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Review of An Era of Darkness by Shashi Tharoor

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 Spider's Web by Charles Osborne

Rating: 3.5/5

Before talking about the plot there are few things to keep in mind regarding this book, I feel cheated for assuming that the author’s name displayed on the cover isn’t the real author. Now that is a huge let down to all who are familiar with the works of the Queen of Crime Mystery, Agatha Christie. Right from the start, one can easily understand this difference.
Spider's Web is not a book for someone who is planning to start reading Agatha Christie.
Bottom line is one cannot merely adapt Agatha Christie.

This book is an Agatha Christie play which was later adapted to a book format by Charles Osborne, and thus the narration is heavily dialogue driven making us feel like reading a play script. By the time you get through the first few chapters, you get glued to the storyline.

The story revolves around the protagonist Clarissa, a young wife of a foreign diplomat an avid reader of crime mysteries, discovers a body and in the attempt to dispose of it she persuades her ho…

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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