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Book review: Bimbisar`s Curse by Tanushree Podder

Burden of a king When we first meet the great king of the Magadh Empire, Bimbisar, he is weak and infirm, imprisoned by his son in a cold dark dungeon. As he reflects on the circumstances that brought him to this sorry pass, history unfolds before us. Early on in the narrative,  Bimbisar vows to…

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Book review: Thorns in the Crown by Tanushree Podder

Three lives intersect in this sweeping saga.The trials and tribulations of those lives are mirrored in India’s struggle for independance. The main characters, Peter, Indraneel and Olivia are sharply drawn in this historical drama. They are very different people.Peter is an Anglo-Indian orphan.Escaping the terrible privations and abuse of a missionary school, his path crosses…

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