Madras Medley

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13 May 2018

Vidura - An underrated sage

When we think of the important characters in the Mahabharata, few names come to mind instantly - the Pandavas (Yudhishtr...
08 May 2018

Bhima Lone Warrior by M.T. Vasudevan Nair - Review by Abhishek Desikan

Bhima: Lone Warrior is the English translation of the Malayalam epic Randamoozham. If there was one regret I had after r...
14 Apr 2018

India's Secularism by Sita Ram Goel - Review by Abhishek Desikan

I was fortunate to get my hands on some of Sita Ram Goel’s books, one of India’s eminent historians. In this...
01 Apr 2018

Land of the Seven Rivers: A Brief History of India's Geography by Sanjeev Sanyal - Review by Abhishek Desikan

It is no mean task to tell the story of a civilization as old and as varied as India’s. Few people can provide a narrati...
14 Feb 2018

When Did The Mahabharata War Happen? : The Mystery of Arundhati by Nilesh Nilkanth Oak - Review by Abhishek Desikan

It’s not often that you read a book outside of academia, which provides you a wealth of information and value, whi...