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Adi Shankaracharya: Hinduism’s Greatest Thinker by Pavan K Varma
Adi Shankaracharya – Why did none of my textbooks ever thought me about this? This is the first question that comes to your mind when you hold this book in…
Rama and Ayodhya by Meenakshi Jain
For last 30 odd years, we know of Rama and Ayodhya through the Ram Janambhoomi controversy. As a college going student, I have lived through the demolition of Babri Masjid.…
The Making of Early Kashmir by Shonaleeka Kaul
The Making of Early Kashmir by Shonaleeka Kaul The Making of Early Kashmir – The landscape and identity in the Rajatarangini by Shonaleeka Kaul is a delightful book. I picked…
Yogini Cult & Temples – A Tantric Tradition by Vidya Dehejia
Yogini Cult and Temples by Vidya Dehejia Yogini – What comes to your mind when you hear this word? Those of us who follow Yoga may think of it as…
Devi Goddesses of India by John Stratton Hawley & Donna Marie Wulff
Devi Goddesses of India by John Stratton Hawley & Donna Marie Wulff Devi Goddesses of India looks at or the divine feminine as the west calls them or Shakti as…
Banaras City of Light by Diana L Eck
Banaras City of Light by Diana L Eck is the most authoritative contemporary book on Varanasi. You look for books on Kashi and this book comes on top. I spoke…
The Life Of Hinduism by John Stratton Hawley, Vasudha Narayanan
The Life of Hinduism is a compilation of essays by various scholars who have been studying Hinduism. I picked up this book both as a practicing Hindu and as a…
My Hanuman Chalisa by Devdutt Pattanaik
My Hanuman Chalisa by Devdutt Pattanaik Hanuman Chalisa is the most commonly chanted set of verses in India. Written by Goswami Tulsidas after he wrote Ram Charita Manas - these…
Being Different by Rajiv Malhotra Book Review
I picked up this book Being Different after I saw a few videos of Rajiv Malhotra talking about Hinduism and trying to explain it. Videos were impressive. I wrote to him…
India A Sacred Geography by Diana L Eck
Long time back I had read a book by Osho that spoke about India being a sacred space. And not a country defined by the borders drawn by man. As…