Book Review – Daughters of the Dragon
Daughters of the Dragon is a fictionalised account of Korea during WWII and the dark period of the Japanese occupation. Comfort Women are still to be acknowledged…
History
Baramulla … Dobaar Ne
We watched Baramulla on Netflix. It’s hard hitting and gets uncomfortably close to the truth of what happened in Kashmir. Dobaar Ne, never again !
Remembering Emergency of 1975
In 1975, a state of emergency was declared in Bharat by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, leading to opposition leaders’ imprisonment and grim human rights violations. #DarkDaysOfEmergency
Statue Of Unity – Rashtriya Ekta Diwas
We visited the Statue of Unity a month ago and felt extremely proud of this world class monument ! It’s setting the world standards not just living upto them.
Private Citizen Obama
President Obama stirred a hornet’s nest when he commented about the possibility of yet another partitioning of India… A look at his legacy.
Book Review – Bravehearts of Bharat
This book compiles the short biographies of 15 bravehearts of Bharat, 8 men and 7 women. Several of them are unknown…. A must read book.
Movie Review – Ponniyin Selvan PS-1
Finally watched Ponniyin Selvan or PS-1 a few days back on TV at home. Came away with mixed feelings as the novel left a very different image of the characters. Disappointed.
Jallianwala Bagh in Hyderabad
Like most other Indians I never knew that a Jallianwala Bagh type massacre had happened in Hyderabad as well under the Nizam 😡.
Book Review – Sivakamiyin Sabadham Vol 2, The Siege of Kanchi
Vol #2 in the series Sivakamiyin Sabadham is about events that lead to the siege of Kanchi. Mahendra Varmar is truly impressive as a King.
Bankruptcy to ShikshaDaan !!
We landed in Delhi on Aug 17th, 1997 and its here that we got out of our bankruptcy and setup ShikshaDaan. A quick recap of these 25 years !