Book Reviews

book review, One part woman

One Part Woman

A fine story of a childless couple set up in rural Tamil Nadu by the master story teller Perumal Murugan

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Born A Muslim

A book to understand the genesis of Islam and how it came to India and what it means to be a Muslim in India.

Book Review Despite the state by bookspoetryandmore.com

Despite The State

Indifference of the Indian State towards its own citizens and how they abandoned the basic responsibilities of a democratic government.

Book review Where India Goes

Where India Goes

An important book looking at the causes of a major problem that India is facing and calling for a shift in our policy making.

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An eye opening, informative and moving account of caste and its impact on the lives of ordinary people.

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Compassionate and eye opening stories of the lives and hardships of the displaced people due to the various "development" projects over the years.

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The inside story of how Indian security agencies functions with the support of the government to unleash cruelty on its own citizens.

Book Review of Vietnam A History in bookspoetryandmore.com

A definitive account of two decades long war in Vietnam and the damage it has done to the country.

Book Review of Caste Matters

Caste Matters

Suraj Yengede in his debut book “Caste Matters” dissects the caste system and provides an insight into various aspects of caste system.

Man's Search For Meaning

A memoir by Viktore Frankl of his sufferings in the Nazi concentration camps and how he endured all of it to come out and tell

Book Review: On Palestine

On Palestine

A collection of interviews, lectures and talks on Palestine and the ongoing war with Israel for its existence by Noam Chomsky and Ilan Pappe.

Book Review : The Rise and The Fall of The Third Reich

A detailed historical account of the making and rise of Hitler leading to the bloody World War II and destruction of Europe, Russia and Japan.

Book Review - The Hundred Years' War On Palestine

A history of genesis of Palestine's occupation of Israel and the struggle of Palestinian people for their land and right to exist with dignity.

Book Review of Gaza Mama at bookspoetryandmore.com

Gaza Mama

Gaza Mama is a collection of personal blog and political articles by a journalist, born in Palestine.

Book Review of Moong over Microchips: Adventures of a Techie-Turned-Farmer

Story of an IT guy deciding to move away from fast paced life and switching over to agriculture.

Book review of Azadi: Freedom. Fascism. Fiction

A collection of essays and speeches by Arundhati Roy in the last couple of years describing how India is moving towards totalitarianism and fascism.

Book Review of Saffron Fascists by Pieter Fredrich

Collection of essays and articles by Pieter Friedrich on RSS , BJP and their reach among the US diaspora and the impact of Hindu nationalism

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Who was Shivaji

Shivaji was a great king of his time for many reasons, but today he is appropriated by Hindu groups and political parties and Hindutva icon.

Cover of the book "Lihaf" by Ismat Chughtai - Fiction

लिहाफ़

लिहाफ़ - इस्मत चुगताई की कहानियों का संग्रह है। उनकी कहानियों के होकर आप उस दौर के सामाजिक परिवेश में महिलाओं की मनोदशा

Book review of Amma by Perumal Murugan on bookspoetryandmore.com

Amma

A collection of essays by Perumal Murugan remembering his mother. The essays tells about basic human values like simplicity, honesty and hard work though some

Book Review of Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka on bookpoetryandmore.com

Metamorphosis

Cited as the seminal works of 20th century fiction. This is a story told by Franz Kafka of a travelling salesman Gregor Samsa, who