Madras Medley

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

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...
13 Mar 2016

Decoding Karna

One of my fondest memories from school was when we were split into different houses during my sixth grade. The selection...
04 Mar 2016

Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse - Review by Abhishek Desikan

Siddhartha is a simple but profound tale of a man’s discovery of the purpose of one’s life. Set in the era o...