Madras Medley

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23 Dec 2016

An Era of Darkness: The British Empire in India by Shashi Tharoor - Review by Abhishek Desikan

“The British rule was good for India”, is a common argument put forth by apologists for the Raj, both in Ind...
22 Dec 2016

The Art of War by Sun Tzu - Review by Abhishek Desikan

A treatise on war and military strategy. For a manuscript written around 500 B.C, it surprises, with a lot of insights r...
17 Nov 2016

Mysterious Stranger by David Blaine - Review by Abhishek Desikan

“A History of Magic”, not by Bathilda Bagshot, but by David Blaine, arguably the greatest magician of our ti...
07 Nov 2016

From Tryst to Tendulkar: The History of Independent India by Balaji Viswanathan - Review by Abhishek Desikan

If you are familiar with the question-answer-website Quora, you are probably aware of it’s most famous power user ...
19 Sep 2016

The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography by Simon Singh - Review by Abhishek Desikan

If you’re looking for an excellent primer to the world of cryptography and cryptanalysis, then The Code Book, is t...