Book-reviews

• 23 Oct 2017

  The Ocean of Churn: How the Indian Ocean Shaped Human History by Sanjeev Sanyal - Review by Abhishek Desikan

  There aren’t many books which make you feel thankful that you came across them. The Ocean of Churn, by Sanjeev Sanyal, i...
• 25 Sep 2017

  The Mahabharata Murders by Arnab Ray - Review by Abhishek Desikan

  After a series of non-fiction books, it was good to get back to fiction with this crisp and meticulous whodunit, The Mah...
• 22 Sep 2017

  Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future by Ashlee Vance - Review by Abhishek Desikan

  For quite some time I’ve subscribed to the view that Elon Musk is the greatest mind of the 21st century. SpaceX, T...
• 07 Aug 2017

  The Educational Heritage of Ancient India : How an Ecosystem of Learning Was Laid to Waste by Sahana Singh - Review by Abhishek Desikan

  A cursory look at India’s glorious educational past, and the events which have led to its current, degraded state....
• 22 Jun 2017

  Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson - Review by Abhishek Desikan

  In spite of a sample size of just one astrophysics book read so far, I’d like to rate this book as a very good int...
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