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Read while in the mood for something fun during a long weekend. This is indeed fun; an assemble-the-avengers action-filled adventure with a ton of deliberate representation. Special call out for the Tamilian with H-1B lottery problems from whom I learnt a new Tamil phrase: kan kettu piragu Surya namaskaaram. Favourite quote: “Home isn't where the heart is, it's wherever the wind feels right.”
A fantastic introduction to a great Hindu epic. This is the book I would refer my curious friends to, when my Amar Chitra Katha collection is not readily available.
Be sure to check out the animated short Sanjay's Super Team too! https://vimeo.com/165239546
Described by the author as “a pop song”, this book is joyful. Dialog drives the plot forward almost exclusively.
Excellent at dispelling the rose-tinted haze that clouds the time of colonial rule in India in modern memories. An excellently-researched, well-substantiated, contemporary take on curing the collective ‘imperial amnesia', though at times painfully repetitive.
A passionately written index of the history that didn't make it to typical British (and possibly Indian) curricula. A useful, albeit strongly opinionated, reference for millennias of rule of the Indian subcontinent.
Few attempts to keep the author's judgements & opinions separate from historical content. Treat this as a highly informative extended opinion piece, as opposed to content for a generative classroom discussion.