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2026
2025
Oct 14
Our Living Constitution : A Concise Introduction & Commentary by Shashi Tharoor
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Indiapolitics
2024
Jun 25
Muslim Separatism: Causes and Consequences by Sita Ram Goel - Review by Abhishek Desikan
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historyIndia
Feb 17
Hymns of Harappa : A New Paradigm on Traditional Histories by Sai Papineni - Review by Abhishek Desikan
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historyIndia
Jan 14
The New One Minute Manager by Ken Blanchard - Review by Abhishek Desikan
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self-helpbusiness
Jan 8
Let's Talk Mutual Funds by Monika Halan - Review by Abhishek Desikan
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economicsfinance
2023
Sep 30
The Battle for Rama : Case of the Temple at Ayodhya - Review by Abhishek Desikan
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historyIndia
Jul 29
Doglapan: The Hard Truth about Life and Start-Ups - Review by Abhishek Desikan
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biographybusiness
Jul 22
The Network State: How To Start a New Country - Review by Abhishek Desikan
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technologypolitics
Jun 3
Ponniyin Selvan - Whirlwinds - Part 2 - Review by Abhishek Desikan
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fictionhistory
Apr 23
Ponniyin Selvan - Fresh Floods - Part 1 - Review by Abhishek Desikan
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fictionhistory
Mar 27
India, Bhārat and Pakistan : The Constitutional Journey of a Sandwiched Civilization - Review by Abhishek Desikan
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historyIndia
2022
Oct 19
Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World - Review by Abhishek Desikan
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historybiography
May 9
Mr. Sampath - The Printer of Malgudi by R.K. Narayan - Review by Abhishek Desikan
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fictionIndia
Feb 13
The English Medium Myth by Sankrant Sanu - Review by Abhishek Desikan
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Indiaeducation
Jan 23
City of Victory: The Rise and Fall of Vijayanagara - Review by Abhishek Desikan
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historyIndia
2021
Dec 25
Good News India: Ordinary Indians, Extraordinary Triumphs by D.V. Sridharan - Review by Abhishek Desikan
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Indiasociety
Dec 24
Genetics and the Aryan debate: 'Early Indians' Tony Joseph's Latest Assault by Shrikant G. Talageri - Review by Abhishek Desikan
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historyIndia
Nov 12
Defence of Hindu Society by Sita Ram Goel - Review by Abhishek Desikan
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philosophyIndia
Nov 1
The Master: The Long Run and Beautiful Game of Roger Federer by Christopher Clarey - Review by Abhishek Desikan
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biographyIndia
Oct 11
India that is Bharat: Coloniality, Civilisation, Constitution by J Sai Deepak - Review by Abhishek Desikan
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historyIndia
Aug 28
The Ideology of India's Modern Right by Subramanian Swamy - Review by Abhishek Desikan
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politicsIndia
Aug 20
Sultan of Delhi: Ascension by Arnab Ray - Review by Abhishek Desikan
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historyIndia
Jul 9
How Should A Government Be?: The New Levers of State Power by Jaideep Prabhu - Review by Abhishek Desikan
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politicseconomics
May 20
The Basics of Bitcoins and Blockchains: An Introduction to Cryptocurrencies and the Technology that Powers Them by Antony Lewis - Review by Abhishek Desikan
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technologyeconomics
Apr 8
Sanghi Who Never Went To A Shakha by Rahul Roushan - Review by Abhishek Desikan
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politicsIndia
Mar 10
10 Judgements That Changed India by Zia Mody - Review by Abhishek Desikan
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Indiahistory
Feb 1
What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions by Randall Munroe - Review by Abhishek Desikan
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sciencehumor
Jan 2
The Aryan Invasion Myth: How 21st Century Science Debunks 19th Century Indology by A.L. Chavda - Review by Abhishek Desikan
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historyIndia
2020
Dec 29
Annihilation Of Caste by B.R. Ambedkar - Review by Abhishek Desikan
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philosophyIndia
Dec 22
A New Idea of India: Individual Rights in a Civilisational State by Harsh Gupta 'Madhusudan', Rajeev Mantri - Review by Abhishek Desikan
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Indiapolitics
Aug 11
Suheldev & the Battle of Bahraich (Indic Chronicles #1) by Amish Tripathi - Review by Abhishek Desikan
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historyIndia
Jun 20
History Under Your Feet by Ratnakar Sadasyula - Review by Abhishek Desikan
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historyIndia
May 16
Avishi: Vishpala of Rig Veda Reimagined by Saiswaroopa Iyer - Review by Abhishek Desikan
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fictionmythology
Mar 20
Everything Is F*cked: A Book About Hope by Mark Manson - Review by Abhishek Desikan
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self-helpphilosophy
Feb 7
The Goat Thief by Perumal Murugan - Review by Abhishek Desikan
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fictionIndia
Feb 2
The Curse of Gandhari by Aditi Banerjee - Review by Abhishek Desikan
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Mahabharatamythology
Jan 17
A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles - Review by Abhishek Desikan
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fictionhistory
2019
Nov 26
RESET: Regaining India’s Economic Legacy by Subramanian Swamy - Review by Abhishek Desikan
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economicsIndia
Nov 11
Letters from an Astrophysicist by Neil deGrasse Tyson - Review by Abhishek Desikan
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sciencecosmology
Nov 2
The Lost River: On The Trail of the Sarasvati by Michel Danino - Review by Abhishek Desikan
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historyIndia
Sep 14
Flight of Deities and Rebirth of Temples: Episodes from Indian History by Meenakshi Jain - Review by Abhishek Desikan
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historyIndia
