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.
History
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 !
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj
Just writing his name gives me goosebumps !! There are only two people who have that impact on me – Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. For a long time, I would always say that Alexander was a role model because at a young age he nearly conquered the whole world. I was … Read more
Ganesh Chaturthi 2021
Read about Ganesha through an amazing Twitter thread that I am reposting.. Happy Ganesh Chaturthi.
Puri Jagannath – Sthala Puran
Do read the amazing sthala puran (history of the place/temple) of Puri Jagannath Mandir compiled by Aparna Panda. Jai Jagannath.