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Feb 22 • 7 tweets • 3 min read
#BookOverview Twisted Threads : A Satire on Power, Politics and Pollution by Bhavesh Kansara

The book is a fiction and an edgy political satire that is hilarious and thought-provoking

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@IndicaBooks The protagonist of this novel is the politician Vivekanand Modi who wins the general elections and finds himself amidst a political storm

Amulya, the young heir to the vast political empire is forced to take the plunge and reluctantly make her political debut
@IndicaBooks Meanwhile, a Jinn is released from a magic lamp by Abdul Malik

The author Bhavesh Kansara brings in all the references to the current cultural and political landscape of India into a nicely woven story
@IndicaBooks He describes the present political landscape of India and describes the functioning of the media, Judiciary and the social activists through his satirical observations.
@IndicaBooks “Hilariously incisive and thought-provoking. Bhavesh has a superlatively deep take on the system which couldn’t have been presented any funnier.” Ashwin S Kumar, ex-Columnist, The Unreal Times
@IndicaBooks “Sharp, edgy political satire, with more ‘Laugh Out Loud’ moments than a Rahul Gandhi rally.” Gappistan Radio, Former Editor, Faking News
@IndicaBooks Get your copy: amazon.in/Twisted-Thread…

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The book is a collection of over a hundred motivational verses from ancient texts like the Mahabharata, the Panchatantra, the Hitopadesa, the Subhashita-s of Bhartrihari & such other texts

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Call For Papers : Conference on Shaivism

Imagine you are surveying the religio-cultural landscape of India exactly a thousand years ago, 1022 CE. You will notice that in the north, the Kashmiri śaivācharyas, Abhinavagupta & his disciple Kṣemarāja,

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#BookOverview The Revolutionary: Ram Prasad Bismil’s Autobiography From the Death Row by Saket Suresh

This book is a translation of Ram Prasad Bismil’s memoirs into English

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