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Sunday, November 17, 2013

India's Iron Man - Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, by Balraj Krishna

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Sardar Vallabhabhai Patel: India's Iron Man (India's Bismarck: Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel), by Balraj Krishna One-line review: His...
Monday, November 11, 2013

Photos from Diwali 2013

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Diwali - the festival of lights. Some photos of firecrackers taken over two days.
Saturday, October 26, 2013

Mahabharata Ch 54-56, Adi Parva, Adi-vamshavatarana Parva

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[ Ch 51-53  «  Ch 54-56   »  Ch 57-58 ] This parva tells the story of the "partial incarnations" (from "vansha" and ...
Monday, October 21, 2013

Doctor Sleep, by Stephen King

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Doctor Sleep, by Stephen King One-line review : Ghastly ghosts and a Good Old Western Shootout Review : (minor spoilers) One of the...
Sunday, October 13, 2013

Gone Girl, by Gillian Flynn

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Gone Girl, by Gillian Flynn One-line review : Girl gone, be gone, bygones be bygones? Review (minor spoilers) : Amy goes missing on ...

Mahabharata Ch 51-53, Adi Parva, Astika Parva

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[Ch  41-50  «  Ch 51-53   »  Ch 54-56 ] Parva:Adi; Upa-parva:Astika; Chapter: 51 ; Shlokas:23 Janamejaya was impressed with Astika, who, ...

Mahabharata Ch 41-50, Adi Parva, Astika Parva

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[Ch  36-40  «  Ch 41-50   »  Ch 51-60 ] Parva:Adi; Upa-parva:Astika; Chapter: 41 ; Shlokas:30 The story now returned to Jaratkaru. He had...
Monday, October 7, 2013

Mahabharata Ch 36-40, Adi Parva, Astika Parva

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[ Ch  31,32,33,34,35  «  Ch 36,37,38,39,40  »  Ch 41,42,43,44,45 ] Parva:Adi; Upa-parva:Astika; Chapter: 36 ; Shlokas:26 Shounaka now wan...
Monday, September 30, 2013

Lost City of Dvaraka, SR Rao

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Lost City of Dvaraka, S.R. Rao One-line review : Mythology excavated, history re-incarnated. Short review : Arguably the single most ...
Friday, September 27, 2013

Mahabharata Ch 31-35, Adi Parva, Astika Parva

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[ Ch 26,27,28,29,30  «  Ch 31,32,33,34,35  » Ch 36,37,38,39,40 ] Parva:Adi; Upa-parva:Astika; Chapter: 31 ; Shlokas:18 Shounaka now asks...
Saturday, September 21, 2013

Mahabharata Ch 26-30, Adi Parva, Astika Parva

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[ Ch 21,22,23,24,25 « Ch 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 » Ch 31,32,33,34,35 ] Parva:Adi; Upa-parva:Astika; Chapter: 26 ; Shlokas:47 As soon as Garu...
Saturday, September 14, 2013

Mahabharata Ch 21-25, Adi Parva, Astika Parva

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[ Ch 16,17,18,19,20   « Ch 21,22,23,24,25 » Ch 26,27,28,29,30 ] Parva:Adi; Upa-parva:Astika; Chapter: 21 ; Shlokas:17 Garuda arrived and...
Saturday, September 7, 2013

Mahabharata Ch 16-20, Adi Parva, Astika Parva

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[ Ch 11,12,13,14,15  « Ch 16,17,18,19,20 »  Ch 21,22,23,24,25 ] Parva:Adi; Upa-parva:Astika; Chapter: 16 ; Shlokas:40 Continuing, Souti d...
Friday, September 6, 2013

Make Time for the Work That Matters

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Make Time for the Work That Matters " Make Time for the Work That Matters " is an article from the  Sep 2013  issue of the  H...

Mahabharata Ch 11-15, Adi Parva, Pouloma,Astika Parva

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[ Ch 6,7,8,9,10  « Ch 11,12,13,14,15 »  Ch 16,17,18,19,20 ] Parva:Adi; Upa-parva:Pouloma; Chapter: 11 ; Shlokas:17 The dundhuba told...
Sunday, September 1, 2013

The Lost River: On The Trail of the Sarasvati, Michel Danino

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The Lost River: On The Trail of the Sarasvati, by Michel Danino   Kindle IN , Amazon US , Amazon IN , Kindle US ,  Flipkart One-line ...
Friday, August 30, 2013

Interview with Bibek Debroy on the Mahabharata

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Icing on a Delicious Cake People following my blog will know that I started reading and writing about Dr. Bibek Debroy 's unabridged ...
Sunday, August 25, 2013

Mahabharata Ch 6-10, Adi Parva, Pouloma Parva

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[ Ch 1,2,3,45  « Ch 6,7,8,9,10 »  Ch 11,12,13,14,15 ] Parva:Adi;  Upa-parva:Pouloma;  Chapter: 6 ;  Shlokas:13 Puloman carried away Pul...
Saturday, August 17, 2013

Mahabharata Chs 1-5, Adi Parva

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[Ch 1,2,3,4,5 »  Ch 6,7,8,9,10 ] Parva: Adi; Upa-parva: Anukramanika; Chapter: 1 ; Shlokas: 210 नारायणं नमस्कृत्य नरं चैव नरोत्तमम् ...
Saturday, August 10, 2013

In Spite of the Gods, by Edward Luce

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In Spite of the Gods - The Rise of Modern India, By Edward Luce One line review : Crass. Clueless. Sadly Shallow. Long review : Writ...