jith77 said:Kashmir: behind the vale by M. J. Akbar
everything that you want to know about how kashmir became what it was now - right from kashmirs own history, india's political mistrust and blunder to pakistans greediness
short, well researched and interesting read...recommended
cranky said:A book every Indian must read: "Everybody loves a good drought" - P. Sainath, about the plight of the poorest villagers of our country. In spite of the title, it's an excellent read, the overall tone is a little dark but the stories are brilliantly told. Makes you wonder who independence really benefited.
diabloReigns said:Presently reading: "The Children of Hurin" by you know who.
Wraith said:Just finished reading the 5 greatest warriors by Matthew Reilly. Can someone suggest something similar i.e sci fi/archeological/mystery kind of book/series.
diabloReigns said:No one's mentioned Lord of the Rings, or is it too old now.
on another note, Freedom at Midnight is another decent read on the events of around the Independence Day. It also describes lots of stuff on Mountbatten, Jinnah and Gandhi, and how the country was divided.
Someone read SNOW from Orhan Pamuk ?
Presently reading: "The Children of Hurin" by you know who.
tracerbullet said:Have you read The Museum of Innocence by Orhan Pamuk? It's his latest and is a total mindfcuk. You'll feel like a wretch as you read it but it's absolutely fantastic.
I found the Children of Hurin very okay. I'm a big, big fan of the Silmarillion though.
Gowt1ham said:Silmarillion was too complex...not to mention names which were impossible to spell/remember.
jith77 said:reminds me...havent read any mattew reilly since ice station and temple....which of his works are as good (or betterhyeah
as ice station
wilbur smith has seventh scrolls which is an intersting mysery/archeao ...... but wont have the pace of mattew reilly
Nikhil said:India After Gandhi -- by Ramachandra Guha.
A fantastic book dealing with the story of India from 1947 to the present age. By present age, I mean about 2004 or so.
It is quite objective, but there is some pro-Nehru bias. It gives details of all the problems India faced and faces. The Naga movement, the naxal movement, the Telangana movement, the formation of various states based on language, etc....
A truly fantastic book for people interested in history. There are plenty of books about India's freedom struggle, but very few detailing what happened in India after that.
ashu_dps said:"India after Gandhi" Searched it in many book stores in MG n Brigade n also in landmark but cudnt find it. Any pointer ?