Madras Medley

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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...
15 Mar 2019

The Madurai Sultanate: A Concise History by Sandeep Balakrishna - Review by Abhishek Desikan

As the title suggests, this book gives a birds-eye view of the events which led to the establishment of the Madurai &ldq...
10 Mar 2019

Pakistan or the Partition of India by B.R.Ambedkar - Review by Abhishek Desikan

It’s not often that I’m completely bowled over by the precision in which someone puts forth an issue and pre...