The Mighty Life of Lt Gen “Tiny” Dhillon
Do read Lt Gen Tiny Dhillon’s book “Kitne Ghazi Aaye, Kitne Ghazi Gaye” to get a glimpse into the life of an Indian Army soldier. So glad to have Tiny Sir on our side :).
Kashmir
Book Review – The Rozabal Line
My rating for The Rozabal Line is a 3 out of 5 …. simply because there are too many characters and the plot just goes all over the place. But I like Ashwin Sanghi’s style of writing, so will read other books by him.
India’s Forgotten Heroes #6 – Balraj Madhok
Read all about a forgotten hero of India – Balraj Madhok. Reposting the twitter thread by @sheshapatangi1.
Stunning Pictures #3 – March 2022
This collection of pictures are from the month of March … when Spring is in full form. Don’t miss the stunning Mango flowers by Venky !!
Soundarya Lahiri and a long lost memory …
Yesterday was Mahashivaratri and I saw pictures of the Shankaracharya temple in Kashmir being all lit up after many decades… Obviously I knew nothing about the Shankaracharya Temple of Kashmir. I only knew that Adi Sankara had spent time in Kashmir at the Sharada Peeth. Enter Wikipedia and I found out that he had visited … Read more
Life Review – Our Moon Has Blood Clots
This is the only book that has made me cry within the first five pages. “I remembered our kitchen garden back home in Srinagar, and all the tomatoes I had wasted, plucking them before they could ripen and hitting them for sixes with my willow bat. And now in my hands somebody had thrust half … Read more
The three wise monkeys of Gandhiji – dead
Growing up, my dad had this clay figurine of a set of three monkeys which later I realised symbolised Gandhiji’s teaching of – “don’t see evil, don’t speak evil, don’t hear evil”. Unfortunately, like with many of his teachings we neither updated them for the new world nor used those that are still relevant except … Read more