Those women of the coromandel

Book Title: Those women of the coromandelAuthor:  Ranga RaoPublisher: Aleph Book CompanyNo. of pages: 270 My Thoughts:‘Those Women of the Coromandel’ by Ranga Rao is a Telugu translation. The story is set in the 19th century, where the climate, characters and narratives give that flavour. The story is about three women whose lives are intertwined…

Aasma-I-Noor

Book Title: Aasma-I-NoorAuthor: Sudipta Sen GuptaFormat: KindleNo.of Pages: 312Publisher: Rupa Publications My Thoughts:The recent days have seen a debate about Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar Visiting Varanasi before his latest movie’s release – Samrat Prithviraj. There have been trolling articles about the misinterpretation of history. This made me revisit the history books. I happen to pick up…

Andaman

Book Title: AndamanAuthor: Ratnadip AcharyaFormat: PaperbackPublished By: Aksora Publications LLPISBN & Edition: 8194132878 & 1stGenre: Historical FictionNo.of pages: 441Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ About the bookWhat secrets have been hidden for more than a century on the walls of the dreaded Cellular Jail? 1912 CE: A priest found himself in the whirlwind of swadeshi movements that brought him…

The Vedic Warriors of 1857

Book Title: The Vedic Warriors of 1857Author: Nikita Khanna PaniFormat: KindlePublished By: Evince PublishingISBN & Edition: B09NKS5Z4Y & FirstGenre: Fantasy FictionNo.of pages: 385Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ About the bookThe Vedic Warriors of 1857 is the thrilling story of a revolutionary leader and a vanquished princess set in the historical backdrop of 1857. It re-visits the forgotten past…

The Legend of Birsa Munda

Book Title: The Legend of Birsa MundaAuthor: Tuhin SinhaFormat: KindlePublished By: Manjul PublishingASIN & Edition: B09NKWT647 & FirstGenre: Historical FictionNo.of pages: 323Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ About the bookIn 19th century India, deep in the heart of what is now the state of Jharkhand, the Adivasis have been leading a life of absolute misery and darkness. With the…

The Kingdom of God

Book Title: The Kingdom of GodAuthor:  Niranan MudholkarFormat: Kindle Book Title:The book title ‘The Kingdom of God’  is interesting. Book Cover :The book cover is an abstract map of the then Indian continent, a host for many princely states and empires. The cover gives an authentic vintage feeling of the history.  My Thoughts:Often the fiction stories…

THE OWL DELIVERED THE GOOD NEWS ALL NIGHT LONG

Book Title: THE OWL DELIVERED THE GOOD NEWS ALL NIGHT LONGAuthor: Lopamudra Maitra BajpaiFormat: Kindle Review:Folktales are a kind of story that gets passed on from generation to generation. This is true in many cases, and this element gave the new age authors the liberty to write their own versions of popular kinds of traditional…