Book Review
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Understanding John Rebus
Understanding John Rebus may be the most challenging thing in modern-day literary fiction. Continue reading
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They Were My Heroes reviewed by Swapna Peri
Blogger Swapna Peri, in her usual lucid and exquisite manner, gave an excellent review for my latest collection of poems They Were My Heroes. Continue reading
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Book Review: The Indian Conservative by Jaithirth Rao
An ideology which focuses on individualism perhaps much more than pure leftist or pure rightist philosophies do. Continue reading
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Book Review: Home in the World by Amartya Sen
There can hardly be a more well-read intellectual that the English-speaking world has seen. Continue reading
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Book Review: A FAREWELL TO ARMS
Ernest Hemingway’s A Farewell To Arms is a poignant tale of a fierce romance set in the heart of World War I. The fable makes for easy reading with the American legend’s famed iceberg theory of writing making constant entrances into the narrative proper. The book goes along at an easy pace but picks up speed Continue reading
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Book Review: ANNAPURNA
Maurice Herzog’s Annapurna is a mountaineering classic. Written with utmost precision regarding all the hardships that were encountered by his team, this book is different from other books in the same genre in a manner that is quite pleasing. It is not too overbearing with mountaineering lingo, and can be understood very well even by those Continue reading
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Book Review: CRY FREEDOM
Cry Freedom by John Briley is one of those books which force you to question the very existence of the human race. Dealing with the themes of hope, friendship, expectation and betrayal set upon the background of the Apartheid regime in South Africa, Cry Freedom tells the real-life story of an unlikely friendship between Continue reading
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Book Review: THE MAHABHARATA
This version of the Indian epic ‘The Mahabharata’ which was compiled by former Chief Minister of Madras and the first Governor-General of independent India Mr Chakravarty Rajagopalachari, offers insights into the thinking and mindsets of men who existed a million years ago and how Dharma (a sense of righteousness) should always be upheld. I Continue reading
Mohul is a national-level cricketer, poet, sports journalist, travel writer and essayist from Hyderabad, India.
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