Book Review: AI Rising: India’s Artificial Intelligence Growth Story by Leslie D’Monte and Jayanth N Kolla  

The authors plunge the reader headlong into the dynamics of AI, introducing us to the history, the evolvement, the godfathers, the incubation labs, the companies and the uses. They traverse the path across the globe, talking about the West, China and India’s potential. Continue reading Book Review: AI Rising: India’s Artificial Intelligence Growth Story by Leslie D’Monte and Jayanth N Kolla  

Mother and Sri Aurobindo, photo courtesy: media gallery motherandsriaurobindo.in

Book Review: Sri Aurobindo: The Life and Teachings of a Revolutionary Philosopher by Roshen Dalal

The book explores his life and times, evolution from a freedom fighter to a spiritual seeker and eventually a philosopher and guide who came to be revered as Sri Aurobindo. The book is the result of over 30 years of research. Each chapter is focussed on a different aspect—beginning from his childhood, family, education in UK, marriage, political ideology and eventually the deep exploration of the cosmos and the scriptures, and the formation of the ashram in Pondicherry. Continue reading Book Review: Sri Aurobindo: The Life and Teachings of a Revolutionary Philosopher by Roshen Dalal

Book Review: The Ex Factor by Harini Srinivasan

This isn’t a mushy romance but love between a firebrand hiding wounds and a crushed lover hiding feelings. Oindrilla Roy and Vivek Rao were besties in school in Kolkata, but broke off due to firebrand Oindrilla, or Oinks as she is known, coming to hasty conclusions about Vivek’s loyalty. They meet again as professionals in their mid-20s. Continue reading Book Review: The Ex Factor by Harini Srinivasan

Book cover of ONE: The Story of the Ultimate Myth BY MANSOOR KHAN

Book Review: One: The Story of the Ultimate Myth by Mansoor Khan

Far from the world of Bollywood’s unreal, commercial romances, Mansoor Khan travels through time and space to talk about ecological destruction and evolution in a philosophical yet contemporary manner. The master of storytelling remains true to his art—his unique approach to climate crisis, environmental degradation, ignorance, greed forces us to put on our thinking cap and question our extravagant and rampant use of natural resources. Continue reading Book Review: One: The Story of the Ultimate Myth by Mansoor Khan