Madras Medley

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17 Nov 2016

Mysterious Stranger by David Blaine - Review by Abhishek Desikan

“A History of Magic”, not by Bathilda Bagshot, but by David Blaine, arguably the greatest magician of our ti...
07 Nov 2016

From Tryst to Tendulkar: The History of Independent India by Balaji Viswanathan - Review by Abhishek Desikan

If you are familiar with the question-answer-website Quora, you are probably aware of it’s most famous power user ...
19 Sep 2016

The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography by Simon Singh - Review by Abhishek Desikan

If you’re looking for an excellent primer to the world of cryptography and cryptanalysis, then The Code Book, is t...
31 Jul 2016

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by J.K.Rowling - Review by Abhishek Desikan

There are only a few books which are “unputdownable”. The Harry Potter series has always been in this catego...
08 Jul 2016

Sita: An Illustrated Retelling of the Ramayana by Devdutt Pattanaik - Review by Abhishek Desikan

Another interesting retelling from Devdutt Pattanaik, this time on the Ramayana. As with Jaya, I liked the snippets afte...