Category: BOOK & FILM REVIEWS

by Udai Prakash Arora* ARYAN BOOKS INTERNATIONAL, New Delhi, 2018 Hard Bound, Pages:  xxvi+482. ISBN-13:  978-81-7305-601-7 DESCRIPTION “Anyone who is surprised that with so many historians already in the field on Alexander it should have occurred to me to compose this history, should express his surprise only after perusing all their works and then reading …

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A book review by James P. Mimikos, J.D. The writer is an internationally accomplished travel writer delving deeply into “the Art of Travel” – but she approaches her visits and descriptions in a spiritual way. By this I mean her books bring out our subconscious emotions and feelings for the places she writes about. She …

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The Saga of a Mountain Girl Author: Dr. Harisuman Bisht Publisher: BOIBAHAR Language: English, 328pages, 22cm ASIN: B07SQYTVCR Originally published: January 1, 2017 Price: IRS 399 (amazon.in) Book Review by James P. Mimikos, J.D. I attended the 17th International Hindi Conference in Athens, Greece this past June. While there I met Dr. Harisuman Bisht, an award-winning writer of Modern Hindi …

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Gulam Mandi: A Throbbing Market of Sex Slaves  Author: Nirmala Bhuradia Publisher: D.K. Printworld (P) Ltd. Language: English, 328pages, 22cm ISBN: 978-8124609538 Originally published: January 19, 2019 Price: IRS 395, USA $ 13.00 Synopsis Gulam Mandi would mean a market where some unfortunate human beings are put on open display, to be picked up by customers, for the purpose of …

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Edited by Anil Kumar Singh* ARYAN BOOKS INTERNATIONAL, New Delhi, 2019 Hard Bound, Pages: xii+284. ISBN-13: 978-81-7305-623-9 DESCRIPTION India representing the Eastern consciousness, and Greece representing the Western, had been in close contacts since the remote antiquity. Their contribution and striking similarities in the domain of science, philosophy, mythology, art and literature are well-known. In fact, there …

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by Thomas R. Trautmann Translated into Greek by Maria Papailiadi Greek title “Ινδία: σύντομη ιστορία ενός μεγάλου πολιτισμού” Book release on Monday, June 24, 2019 Series | ο κοινός λόγος ISBN 978-960-524-548-1, size 14×21 cm., 400 pages, price 16 euro  Η σύγχρονη Ινδία είναι μια ανερχόμενη οικονομική και στρατιωτική δύναμη που η εμβέλειά της ξεπερνά τα γεωγραφικά …

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Renu Shukla, Nurturers of Buddhism, (Disha International Publishing House), Greater Noida, India, 2019. In its long history, India has maintained its plurality and peaceful relations with other societies. The policy of peaceful-coexistence and inculcation of the free spirit of universal brotherhood has shaped the Indian mind. Remarkable examples of religious tolerance and urge for the …

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