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#BookReview: The Peshwa War Of The Deceivers by Ram Sivasankaran

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Title: The Peshwa War of the Decievers Author: Ram Sivasanskaran Publisher : Westland Ltd Published on: Binding: Paperback ISBN:  978-9387578654 BLURB Seven years have passed since Peshwa Bajirao Bhat annihilated the Nizam’s armies at Fort Mandu. The two forces have been engaged in attacks and skirmishes ever since. Acting on the advice of his right-hand man, the mysterious Anaamik Dabhade, the Peshwa now sets about laying a trap to truly ensnare the Mughals, and break their might. The Empire, of course, has methods of its own. And Nizam Ul Mulk is itching for an opportunity to exact revenge of the formidable Bajirao. With assassins, saboteurs and criminals infiltrating the Maratha lands, the Mughal Empire scores as many victories in the night as the Peshwa does during the day. Meanwhile, in the far reaches of the country, set ablaze by the never-ending conflict between these major powers, a Sikh warlord, a Rajput king and a Bundela princess f...

#BookReview: From Quetta To Delhi: A Partition Story by Reena Nanda

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Title: From Quetta To Delhi Author: Reena Nanda Publisher: Bloomsbury India Published On: 10th March 2018 Binding: Paperback Pages: 168 ISBN: 9789386643445 Ek palak me sabkuch fana ho gaya Is khoobsurat zindagi ka ek hissa tabah ho gaya Nayi zindagi kahan laijayegi? Kahan hoga hamara basera? Kya gul dikhayegi yeh zindagi? BLURB The lilting rhythms of Punjabi folk songs, the Siapewalli, and Naani wailing about her bad kismet caused by the chudail and dain. Partition changed the old traditions of Punjabiyat but in the pages of this book they come alive ...  The invisible cost of the Partition of the Punjab in 1947 - besides the violence, loss of life and property - was that it destroyed the psychic equilibrium of the displaced population. This is the story of one such woman, Shakunt, who rebuilt her life but could never get over the trauma of losing her homes in Quetta and Jhang - not just the loss of a physical space but of the language, ...

#BookReview: The Burning Queen Rani Padmavati by Anuja Chandramouli

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Title: The Burning Queen Rani Padmavati Author:  Anuja Chandramouli Publisher: Juggernaut Published on: 15th November 2017 Binding: Paperback Pages: 240 ISBN:   9386228521 "Awakened by the cacophony of the wretched, the gods gathered to watch the passing of one who had been the brightest souls to have adorned Mother Earth." BLURB Padmavati is the most beautiful uqueen Chittor has ever had. Everyone who sees her is enthralled by her grace and goodness. When the greedy gaze of the Sultan of Delhi, Alauddin Khalji, falls upon Chittor and its queen, Padmavati's flawless beauty turns against her, because it inspires both love and hate in equal measure. Beset by the threat of an invasion and scheming political rivals who are envious of her immense popularity, Rani Padmavati must rise to the demands of war and fight for everything she believes in. This is the story of a remarkable woman who lived gently, loved passionately, and embra...

#BookReview : A Home For Urvashi by Sanchali Bhattacharya

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Title: A Home For Urvashi  Author: Sanchali Bhattacharya  Publisher: HarperCollins India Published On: 15th October 2017  Pages: 352 Binding: Paperback  ISBN: 978-9352773541 " I died the day I was born." BLURB Death separates Dulari from her beloved twin sister, Ujjwala. Forlorn, her spirit remains on Earth as a powerless but constant companion to Ujjwala. Like the apsara Urvashi, she has the power to travel between worlds but no family, no one to love. Dulari has a dream: she hopes to be reborn as Ujjwala s daughter and find a home for herself. Twenty-nine years have gone by, but her dream remains unfulfilled. There is hope, though, for Ujjwala has a son and now longs for a daughter. Then arrives a man from Ujjwala s past. His presence upsets her life and sets into motion a series of events that threaten to destroy her completely. Only Dulari can save her sister, but to do that, she must relinquish her dream. Will Dulari intervene ...

#BookReview: The Woman Who Saw The Future by Amit Sharma

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Title: The Woman Who Saw the Future  Author: Amit Sharma Publisher: Readomania Published on: 18th November 2017 Binding:  Paperback Pages: 276 ISBN:  9789385854552 BLURB Sapna Vaid has lived with a unique power for a decade; a power that turned her from a timid, wide-eyed, college-going girl into the most influential and powerful Goddess on Earth.Sapna can see the future and saves thousands of people around the world every year through her record-breaking, popular show ‘Lucky People’. The show had given Sapna’s life a meaning and gives her the courage to sleep every night, where death and blood await her in her dreams.  Even though the world is at her feet, the power costs Sapna her personal life. Broken relationships and separation from her son bring her unbearable pain. Her parents and the thousands of prayers that come her way every year are her only solace, her only reason to live. When a blinding hatred leads to a desperate act of rev...