Jul 3
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1) by Douglas Adams - Review by Abhishek Desikan
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fictionscience fiction
Jun 10
Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah - Review by Abhishek Desikan
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biographyhistory
May 30
Saakshi: The Witness by S.L. Bhyrappa - Review by Abhishek Desikan
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Mahabharatafiction
Mar 27
India in the Age of Ideas: Select Writings: 2006-2018 by Sanjeev Sanyal - Review by Abhishek Desikan
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Indiahistory
Mar 15
The Madurai Sultanate: A Concise History by Sandeep Balakrishna - Review by Abhishek Desikan
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historyIndia
Mar 10
Pakistan or the Partition of India by B.R.Ambedkar - Review by Abhishek Desikan
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historyIndia
Feb 15
Heroic Hindu Resistance to Muslim Invaders, 636 AD To 1206 AD by Sita Ram Goel - Review by Abhishek Desikan
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historyIndia
Feb 10
The Difficulty of Being Good: On the Subtle Art of Dharma by Gurcharan Das - Review by Abhishek Desikan
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Mahabharataphilosophy
Feb 5
Quest for 108 - Part 2 (Sirkazhi-Thirunagur-Chidambaram Divya Desams)
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traveltemples
Jan 18
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari - Review by Abhishek Desikan
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historyscience
2018
Dec 4
Aavarana : The Veil by S.L.Bhyrappa - Review by Abhishek Desikan
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historyIndia
Oct 20
Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time by Dava Sobel - Review by Abhishek Desikan
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historyscience
Aug 25
The Indian Renaissance: India's Rise After a Thousand Years of Decline by Sanjeev Sanyal - Review by Abhishek Desikan
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historyIndia
Jun 2
Ashoka the Ungreat by Subhodeep Mukhopadhyay - Review by Abhishek Desikan
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historyIndia
May 8
Bhima Lone Warrior by M.T. Vasudevan Nair - Review by Abhishek Desikan
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Mahabharatamythology
Apr 14
India's Secularism by Sita Ram Goel - Review by Abhishek Desikan
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Indiapolitics
Apr 1
Land of the Seven Rivers: A Brief History of India's Geography by Sanjeev Sanyal - Review by Abhishek Desikan
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historyIndia
Feb 14
When Did The Mahabharata War Happen? : The Mystery of Arundhati by Nilesh Nilkanth Oak - Review by Abhishek Desikan
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Mahabharatahistory
2017
Dec 30
Blood Red Sari (Kali Rising #1) by Ashok Banker - Review by Abhishek Desikan
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fictionthriller
Nov 17
Scion of Ikshvaku (Ram Chandra #1) by Amish Tripathi - Review by Abhishek Desikan
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mythologyfiction
Nov 3
Sri Ramanuja His Life Religion and Philosophy by Tapasyananda - Review by Abhishek Desikan
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biographyIndia
Oct 28
The Bachelor of Arts by R.K. Narayan - Review by Abhishek Desikan
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fictionIndia
Oct 23
The Ocean of Churn: How the Indian Ocean Shaped Human History by Sanjeev Sanyal - Review by Abhishek Desikan
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historyIndia
Sep 25
The Mahabharata Murders by Arnab Ray - Review by Abhishek Desikan
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Mahabharatafiction
Sep 22
Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future by Ashlee Vance - Review by Abhishek Desikan
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biographytechnology
Aug 7
The Educational Heritage of Ancient India : How an Ecosystem of Learning Was Laid to Waste by Sahana Singh - Review by Abhishek Desikan
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historyIndia
Jun 22
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson - Review by Abhishek Desikan
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sciencecosmology
Mar 12
My Days with Baasha by Suresh Krissna, Malathi Rangarajan - Review by Abhishek Desikan
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biographyIndia
Jan 3
Public Policy : a citizen's guide by Vision India Foundation - Review by Abhishek Desikan
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politicseconomics
2016
Dec 23
An Era of Darkness: The British Empire in India by Shashi Tharoor - Review by Abhishek Desikan
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historyIndia
Nov 17
Mysterious Stranger by David Blaine - Review by Abhishek Desikan
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fictionphilosophy
Nov 7
From Tryst to Tendulkar: The History of Independent India by Balaji Viswanathan - Review by Abhishek Desikan
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sportscricket
Sep 19
The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography by Simon Singh - Review by Abhishek Desikan
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historyscience
Jul 31
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by J.K.Rowling - Review by Abhishek Desikan
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fictionfantasy
Jul 8
Sita: An Illustrated Retelling of the Ramayana by Devdutt Pattanaik - Review by Abhishek Desikan
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Ramayanamythology
Mar 4
Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse - Review by Abhishek Desikan
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philosophyBuddhism
Feb 15
Yuganta: The End of an Epoch by Irawati Karve - Review by Abhishek Desikan
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Mahabharatamythology
2015
Dec 19
The Man Who Knew Infinity: A Life of the Genius Ramanujan by Robert Kanigel - Review by Abhishek Desikan
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biographyIndia
May 6
Jaya: An Illustrated Retelling of the Mahabharata by Devdutt Pattanaik - Review by Abhishek Desikan
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Mahabharatamythology
Apr 1
Playing It My Way: My Autobiography by Sachin Tendulkar, Boria Majumdar - Review by Abhishek Desikan
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biographysports
Feb 26
Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson - Review by Abhishek Desikan
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biographytechnology