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📍 The book's first section discusses the general characteristics of the Pashtun people, including the geography of Pashtunistan, the origins and tribal characteristics of the Pashtuns, the idea of Pashtunwali, or the Pashtun way, the significance of Islam, the status of women, and Pashto, the Pashtun language. It also includes a chapter on the history of the area from ancient times up until 1901, when the Iron Amir, Abdur Rahman Khan, came to an end peacefully, which was unusual in Pashtunistan. 📖 From around 1849, when the British acquired control of the Sikh kingdom, until 1947, when they left the subcontinent, Section II focuses on the British interactions with the Pashtuns throughout this century of relationship. 📖 British publications have influenced a lot of the narrative about the Pashtuns and the portrayal of their character. The Durand Line Agreement, which divided Pashtunistan into two pieces and was negotiated by the British and the Afghan Amir in 1893, is also covere...

 🇮🇳 For many years, India and China have been at conflict. India is at a crucial moment in its history, stuck between Pakistan on the west and China on the east, where it is in competing directly with China throughout every facet. 🇮🇳 On the one hand, where China has already become a superpower on the verge of dethroning the United States as a world power, India is also on the upswing, and the world is focusing on India presently for a variety of (favourable) factors. 🇮🇳 But why do two nations that were originally established within months of each other in 1949 and 1950 have an undefined border? 🇮🇳 China has always been a national security state, believing that it had to deal with national security issues first of all and above all else, whereas India's primary goals have always been democracy and advancement, and the country only decided to concentrate on national defense in the 1980s. China believes it must reestablish its conventional barriers in the region, which were es...

 📍 This is the fourth book in the series, and I'm not pleased for a variety of factors. The first and foremost reason is Ravan's portrayal. From the beginning to the end, it appeared as if Ravan already knew, as in he displayed very little to no interest in fighting back. That makes the whole war thing appear to be mundane task. He never felt rage or vengefulness, despite the fact that his brother and son ended up dying. 📍 This is a fascinating story with a totally distinct point of view. Despite Amish's liberty and equality in expressing the story from a new viewpoint, the main premise of the conflict between dharma and adharma is still there. And dharma here should not be confused with the western term religion, but rather as a way of life. 📍 The start was really good it retained my attention for a long time but later the story could never retain my attention, not for the big thing, not for any big reveal, or any big planning. The much-anticipated saga of Vashishta and...

  🦜 In this book , the Nature Conservation Foundation's scientists and researchers describe their experiences with conservation in India. 🕊 They've been trekking through mountains, coral reefs, and forests since 1996, describing, documenting, protecting, and restoring species and ecosystems.  🦜 They have conducted research on primates, snow leopards, hornbills, elephants, dugongs, fish, and other animals.  🕊 They have encountered the sometimes harsh reality of living with nature's wild side in local communities.  🕊 They have also worked hard to bring children and citizens together to celebrate and learn about it. 🦜 Each deeply personal and reflective narrative in this book goes beyond the science to describe the challenges of conservation.  🕊 At the Feet of Living Things has something for everyone, whether you are a student, researcher, conservation practitioner, wildlife manager, nature enthusiast, or an interested citizen. 🦜 Have you guys ever won...

 ⚜ This book presents opinions on a wide range of intriguing subjects. The book's content is already heavily implied by its title. ⚜ The book contains 10 chapters. The former foreign secretary Vijay Gokhale first discusses the major issues in the introduction section. Then ten individuals presented their expertise on various subjects related to the title. The top strategists and thinkers in India penned these chapters. ⚜ This book emphasizes the serious strategic issues that India is currently facing and will confront by the year 2030. ⚜ The information in this book is simply too good. The authors have done a good load of research to write  their analysis on the topics.  ⚜ Some of the themes covered in this book include: India-US Relations, Aerospace: From a Security Perspective, India-China Relations, Land, Sea, and Air Technology, Challenges of AI, etc. This book has been expertly edited, making it concise enough to maintain interest while also being elaborated enough t...

  It's difficult to put it into a single genre! It is of Science Fiction, Crime Mystery and Thriller genres.  ⏳ The story is told through the eyes of three central characters: a retired Danish police officer, a young Caribbean housekeeper, and a former covert operations mercenary, each of whom approaches the novel's central mystery from a different perspective.  ⏳ Switching from one narrative thread to another cleverly builds up the information available to readers, but it also disguises and hides things, much like the swirling North Sea waters around the decrepit oil rig.  ⏳ The Body By The Shore has a Scandi-noir vibe (Scandi noir, is a genre of crime fiction usually written from a police point of view) thanks to Jens Erik's Danish location and sensibilities, while the science fiction aspect felt like a Black Mirror storyline, albeit one told in much greater depth than an hour-long tv show can achieve. ⏳ The author - Khair - has a lot to say about modern racism, ho...

🖋 Don't get confused between this and the famous After Wattpad book series. This is a poetry book written by Vivek Narayanan. 🖋 This book by Vivek mostly contains poems inspired by Valmiki's Ramayana. It just doesn't have that. It also has many poems full of incalculable emotions, pain, and many other feelings from historical events.  🖋 The language of the poems, the writing, the design, and the pages vividly illustrated are just amazing work. Yes, in a few of the poems it would be hard to understand what was happening if you didn't read the info about the type of the poems. The places, the things, the people, everyone here has a poem of their own. 🖋 This is definitely not for a beginner. You should read a few poetry books before going to this one. 🖋 In a work that warrants comparison with Christopher Logue’s and Alice Oswald’s reshapings of Homer and Anne Carson’s Autobiography of Red, the author Narayanan allows the ancient voice of the poem to engage with modern...