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  Why The Poor Don’t Kill Us  The Psychology of Indians  by Manu Joseph, published by Aleph Book Company in 2025. Before I put my own words in the blog, lets read the author's note which states,  “This book is about how Indians behave, narrowly by a mystery – why is there peace between the classes in one of the most unequal regions on earth?” Manu Joseph ( Here ) is an Indian writer, journalist and editor of Open magazine. Previously, he has written fictions and has long and illustrious literary career. As a reporter, he has covered many stories across the India and world. This book basically sums up his observations on such assignments and othwerwise and its analysis.   The author has divided this book into 18 chapters and in chapter 1, he deals with " Who is Poor ". Basically in India, we cannot have a definition what the world over is accepted and how it is governed by pure pragmatism where he gives some anecdote relating to his experience as reporter wh...

राजधानी एक्सप्रेस वाया उम्मीदपुर हॉल्ट  यह पुस्तक मूलतः संघ लोक सेवा आयोग द्वारा आयोजित सिविल सेवा परीक्षा के तैयारी के दौरान एक साथ आए युवाओं के दोस्ती, संघर्ष और बलिदान की दास्तान है। लेकिन इसे सिर्फ़ सिविल सेवा परीक्षा तक सीमित कर देना अनुचित होगा क्योंकि यह पुस्तक आपको युवाओं के सपनों की उड़ान के पीछे क्या क्या दर्द छुपा होगा है उससे परिचय करवाती है। पुस्तक का प्रकाशन हिंदी युग्म प्रकाशन ने २०२५ में किया है। लेखक भारतीय राजस्व सेवा के वरिष्ठ अधिकारी हैं जिन्होंने पूर्व में कविता संग्रह प्रकाशित किए हैं और हिंदी साहित्य से वर्षों से  संबद्ध रहे हैं। उपन्यास की साहित्यिक समीक्षा के उपरांत ऐसा कतई नहीं लगेगा कि इसके रचनाकार का मूल कार्य साहित्य के इतर है । सिविल सेवा परीक्षा भारत देश में एक सम्प्रदाय के समान है,  जिसमें कोई अभ्यर्थी किसी भी जाति, धर्म, क्षेत्र और भाषाई विविधता का हो लेकिन उसके सिविल सेवा तैयारी के दौरान के अनुभव लगभग समान होते है और दिल्ली ही इस संप्रदाय का मुख्यालय बनाया जा सकता है। आपने यदि मुखर्जी नगर और राजेंद्र नगर में एक माह का समय भी सिविल सेवा की...

My Inventions : Nikola Tesla Nikola Tesla, born  10th July 1856, Smiljan, Croatia. Recently, I've read his autobiography “My Inventions”. He was God gifted serial innovator and from very illustrios family. His mother belonged to one of the oldest families of the region having impeccable record as inventors and who invented several tools and implements. His father was military officer and later on turned to work as priest. Infact, his grandfather served in the army of Napoleon Bonaparte. From childhood he was suffering from light flashes and he could intuitively imagine the exact drawings without any assistance of pen or paper. He had clarity of vision but knowledge of principles of physics was a limiting factor in his earlier life. Firstly he proposed to transport letters and packages across seas through submarine tube in spherical containers. The pumping plant would force the water through the tube. In yet another project he proposed to construct a ring around equator to float f...

These days, I am reading books related to spirituality, philosophy, yogic practices and Hinduism.                  In the series, recently, I have completed Aadhyatmikta : Explorations into Hindu Spiritual Practices written by Rajarshi Ranjan Nandy. The book has been published by Bluprint in 2023.                   The book is divided into two parts. In part one, the author has discussed the general concepts relating to Sanatan dharma like reforms, sadhana, difference between experience and realisation, Purush and Prakrati. In the  part two, the author has developed into different aspects of this and Devi‘s which are in Sanatan Dharma, which includes some of very famous forms of Shakti like Chinnamasta, Kubjika, Bhairavi. Amongst Devta’s he has discussed Ganesh, Shiv, Hanuman, Garuda which introduces you to their puja padhatti. The glossary contains meaning of the words used in...

"How We Learn” by Stanislas Dehaene published by Penguin Books shakes the old held notions about how learning happens, the basis of our  civilisation. A must read for academicians, practitioners, policy makers in education sector, public policy, the book opens up new perspectives and present insights after considerable research. The book is divided into 3 parts. While the first part deals with what is learning per se, the later part delves into the process of learning which our brain adopts. The concept of hardwired and plasticity is discussed and makes a case for adaptability in learning process. The author states that the learning is a process which is unique to homo sapiens as they can adapt and learn. infact, Pedagogy is a priviledge for us as no other species teaches its offspring, takes time to monitor progress and point out errors. the invention of school has vastly added our capacity and capabilities.  In chapter 2, Why Our brains learns better than current machines:, ...

India : A Sacred Geography Do you remember review of Benaras: The City of Light written by Diana L. Eck? As I read more and more about her books, I am sort of liking her. The depth she had in exploring the Indic religious organisation which is very rare for someone looking from outsiders perspective. This book India : A Sacred Geography, published in 2012 by Random House is next in series for the author wherein she has delved into the vastness of religiosity of India as a country. The book is divided into 10 chapters starting with a detailed note on transliteration and pronunciation. In A Sacred Geography, an imagined landscape, the author identifies tirthas as “crossings”  where one’s prayers are amplified, one’s rites are more efficacious, one’s vows more readily fulfilled. The book indicted that in the ancient shastras not only geographical teerthas but also teerths of heart are referred as “manas teerthas”. These are enumerated as “truth, celibacy, charity, patience, self-contr...