By Sunil Kumar “Are ye Serfs or are ye Freemen, Ye that grovel in the shade? In your own hands rest the issues! By themselves are nations made!’- Old Man’s Hope= A.O Hume- Founder of the Indian National Congress(1885) addressing the enslaved nation. In the 21st year of the 21st century, the ‘freemen’ stand at
Read MoreBy Sunil Kumar I would once again like to express my gratitude to the Indic Book Club and the Indic Book Academy for another fabulous book. Finally finished reading ‘Venkatesa Suprabhatam’ by Shri Venkatesh Parthasarathy. At first glance, one would be tempted to dismiss the idea of a book based solely on a devotional prayer.
Read MoreBy 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,
Read MoreBy 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
Read MoreBy 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
Read MoreBy 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
Read MoreBy 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’.
Read MoreBy 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
Read MoreBy 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
Read MoreBy 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
Read More