Category: Books
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Book Review—’Sanghi Who Never Went To A Shakha’ By Rahul Roushan
“The need was to adopt the Sanghi label” ~Rahul Roushan in ‘Sanghi Who Never Went To A Shakha’ For those who are unaware, the term ‘Sanghi’ is often used as an abuse against supporters of ‘Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS)’, a cultural organisation. RSS is considered the parent organisation of the ruling Bharatiya Janata party. And […]
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Book Review— ‘Leonardo Da Vinci: The Biography’ by Walter Isaacson
Before I started reading the biography of Leonardo Da Vinci, I did not know much about the life of this celebrated personality. In fact, I was not even interested to know ‘a lot’ about this personality. However, I had read stuff written by Walter Isaacson earlier and felt that this could also be a good […]
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Book Review—Aurangzeb: The Man And The Myth By Audrey Truschke
All historical figures, heroes and villains are imperfect. Some are deified and demonized disproportionately by writers, political parties, nations and communities to achieve some ideological or political goals in the present. Ideally, we should avoid excessive deification or demonisation of any historical figure. It is always a good idea to accept facts and question myths […]
The Idiosyncratic Idiot 