Madras Medley

धर्मो रक्षति रक्षितः | Books | History | Travel | Technology | Civilization

02 Nov 2019

The Lost River: On The Trail of the Sarasvati by Michel Danino - Review by Abhishek Desikan

The river Saraswathi has been in the collective memory of the Indian civilization since time immemorial. Revered as one ...
14 Sep 2019

Flight of Deities and Rebirth of Temples: Episodes from Indian History by Meenakshi Jain - Review by Abhishek Desikan

Flight of Deities and Rebirth of Temples is a dispassionate, unbiased, and critical retelling of the history of India fo...
03 Jul 2019

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1) by Douglas Adams - Review by Abhishek Desikan

One of the more “whacky” books I’ve read in the recent past. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galax...
10 Jun 2019

Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah - Review by Abhishek Desikan

I am not a huge fan of Trevor Noah as a comedian, but after reading his coming-of-age story, Born a Crime, it won’...
30 May 2019

Saakshi: The Witness by S.L. Bhyrappa - Review by Abhishek Desikan

Saakshi: The Witness is one of the weirdest books I’ve read, and I mean that in a positive way. It is as far remov...