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Book Review – India from Curzon to Nehru and after by Durgadas

Posted on January 9, 2022 by Tarun Rattan

  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

Posted on October 20, 2020 by Tarun Rattan

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 →

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Book Review – Humankind: A Hopeful History by Rutger Bregman

Posted on August 24, 2020 by Tarun Rattan

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 →

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Book Review – Trinity by Leon Uris

Posted on May 20, 2018 by Tarun Rattan

  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 →

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Vande Matram

Posted on August 20, 2017 by Tarun Rattan
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Evolution of the Alphabet

Posted on June 26, 2011 by Tarun Rattan

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