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‘Beauty provokes harassment, the law says, but it looks through men’s eyes when deciding what provokes it.’ —Naomi Wolf, The Beauty Myth: How Images of Beauty Are Used Against Women
“As I was typing this last sentence, somewhat hastily, my computer’s spellcheck offered ‘Brutish’ as an acceptable substitute for ‘British’ rule in India!”
― An Era of Darkness: The British Empire in India
― An Era of Darkness: The British Empire in India
“केवल कौशल से धन नहीं मिलता। इसके लिए भी त्याग और तपस्या करनी पड़ती है। शायद इतनी साधना में ईश्वर भी मिल जाय। हमारी सारी आत्मिक और बौद्धिक और शारीरिक शक्तियों के सामंजस्य का नाम धन है।”
― गोदान [Godan]
― गोदान [Godan]
“No matter the journey, one will always face opposition, whether in the form of competitors, enemies, meddlers, saboteurs, incompetents, and the like. The simplest way to defeat them all is to accomplish what you set out to accomplish.”
― Alexander the Great: The Macedonian Who Conquered the World
― Alexander the Great: The Macedonian Who Conquered the World
“The linguistic reorganization was one of the bold experiments and it worked great. It strengthened India by enabling strong states and weakening the many separatist movements (that wanted to separate fearing India's imposition of one culture). It is extremely rare to see a strong nation where each state spoke a different language. India pulled off a miracle.”
― From Tryst to Tendulkar: The History of Independent India
― From Tryst to Tendulkar: The History of Independent India
Shekhar Rathore’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Shekhar Rathore’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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57 friends
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