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Book Review – India from Curzon to Nehru and after by Durgadas
India from Curzon to Nehru and after by Durga Das5 of 5 stars I would rate this as the best book to understand India’s freedom struggle and to understand the role played by its heroes like Gandhi, Nehru, … Continue reading
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Book Review – Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel My rating: 4 of 5 stars It’s a masterful account of Thomas Cromwell’s rise to power. Hilary Mantel has captured the essence of the time and has presented the readers a truthful journal of Tudar period. … Continue reading
Book Review – Humankind: A Hopeful History by Rutger Bregman
Humankind: A Hopeful Historyby Rutger Bregman My rating: 5 of 5 stars This book provides an alternative but highly optimistic take on human history and covers a number of research studies to hypotheseize that humans are inherently good by nature. … Continue reading
Book Review – Trinity by Leon Uris
TrinityLeon Uris 5 of 5 stars Trinity has as big a canvas as Exodus, another recounted tale from the same author about the misery and glorious fightback of Jews. Arguably exodus forced on the Irish was not as brutal, … Continue reading