Books

Reviews and summaries of some must-read books

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Not Just Dwarkadhish Krishna, the controversial book of Swaminarayan sect also insulted Lord Ram, Lord Shiva and Mata Chamunda: Reveals OpIndia investigation

Rajyaguru Bhargav - 27 March, 2025

Many gods have been insulted in a single book. Apart from that, there are many books in the Swaminarayan sect, in which many times vain attempts have been made to exalt their own worship by insulting Hindu gods and goddesses.

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Swami Vigyananand’s new book The Hindu Manifesto, a blueprint for a civilisational renaissance based on Hindu philosophy, to be released next month

OpIndia Staff - 27 March, 2025

A new book, "The Hindu Manifesto," is going to be released on April 26, 2025, offering a vision for a just, prosperous, and harmonious society based on Hindu philosophy

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As Muslim groups oppose the sale of The Satanic Verses, here’s what Salman Rushdie wrote in open letter condemning Rajiv Gandhi for banning his...

Shraddha Pandey - 26 December, 2024

After Rajiv Gandhi govt banned the import of The Satanic Verses, Salman Rushdie written an open letter to the PM condemning the order calling it violation of free society principles

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How Varna of Vedic era has been corrupted into vote-bank and caste-wars in modern times. Evolution of ‘caste’ though ages

Rajiv Malhotra - 9 July, 2024

What ‘caste’ was in the Vedic era, how it interplays with birth and occupation, and how it has evolved through various stages of history. An excerpt from Rajiv Malhotra’s book.

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Bageshwar Dham’s Pandit Dhirendra Shastri launches his book ‘Sanatan Dharma Kya Hai’ in New Delhi

OpIndia Staff - 3 February, 2024

Shastri explained that six months ago he completed the book in five days when he was in the southern state with the inspiration received from Lord Hanuman. He added that the book doesn’t compare it with others.

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Home Minister Amit Shah launches reference books on three new criminal laws, the books give comparisons of new laws with old ones

ANI - 30 December, 2023

Home Minister Amit Shah introduced the reference books on the three recently enacted transformative criminal justice laws passed by Parliament on Saturday.

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A felon in France, profiting from pro-abortion campaigns, gambling with economies, Clintons, Ukraine and more: What book “Controligarchs” says about George Soros

Pragya Bakshi Sharma - 17 November, 2023

American author and investigative journalist Seamus Bruner has released his new book titled "Controligarch" exposing the exploits of George Soros and other billionaires like Boll Gates, Michael Bloomberg, Warren Buffet etc

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Anand Ranganathan’s new book ‘Hindus in Hindu Rashtra’: A grim reality check for Hindus and their relegated status in the Hindu-majority nation

Pragya Bakshi Sharma - 4 September, 2023

Author Anand Ranganathan incisively dissects the McCarthyism employed by the Left which has relegated Hindus to the fringes of the national imaginary.

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Book review of ‘Rama of the Axe’, by Ranjith Radhakrishnan, a tale of the Shri Parashuram’s magnificence: Rich, fantastic and perhaps, a terrifying saga...

Shalini - 13 June, 2023

Rama of the Axe is a grand emotion once you read it. It is the first full novel by a new author on the block Ranjith Radhakrishnan and is published by Westland Books.

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