Author: Sunil

Author: Sunil

Book Review 3- Blood Island
April 17, 2021 Books, Geopolitics, History, Non Fiction Sunil

By Sunil Kumar My review, ‘Long years ago we made a tryst with destiny, and now the time comes when we shall redeem our pledge, not wholly or in full measure, but very substantially. At the stroke of the midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom. A moment comes,

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Book Review 2- Dharma Decoding The Epics
April 17, 2021 Books, History, India, Sanskrit, Self-Help, Spirituality Sunil

By Sunil Kumar Dharma: Decoding The Epics For A Meaningful Life by Amish Tripathi and Bhavna Roy is the third book I’m reviewing. Coming as a set of two with the delectable ‘Venkatesa Suprabhatam’ sent to me, I was intrigued and slightly excited by the title. Having met Amish once in Mumbai, his enthusiasm and

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Book Review- Celebrating Life
April 17, 2021 India, Information Technology Sunil

By Sunil Kumar No 1 of 4 reviews done for a book site. The book is simple, succinct and eloquent. Have read many of the concepts discussed here in other sources over the years. The Tao of Physics by Fritjof Capra, Swami Rama, Deepak Chopra, Sadhguru, Om Swami are some of the others that come

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What does Nehru write about Shivaji Maharaj in the ‘Discovery of India’?
February 13, 2021 History, India Sunil

By Sunil Kumar Excerpts from Nehru’s Discovery of India; “Only an Akbar might have understood the situation and controlled the new forces that were rising. Perhaps even he could have only postponed the dissolution of his empire unless his curiosity and thirst for knowledge led him to understand the significance of the new techniques that

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Bheema in Mahabharata was called Vrikodara? What is the meaning of Vrikodara?
February 4, 2021 Literature, Poetry, Sanskrit Sunil

By Sunil Kumar Vrikodara means a person who has a voracious or ravenous appetite. It is also used to indicate wolf-bellied, imagine a person with a hungry wolf in his stomach. It is a compound Sanskrit word, consisting of the terms vrka and udara, literally a person who has a generous gluttonous fire in his

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What is your favorite incident from the Sherlock Holmes books?
February 4, 2021 History, India, Literature Sunil

By Sunil Kumar Sherlock Holmes was a favourite in childhood, and I used to read the Conan Doyle books many times. Well- a favourite incident/deduction. Very distraught after the death of Sherlock Holmes in ‘The Final Problem’ at Reichenbach falls, I was thrilled when Watson meets him again in ‘The Adventure of the Empty House’.

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Which person do you sympathise the most from Greek Mythology?
February 4, 2021 History, India, Information Technology Sunil

By Sunil Kumar Interesting question. I don’t sympathize with anyone as such. Even though Indic philosophy urges us towards universal brotherhood, there’s this Herculean gap in my mind while considering another culture. But, having read their mythology since childhood, the most intriguing and self sacrificing character that kind of evoked my sympathy was Prometheus. As

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Book Review
February 1, 2021 Information Technology, Sanskrit, Self-Help, Spirituality Sunil

By Sunil Kumar जय श्री राम , जय श्री कृष्ण.. My first post this year on my personal site Book Review on the Indic Club page some days back. #indicbookclub #IndicAcademy First of all, I would like to convey my gratitude for sending what turned out to be a really interesting, insightful book. Finally got

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Love In the Time of Palak Paneer(Originally Published Feb 15, 2015)
December 30, 2020 History, India, Information Technology Sunil

By Sunil Kumar It was the best of times; it was the worst of times. This is not a tale of two cities; Mumbai and Delhi; but maybe something to do with food and my stomach. The national capital is a rather brash introduction to brusque manners; but then the great nation of India never

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The Idea Of India(Originally Jan 2016)
December 30, 2020 Geopolitics, History, India, Information Technology Sunil

By Sunil Kumar Sentiments here are even more sharper in the aftermath of this COVID-affected year Another Republic Day in a new year; 2016. A ceremonial display of military and cultural might to entertain the citizens of the republic. Does this herald a change; or will the wayward winds of destiny take us to a

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