Śrī Ramaṇa Maharṣhi’s Upadeśa Sāram is arguably one of the most profound spiritual texts of our times. This book of thirty verses takes us through a complete spiritual journey that …
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Book Review
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Book Review: Calicut and the Making of An Empire
by Bernardo Michael, Special to South Asian Herald 7 minutes readOliver Noone’s book is an ambitious and engaging study of Calicut’s place in the longer history of colonial expansion in South Asia. Its central claim is that two relatively neglected …
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Book Review: Can Trust Be Repaired? This Book Says Yes—One Promise at a Time
by Sayantani Roy 6 minutes readWhen the UN Secretary-General, António Guterres diagnosed the world as suffering from a “Trust Deficit Disorder,” the question of how trust is built, broken, and repaired ceased to be an …
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Aalolika- the first lullaby, is a beautiful book telling mythological tales in a simple narrative style with a deeply sonic quality. This collection of enchanting lullabies came to me for …
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PTI’s Great Stories Behind News and Unsung Heroes
by Kaleem Ur Rahman 4 minutes readFor readers who encountered PTI copy in “India Abroad” or “India West” during the 1990s, Sameer Mohindru’s “What They Don’t Teach You In Journalism Schools” offers a rare glimpse behind …