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Rating: 5/5
Like most readers, I ended up reading this book after listening to the authors highly researched & popular Oxford debate on the topic ‘Does Britain owe reparations?’ which immediately got viral and received many praises and criticisms. But this success compelled the author to write a book on the same and thus provide more details which were skipped due to the time limitations of speech but also intended to act as a valuable source of reference for researchers & students. One thing to keep in mind while reading this book is that even though Britain colonized many parts of the world the author's focus is in the India of the past. The presentation of the book is in such a way that a reader looking for a chronical narrative will be disappointed. Instead, this book has an approach where the claims of the apologists are critically studied and countered with evidence making it more like a debate or an argument.

How did it begin?
The author in this chapter talks on ho…

Review of The Orphan by S.R Nair

Rating: 3.5/5

The Orphan is an interesting and faced paced book authored by S.R. Nair. The plots at a typical Indian Police station where an innocent looking chap locked in a stinking small cell. He introduces himself to a fellow cellmate as Sid Westin, the protagonist who is an adopted son of Indian Origin brought up by an American Couple and narrates his story. Even being adopted, he loved his surrogate parents so much that it never occurred to him to think about his biological parents and birth nation. However, time brings him back to India as his surrogate parents met with a fatal accident in Bombay. As the story develops the reader learns that the Westin’s were run over by a car driven by a famous Bollywood actor under the influence of alcohol. Due to the dirty politics, the victim Sid here is turned as the convict and jailed. Later the plot introduces to other key characters such as Aishwarya through whom Sid discovers his biological parents and to everybody's surprise bring…

Introduction to the Constitution of India by Durga Das Basu

Rating: 5/5

Introduction to the Constitution of India is probably the most authoritative text one could come across on this subject. The Indian Constitution is the largest written constitution in the world which is also very complex with so many dimensions. It is in such a scenario where a book like this one plays a crucial role in translating these complex subjects presented in the constitution to a medium that could enable even a layperson to understand and study these complex concepts. Dr. Basu does a brilliant job in explaining the dreams and aspirations of the founding fathers, various discussions that lead to the core values, how other constitution inspired us and how it was adapted to match with our social, political and economic scenarios. He also provides us insight into how the Constitution have evolved over time through various amendments introduced by the ruling governments. After a detailed study of various provisions, judicial case studies that defined several of these pr…

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