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Book Review | Chatuh Shloki Manusmriti - An English Commentary by Nithin Sridhar
A review of Nithin Sridhar’s Chatuh Ślokī Manusmṛti - An English Commentary, which is a bold and meticulous book that confronts popular misreadings and dispels inherited prejudices. A reclamation of the Dharmaśāstra tradition through a lucid and unapologetically śāstrika lens.
Sai Priya Chodavarapu
10 min read
Cinema And Books
Book Review | Grammar of Greed - Reflections on a Fatal Ecology by Aseem Shrivastava
A book review of Aseem Shrivastava's Grammar of Greed - Reflections on a Fatal Ecology. A piercing meditation on modernity’s illusions, ecological estrangement, and the urgent need for introspection and spiritual renewal.
Sai Priya Chodavarapu
12 min read
Cinema And Books
Book Review | GeoTechnoGraphy - Mapping Power and Identity in the Digital Age by Samir Saran and Anirban Sarma
The book 'GeoTechnoGraphy' by Samir Saran and Anirban Sarma serves as a sharp reminder that our tech policy is falling behind. This essay is a review of the same which reflects on how IKS and dhārmika policy can shape a more ethical, grounded digital future.
Sai Priya Chodavarapu
12 min read
Cinema And Books
Book Review | The ‘Joy Bangla’ Deception by Kausik Gangopadhyay and Devavrata
This essay is a review of 'The ‘Joy Bangla’ Deception', a provocative book and deeply unsettling inquiry into the foundational myths of Bangladesh, and their long-term impact on the Hindu-minority population. Harshly critiquing mainstream liberal narratives, the book presents a forceful counter-history - one that interrogates the politics of identity, exposes state-sanctioned discrimination, and laments the ongoing erasure of Hindu and Buddhist cultural presence in a land propped up internationally as a symbol of secular nationalism.
Sai Priya Chodavarapu
13 min read
Cinema And Books
Book Review | Behave - The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst by Robert Sapolsky
Our book review of 'Behave' - a broad, multidisciplinary exploration of the biological, psychological, and cultural forces that shape human behavior. Learn how deeply culture penetrates into human perception, cognition, and emotional resonance.
Sai Priya Chodavarapu
11 min read
Cinema And Books
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