Synopsis: Sanatana Dharma for the Modern World is a riveting yet simple read for those who wish to get insights on how to lead a dharmic life in the modern era. The book helps one get started off understanding the ocean that is Sanatana Dharma (Hinduism). This helps readers get a quick understanding of the Read more…
Synopsis: The 7th century CE marked a time of great religious revival for Bharat. The country was undergoing radical political, ideological and social changes. Sanatana Dharma was trying to reassert itself with the start of the Bhakti movement in the South.
Synopsis: India, that is Bharat is the first-ever comprehensive trilogy on the influence of European colonial consciousness, especially its religious and racist roots, on Bharat as the successor state to the Indic civilization and the origins of the Indian Constitution. The book perfectly sets the stage for its sequels, covering the period between Columbus’ Age Read more…
I got my reading genes from my mother. Whether it was putting me to sleep after dinner, or killing time on a long flight or train journey, she would invariably read me something. By the time I was a teenager, I was already familiar with some of the best works of celebrated authors like Sidney Read more…
Synopsis: 1641-1660 was probably the most important period in India’s resistance against a long and oppressive Islamic rule. The Indian subcontinent was under the brutal control of three tyrannical sultanates – the powerful and despotic Mughals, who stand glorified in our textbooks today, in the North, and the Shia rulers, Adilshah and Qutubshah, down South. Read more…
Synopsis: The Quest of the Sparrows is a critically acclaimed Indian spiritual fiction that offers valuable insights without ever preaching. It is the story of an ordinary young man, who takes a leap of faith when he is forced to become a spiritual guru. He and his disciples set off on an arduous 600-kilometer journey. Read more…
Synopsis: In Designing Destiny, Kamlesh Patel presents his take on some questions that great philosophers have pondered over for centuries. For instance, what role does destiny play in our lives? What part of our destiny is fixed and what is variable? Can we shape and redesign our destiny? Known widely as Daaji, Kamlesh Patel has Read more…
Synopsis: Just a thousand years ago, India was dotted with universities across its length and breadth, where international students flocked to gain credentials in advanced education. This illustrated book describes how these multi-disciplinary centers of learning existed in several forms such as forest universities, brick-and-mortar universities and temple universities. It examines the funding for these Read more…
“Sometimes, truth causes pain and suffering. At such times, silence is preferred” Ram: Scion of Ikshvaku is the first book in the Ram Chandra series by Amish, the author of the renowned Shiva Trilogy. The series describes the story of Ramayana, from the point of view of its important characters – Ram, Sita, Raavan and Read more…
My first memories of ‘reading’ a book are that of the Bhagavad Gita. I was in fifth grade when my grandmother read it out to me. As you would expect from someone my age, I didn’t find it particularly interesting back then. However, during my tenth-grade summer vacations, I received an illustrated copy of the Read more…
