Book Title: Scion Of Ikshvaku Author: Amish Tripathi Approx Read Time: 240 – 280 min Review: I had been meaning to get my hands on the Ram Chandra Series books for quite some time. This has been ever since I had the good fortune of reading Amish Tripathi’s Shiva Trilogy almost a decade ago. (Thanks to my still-active […]
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Time Crawlers – Book Review
Book Title: Time Crawlers Author: Varun Sayal Approx Read Time: 60 – 75 min Review: It was a fine cold morning. As I was getting ready to leave for my day’s tour of London, my phone beeped letting me know an email was awaiting to be read in my inbox. When I checked and found it to be […]
Sita: An Illustrated Retelling of Ramayana – Book Review
Book Title: Sita: An Illustrated Retelling of the Ramayana Author: Devdutt Pattanaik Approx Leisure Read Time: 300 – 340 min Review: For someone who has already read another book by the same author, it generally is quite difficult not to compare the two books. I too was tempted initially. I had picked up the book and abandoned it at least […]
Jaya: An Illustrated Retelling of the Mahabharata – Book Review
Book Title: Jaya: An Illustrated Retelling of the Mahabharata Author: Devdutt Pattanaik Approx Leisure Read Time: 320 – 360 min Review: Impressions first. Jaya: An illustrated retelling of the Mahabharata‘s cover is really eye catching. The illustration of Arjuna and Krishna on the chariot on the front cover indicated to me how the book is going to treat the Mahabharata. It […]
Private India – Book Review
Book Title: Private India Author: Ashwin Sanghi Approx Leisure Read Time: 280 – 320 min Review: I have never read a Private’s series book before, so I accepted this book without any pre-conceived notions or expectations. Since I had read all of Ashwin Sanghi’s previous books, I was sure of one thing; that it would be a Page Turner. And I […]
Business Doctors – Book Review
Book Title: Business Doctors Author: Sameer Kamat. He is the founder of an MBA Admissions Consulting firm and a site about Getting published in India. Approx Leisure Read Time: 220 – 260 min Review: I came across this book by chance. The author contacted me through Goodreads.com and sent across the book. You see, that got me excited about this […]
Devil In Pinstripes – Book Review
Book Title: Devil in Pinstripes Author: Ravi Subramanium Approx Leisure Read Time: 300 – 340 min Review: This is the second book of Ravi Subramanium I have picked up to read, the first being, If God was a Banker (May do its review someday). Devil in Pinstripes is a brainy piece of art. The book has office politics, groupism, powerplay, […]
The Calcutta Chromosome – Book Review
Book Title: The Calcutta Chromosome Author: Amitav Ghosh Approx Leisure Read Time: 280 – 320 min Review: Okay, I finished this book about two weeks ago and as I write this I am STILL not sure what do I rate it. This book has to be among the unusual novels I have read. The book […]
Fish Tales – Book Review
Book Title: Fish Tales Author: Stephen C. Lundin, John Christensen, Harry Paul & Phillip Strand Approx Read Time: 140 – 160 min Review: Imagine a workplace where everyone chooses to bring energy, passion, and a positive attitude to the job every day. Imagine an environment in which people are truly connected to their work, to […]