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George Orwell has two significant books—*Animal Farm* and *1984*. I read *Animal Farm* a long time ago, but have only recently finished *1984*. This book was published in 1949, and *Time* magazine included it among the 100 best English-language books from 1923 to 2005.
23 October 2026 · 7 min read
Just recently, I read Raj Thapar's book *All These Years*. Compiled from her diaries following Raj Thapar's (1926–1987) demise, this memoir was published in 1991. The book contains a total of 24 chapters, and the final chapter remains incomplete, owing to Raj Thapar's untimely death from cancer
23 October 2026 · 5 min read
In 2004, a book by Shankar Sharan titled *Marxism and Writing of Indian History* was published. The book notes that Marxists deliberately concealed facts to fabricate the argument that Muslims felt insecure on account of being a minority. The reality is that they... this 'insecurity' fe...
23 October 2026 · 7 min read
Belgian scholar Koenraad Elst wrote a book in 1992 titled *Negationism in India: Concealing the Record of Islam*. Its expanded edition appeared in 2014 and was republished in 2016. This book is primarily Sita Ram Goel's book *Hindu Temples: What Happened To Them* in
23 October 2026 · 6 min read
An important book written by Sita Ram Goel, *History of Hindu Christian Encounters* (A. D. 304 to 1996), was first published in 1986, with an expanded second edition appearing in 1996. After reading the book, Koenraad Elst met Goel in 1989 and, regarding the book, his re...
18 October 2026 · 13 min read
Just a few days ago, I read Howard Fast’s book *The Naked God: The Writer and The Communist Party*. Fast had started writing at the age of 17 and continued writing until the end of his life. In all, he wrote 80 books. He remained an active member of the Communist Party of America from 1943 to 1956, but
18 October 2026 · 6 min read
British-American historian and poet Robert Conquest (15 July 1917 – 3 August 2015) wrote an important book, *The Great Terror: A Reassessment*, on the nearly 15 to 20 million murders committed by Stalin in the Soviet Union. This book was published in 1968, whose re-
15 October 2026 · 12 min read