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Sex on the Moon: An Amazing Heist chronicled

Sex on the Moon: An Amazing Heist chronicled
As I picked up the book reading just the first half of the title and wondering if it was lying in a misplaced section of the bookstore, I was intrigued by the plot. If either of these two feats were true, I knew it would make a gripping tale. Recounted by Ben Mezrich, who has penned down The Accidental...
May 15th, 2013 | Book Reviews, Featured | Read More

Our moon has blood clots

Our moon has blood clots
Writer: Rahul Pandita Publisher: Vintage Books/Random House Category: Autobiography, Documentary Ratings: 5/5 Verdict: The exodus of the Kashmiri Pandits is more of a forgotten chapter in the lives of many Indians, for we all have problems of our own that need to be severely dealt with. The reasons...
March 19th, 2013 | Book Reviews, Featured, Reviews | Read More

Oath of the Vayuputras

Oath of the Vayuputras
Writer: Amish Tripathi Publisher: Westland Press Category: Fiction/Mythology Cover: Rashmi Pusalkar Ratings: 4.5/5  The final book in the Shiva Triology is an amazing experience. Never before had the first day of a book written by an Indian author got such a great reception and response. Verdict: On...
March 13th, 2013 | Book Reviews, Featured, Reviews | Read More

If God was a Banker

If God was a Banker
Writer: Ravi Subramaniam Publisher: Rupa and Co Category: Fiction/Business Ratings: 4/5 If God Was A Banker is a story about two management graduates, who make their way up in the world of banking. Verdict: Now the book was released in 2007, so its quite old, meaning most of you have already read it...
March 4th, 2013 | Book Reviews, Featured | Read More

Grandma’s Bag of Stories

Writer: Sudha Murty Publisher: Penguin India Category: Children/Fiction Ratings: 4/5 Sudha Murty is the chairperson of Infosys and wife of Narayan Murty. But it is her writings and her ideas that make her brilliant. The novel released last year is only an example of her prolific ideas. Grandma’s...
February 9th, 2013 | Book Reviews | Read More

Attila: Book Review

Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin Author: William Napier Overall Ratings: 3.5/5 Attila or The Scourge of God Am I a history fan? Yes, but I definitely wasn’t good at it when I was in school. My love for history started with a computer game called “Age of Empires” and due...
November 21st, 2012 | Book Reviews | Read More

The Krishna Key: Book Review

Genre: Mythology/Fiction Publisher: Westland Ltd. Author: Ashwin Sanghi Overall Ratings: 4/5 From the author of Rozabel Line and Chanakya’s Chant comes another great page turner, ‘The Krishna Key’. The interesting cover and the name of Ashwin Sanghi was enough to make me pick it up from a local...
November 2nd, 2012 | Book Reviews | Read More

Book Review Chanakya’s Chant

Genre: Historical/Fictional Publisher: Westland Ltd. Author: Ashwin Sanghi Overall Ratings: 4.5/5 Chanakyas Chant When I watched the movie Rang De Basanti, not only was I left admiring the wonderful storyline, the thing that struck me the most was the way the past was perfectly blended into present,...
October 15th, 2012 | Book Reviews | Read More