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#BookReview #BookRecommendation

Bravehearts of Bharat - @vikramsampath

An impulsive purchase from @PadhegaIndia_ , this book is a treasure trove of gems from our history. A highly recommended MUST read / must have in collection

My rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️3/4

Review below 👇

1/

History is filled with multiple stories of quite well known personalities. However, there are quite a large number whose stories are not widely known to the general populace.

This anthology of 15 such Bravehearts tries to bridge this vacuum to some extent.

2/

Beautifully curated accounts of 15 personalities across geography and time, with quite a equanimous representation of women, this book gives a crisp into the background, lives and contributions of these personalities in the annals of Indian history.

3/

While there are some known personalities, one does learn more about lesser known personalities. For example, one learns more about Lalitaditya Muktapida of Kashmir in detail. Some of the personalities like Rajarshi Bhagyachandra Jai Singh of Manipur were quite new to me ....

4/

.. and his contribution to the Manipuri art forms were quite enriching to learn about.

Some of the accounts have overlap with other pieces of history, some of which is captured in greater detail like Invaders and Infidels by @dharmadispatch

5/

While personalities like Raja Raja Chola, Rajendra Chola and Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar may warrant dedicated volumes for their contributions, the author has done a fine justice by providing equal prominence to each of the personalities.

6/

The book, quite fittingly, ends with an anecdote from V.D.Savarkar.

This is MUST have book in everyone’s collection & all impressionable minds should definitely read about these role models from our rich history.

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