By Ravi Joshi, Former Joint Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat Title : Heart Lamp Author : Banu Mushtaq Year : 2025 Pages : 216 Price : Rs. 399 Publisher : Penguin Random House India Pvt. Ltd. The Kannada writer’s journey from burka to courtroom reveals the power of authentic storytelling that challenges patriarchy from within — offering…
By K. Vijaya Kumar, Former Joint Director, Information & Publicity Title: Lords Of The Deccan —Southern India From The Chalukyas To The Cholas Author: Anirudh Kanisetti Year: 2022 Pages: 480 Price: Rs. 799 Publisher: Juggernaut Books It is, indeed, a pleasure to review a book which is described as a critically acclaimed debut one….
By Dr. C.D. Sreenivasa Murthy Title: What The West Should Learn From India Author: Walter J. Lindner Year: 2024 Pages: 279 Price: Rs. 799 Publisher: Juggernaut Books The year was 1977. A tall, young, lean man with a backpack arrived in New Delhi from Germany. He loved Indian music, particularly Ravi Shankar’s sitar. He…
By Dr. Shanthi Narasimhan Title: ‘Malwa Samrajyada Rajayogini Ahilyabai Holkar Author: Dr. Geetha Seetharam Year: 2024 Pages: 532 Price: Rs. 550 Publisher: Geethanjali Publications We see today a lot of past Indian history re-lived with great gusto, lest they continue to be hidden under dominating Mughal or British history and forgotten. Thanks to this move…
By Ravi Joshi, Joint Secretary (Retd.), Cabinet Secretariat The unusual title of the book hides a fascinating ‘tour de force’ of about 500 years of the cultural history of Karnataka and of Kannada literature. The book ‘Rama Bhima Soma’ is encyclopedic in its scope and includes a brief description of almost all the poets, writers…
A book on the sage who bridged wisdom, warfare and worlds Agastya: The Unifier, a book co-authored by Dr. M.N. Sudha and O. Shama Bhat will be released at a programme to be held at JSS College of Arts, Science and Commerce on Ooty Road in Mysuru today (Mar. 26) at 6.15 pm under the…
By Ravi Joshi, Former Joint Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat Human societies, inspired by the ideas of great philosophers, social and political reformers have often tried out different methods of organising societies with varying paradigms. In so doing, they questioned the organising principles of their society and tried to change its dominant norms and values. Gandhiji, a…
By Dr. C.G. Narasimhan Title: ‘Cricket Jagattu Mattu Allina Amogha Ghaligegalu’ Author: E.R. Ramachandran Year: 2025 Pages: 240 Price: Rs. 300 Publisher: New Wave Books Cricket in India has become a household name with great excitement and euphoria more so if our boys and girls do well and win a match and tournament. It…
By Prof. G.L. Shekar Title: “Shivanigagi Kayutta: Kashi Gyanavapiya Satyada Anavarana” Author: Vikram Sampath Translators: Prof. G. L. Shekar and S.S. Narendrakumar Year: 2024 Pages: 352 Price: Rs. 475 Publisher: Sahitya Prakashana, Hubli The Kannada version of the recent book of well-known Indian Historian Dr. Vikram Sampath — Waiting for Shiva: Unearthing the Truth…
By U.B. Acharya A book review like a film trailer arouses curiosity to the viewer/reader to watch the full movie or to elicit some interest in reading the entire book. However, in this case, the book is about a tennis player who is unquestionably the most successful tennis player and yet way down in the…
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