Recently read ‘The Dawn breakers’ by Nabil- I- Azzam, the chronicler of Bahaism. The book was so good that I pondered over many things. Synopsis 19th century Iran. An obscurantist, cruel clergy which is bent up on pillage and rapine on the poor inhabitants. A populace that is steeped in superstitions. The rule of the …
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Recently I finished Walking with Nanak by Haroon Khalid. Gem of a book. Thats what I’d like to say. This is a beautiful book on the revered first guru of the Sikhs, Guru Nanak. When you write a semi- biography of a figure such as Guru nanak, you would be crossing in to unchartered waters. …
Spiritual novels have always fascinated me. I don’t exactly know the reason behind that but one part of my soul always has been veered towards matters regarding spirituality. I like it when tornadoes of the soul- searching would happen in the lives of the protagonists, their moments of self- doubts, consternations, the way spiritual questions …
Read Epic of Gilgamesh day before yesterday.It was a good read. As this is regarded as the first epic ever written, I was really curious to know the contents. Having heard about the book many times, I wanted to know what it is. Perusing through the volume, I understood the fears and confusions of early …
PART 1-: THE LEOPARD It was an autumn night. The inert street lamps of siqandar city stood like silent spectators of imminent doom. The wind was blowing carrying unknown melancholia, probably singing a hymn of death. Everything was silent, enmeshed in the never-ending loop of inexplicable sadness. Houses, which stood like soapboxes always led to …
Finished reading Erich Von Daniken’s The Chariots of Gods today. Some books would make you think about existence. Like why do we live, and are we really alone in going through all the sufferings and privations? While reading Camus, Kafka and Sartre, I often mused about the futility of life. What is the meaning of …
This is my first book by Amin Maalouf. Such a spectacular read!!! The story of Mani, now a completely forgotten figure, but the religion, known as Manichaeism, had once thrived all over the world. It was the religion of light and dark, the eternal loving father and the prince of darkness. The story starts in …
