : Short ReviewI was pleasantly surprised by how effective the movie was in conveying what it started out doing. I had a very low bar after Tashkent…Mar 23, 2022Mar 23, 2022
