Gandhari Ki Atmakatha by Manu Sharma
Gandhari Ki Atmakatha, Ah Mahabharat again! This time as a story of Gandhari, only focusing on what she knew, what she saw and her...
The Making of Early Kashmir by Shonaleeka Kaul
The Making of Early Kashmir – The landscape and identity in the Rajatarangini by Shonaleeka Kaul is a delightful book. I picked it up...
Banaras City of Light by Diana L Eck
Banaras City of Light by Diana L Eck is the most authoritative contemporary book on Varanasi. You look for books on Kashi and this...
My Hanuman Chalisa by Devdutt Pattanaik
Hanuman Chalisa is the most commonly chanted set of verses in India. Written by Goswami Tulsidas after he wrote Ram Charita Manas - these...
The Art of Tantra by Philip Rawson - Book Review
Tantra is mysterious subject. Not many people know about it beyond the word Tantra. Interestingly, what we popularly know about Tantra today is from...
India A Sacred Geography by Diana L Eck
Long time back I had read a book by Osho that spoke about India being a sacred space. And not a country defined by...
Adi Shankaracharya: Hinduism’s Greatest Thinker by Pavan K Varma
Adi Shankaracharya – Why did none of my textbooks ever thought me about this? This is the first question that comes to your mind...
Being Different by Rajiv Malhotra Book Review
I picked up this book Being Different after I saw a few videos of Rajiv Malhotra talking about Hinduism and trying to explain it. Videos...
Rama and Ayodhya by Meenakshi Jain
For last 30 odd years, we know of Rama and Ayodhya through the Ram Janambhoomi controversy. As a college going student, I have lived...
The book of Durga by Nilima Chitgopekar
Durga, at the moment, is the most popular avatar of the Devi. Her visual form with multiple arms riding on a Lion and killing...
