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Book Review : The Secret Adversary - Tommy & Tuppence Chronology #1 - Agatha Christie

  Marvellous !!! Wonderfully crafted thriller which is first of the 5 books in Tommy and Tuppence series. When 2 best friends decide to become sleuths and investigate a missing person, what unravels is an interesting journey of intrigue, mystery and a constant outsmarting one another. The mystery is preserved well till towards the eventual revelation, but those who have read Poirot could make an educated guess a little ahead of time. Still a superb mystery from the Queen !! Highly recommended.

Book Review: Markandeya Ramayana - Deepak M R

  (Pic Courtesy : Amazon Kindle) Ramayana is one of the foremost worshipped, widely read and heavily referenced works from the pantheon on Santana Dharma. One of the two Itihasas, it records the trials, tribulation of Sri Rama who is considered as Maryada Purushottam, one whose reign is considered as the golden benchmark for the modern society to emulate. Rama Rajya is a divine feeling which every soul on this blessed land of Bharatha aspires for. The legend of such a towering personality is bound to evoke emotions and adulation from the wider populace. Srimad Valmiki Ramayana is the authentic source of Ramayana, one which is widely read and worshipped. However, Ramayana on its own has multiple variations with each retelling having its own quirks and deviations from the classical version. One such version is narrated by Rsi Markandeya to Pandavas when they return after Draupadi’s humiliation by Jayadratha. This is a very fast paced Ramayana, concise to be precise. There are quite a...