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Aaj Bhi Khare Hain Talab by Anupam Mishra
Aaj Bhi Khare Hain Talab or Ponds are still relevant is a rare gem, a scripture written in our time and age.
The book takes...
Devangana by Acharya Chatursen – a Historical Novel
Devangana is a small novella in Hindi by Acharya Chatursen. I had earlier read his Vaishali ki Nagarvadhu before I visited Vaishali in Bihar....
Aavarana by S. L. Bhyrappa – A Kannada Classic
On the world book day, I asked my Twitter and FB friends and followers to suggest me some books from Indian languages. Aavarana by...
5 Reasons to Read Ramcharitmanas by Goswami Tulsidas
I picked up Ramcharitmanas By Goswami Tulsidas to read as part of my effort to read original Indian literature. We all know a million...
Ganjahon ki Goshthi by Saket Suryesh
Ganjahon ki Goshthi is like a breath of fresh air that brings back the era of satire in Hindi Literature. If you follow the...
Reading Raghuvamsham Mahakavya by Kalidasa
Why are we still taught Shakespeare and not Kalidasa in Indian Schools? Lately, I heard this question a lot. So, I decided to attempt...
Kabir by Hazari Prasad Dwivedi – Hindi Book Review
Kabir is a poet I connect with the best. His simple Sakhis can say in two lines what people find it difficult to say...
Yugandhar by Shivaji Sawant – Book Review
I bought Yugandhar way back in 2003 when it first came in Hindi edition. I knew it would demand a lot of time given...
Dwarka Ka Suryasta by Dinkar Joshi
I have been reading on Dwarka since the time I visited Dwarka recently. Not many books gave me any insight into the making of...
My Hanuman Chalisa by Devdutt Pattanaik
Hanuman Chalisa is the most commonly chanted set of verses in India. Written by Goswami Tulsidas after he wrote Ram Charita Manas - these...