Madras Medley

धर्मो रक्षति रक्षितः | Books | History | Travel | Technology | Civilization

14 Sep 2019

Flight of Deities and Rebirth of Temples: Episodes from Indian History by Meenakshi Jain - Review by Abhishek Desikan

Flight of Deities and Rebirth of Temples is a dispassionate, unbiased, and critical retelling of the history of India fo...
03 Jul 2019

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1) by Douglas Adams - Review by Abhishek Desikan

One of the more “whacky” books I’ve read in the recent past. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galax...
10 Jun 2019

Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah - Review by Abhishek Desikan

I am not a huge fan of Trevor Noah as a comedian, but after reading his coming-of-age story, Born a Crime, it won’...
30 May 2019

Saakshi: The Witness by S.L. Bhyrappa - Review by Abhishek Desikan

Saakshi: The Witness is one of the weirdest books I’ve read, and I mean that in a positive way. It is as far remov...
27 Mar 2019

India in the Age of Ideas: Select Writings: 2006-2018 by Sanjeev Sanyal - Review by Abhishek Desikan

India in the Age of Ideas is not a book/novel in the conventional sense, as it is a compendium of articles written and p...