Books

Reviews and summaries of some must-read books

Opinions

Here is what happens when a millennial Bengali, raised in a Communist family, reads “How I Became a Hindu” by Sita Ram Goel

Neerajan Saha -
I just finished reading my first Sita Ram Goel book, the famous 'How I Became A Hindu' with its original chapters written in 1982 and the last chapter specifically on the “Nightmare of Nehruism” added by Goel in 1993
News Reports

Amish Tripathi announces book launch of ‘War of Lanka’, fourth in the Ramchandra series, explains why publication was delayed

OpIndia Staff -
He said that Amazon India shutting down the publishing company, Westland Books was a piece of real bad news and that it caused a holdup in the publication of the book 'War of Lanka'.
OpIndia Explains

Scratch a ‘vivadit dhancha’, find a Mandir: A list of Hindu temples destroyed over centuries of Islamic rule where masjids and dargahs stand now

Anurag -
In 1990, Historian Sita Ram Goel released a book named 'Hindu Temples: What Happened To Them' in which he mentioned over 1,800 Muslim structures that were built on Hindu Temple sites and/or used materials from destroyed temples.
News Reports

Appeasement politics of the Congress responsible for partition of India: Says new history textbook of Haryana board

OpIndia Staff -
Haryana Board's new History text books for class 9 blames Congress' appeasement policies for partition of India
Interviews

The Vow of Parvati: Author Aditi Banerjee talks about why books with strong female protagonist are getting readers interested

Nirwa Mehta -
In The Vow of Parvati, author Aditi Banerjee talks about Devi Sati/Parvati and Lord Shiva and how the Devi encompasses all aspects of female form.
Government and Policy

‘To understand Indian thought process, it is necessary to study the Mahabharata’: Dr Jaishankar explains ‘the India way’ through the greatest story ever told

Sanghamitra -
In his book 'The India Way' Dr Jaishankar explains why, for India to understand its strategies and choices, and for the world to understand India, it is necessary to study the Mahabharata, 'the greatest story ever told'.
Books

New book sheds light on Smriti Irani’s indomitable courage: An incident from December 2020 that stands testament to why she won Amethi

OpIndia Staff -
Smriti Irani’s victory in Amethi in 2019 was an epoch-making event in the history of Indian politics - Read excerpt from new book
Books

What if Centre had let the states manage oxygen on their own during the COVID pandemic? New book tells how Modi govt managed coronavirus...

OpIndia Staff -
The book 'A Nation To Protect' by Priyam Gandhi-Mody talks about the many challenges thrown at PM Modi during the covid crisis and how he overcame them.
News Reports

The left continues to slander the scholarship of Vikram Sampath, despite the author giving due citations: All you need to know

OpIndia Staff -
Left liberals accuse Vikram Sampath of plagiarism even though he had properly credited the sources he had used in a speech
Books

Harvard students get a lesson on Yogi Adityanath, biographer Shantanu Gupta tells them how he’s different from his predecessors

OpIndia Staff -
Students from Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard Business School and Harvard Education School joined the discussion on Yogi Adityanath with his biographer Shantanu Gupta
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