10 Books to Read On Modern Indian History
It is no surprise that India has a long and rich history. However, which books are the best for learning about the country’s amazing history? Below are ten of
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In the Land of Narmada: Visions From 50 Years Ago
Sri. Nettur P. Damodaran (1913-1978) was a prominent public figure from the state of Kerala, India, who had made contributions in various fields as a freedom fi
Maulik Pancholy’s Book ‘Best At It’ Confronts Being a Gay Indian American In the Midwest
This delightful debut novel by award-winning actor Maulik Pancholy is the story of Rahul Kapoor, an awkward 12-year-old Indian American gay middle-grade boy com
Farzana Doctor’s Book, ‘Seven’ Confronts An Abusive Tradition
Trigger Warnings: FGM/C Some Christian denominations believe a seven-year-old can make spiritual choices. Judaism and Islam hold that a seven-year-old boy is ab
Bay Area Poet Relives Oral Traditions
Divine Blossoms is the kind of book I might have never discovered if I was not the founder and host of a poetry group called the Poetry of Diaspora in Silicon V
Love: A Many Splendored Thing
(Featured Image: Debotri Dhar and her book, Love Is Not A Word) “In literature, culture, history, metaphysics, politics, and their interstices, ideas about lo
A Turn At The Age Of Fifteen
An Africa saying is: ‘The River may be wide, but it can always be crossed.” Well, I have sailed from Bombay in India to Mombasa in Kenya. I have not crossed
Reena Kapoor’s Poetry Is a Nostalgia Trip Of Places Untraveled
What makes you a poet? Reena Kapoor’s debut book of poetry, Arrivals & Departures: Journeys in Poems makes this question even more relevant. Consider poet
Rajaram’s Book On the Reality of the Dutch East India Company
Samantha Rajaram’s debut novel The Company Daughters transports readers to the Dutch Renaissance with the rise in its national power as a seafaring nation, th
Mooch Ado About Nothing
During the ongoing pandemic, several people have been ditching their usual shaving, threading, and waxing routines, donning their natural, back-to-basics avatar
The Age of Religious Fanaticism: The Tonic
Newly released book The Tonic (Leadstart Publishing Pvt Ltd, 2020) is an intriguing story set in 1992, against the backdrop of the Babri Masjid demolition and t
Indian Audio Books For the Global Child
In a virtual world, parents are striving to strike a balance between the need for a personal connection and the prerequisite to learn. While school learning com
