Tag: Books
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Book Review: Why I am not a Hindu woman: A personal story by Wandana Sonalkar
Why I am not a Hindu woman: a personal story by Wandana Sonalkar, New Delhi: Women Unlimited, 2021, pp 169. Wandana Sonalkar is a self-proclaimed atheist and in this autobiographical account titled ‘Why I am not a Hindu Woman’, Sonalkar critically reflects on her position on why she has chosen to renounce her religion. This…
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Book Review: REIMAGINING THE WORLD
AZADI: Freedom. Fascism. Fiction. by Arundhati Roy ‘What lies ahead? Reimagining the world. Only that.’ With these above lines, Arundhati Roy ended her introduction and they reflect what Roy set out to do in the book ‘Azadi: Freedom. Fascism. Fiction’. In the nine essays in this book, most of which are previously published or given…
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Reflections on ‘The Story of Ferdinand’ by Munro Leaf
‘Ferdinand’ is a familiar character now, thanks to the Animated film that came out in 2017. The storyline of this film is loosely based on the children’s book published in 1936 titled ‘The Story of Ferdinand’, written and illustrated by Munro Leaf and Robert Lawson respectively. The story is about a bull named ‘Ferdinand’. He…
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GANDHI AND CHURCHILL: A COMMON FATE
Mahatma Gandhi and Winston Churchill are contemporaries of their age. But they are completely two different poles divided by oceans and ideologies. One is the apostle of non-violence and another one is an exponent of war and bloodshed. Whatever they may be in their lives, both destined to the same fate in their own countries,…
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Lalan Fakir: His Songs and Philosophy by Mucheli Rishvanth Reddy
For the times we live in, Lalan’s legacy and his songs are rays of hope. Lalan’s songs are great tools to construct cultural history, no doubt. But his songs can also be sung when reason loses its way in our conversations and actions. Instead of arguing over good and bad in our religions and castes,…