Madras Medley

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

01 Apr 2018

Land of the Seven Rivers: A Brief History of India's Geography by Sanjeev Sanyal - Review by Abhishek Desikan

It is no mean task to tell the story of a civilization as old and as varied as India’s. Few people can provide a narrati...
14 Feb 2018

When Did The Mahabharata War Happen? : The Mystery of Arundhati by Nilesh Nilkanth Oak - Review by Abhishek Desikan

It’s not often that you read a book outside of academia, which provides you a wealth of information and value, whi...
01 Jan 2018

A decade of Diary writing

Happy new year everyone! 🙂 I start with my 10th year of diary writing this year. Needless to say, I’m happy and proud th...
30 Dec 2017

Blood Red Sari (Kali Rising #1) by Ashok Banker - Review by Abhishek Desikan

I don’t think I’ve given a lower rating for any book I’ve read so far. I would have given it 0 stars i...
17 Nov 2017

Scion of Ikshvaku (Ram Chandra #1) by Amish Tripathi - Review by Abhishek Desikan

Not too impressed with the first book of the Ram Chandra Series, primarily because the writing style is exactly the same...