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Takeaways for Authors from Steve Berry’s “The Kaiser’s Web”

Lessons for Authors from Steve Berry’s “Kaiser’s Web” Kaiser’s Web by Steve Berry is part of the Cotton Malone series. To summarize the book, it is an adventure where Malone and his partner Cassiopeia Vitt unravel the web created by the antagonist known as Kaiser. As the name suggests, it is a German-themed thriller. And …

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The story of Sudha and Narayana Murthy: A lesson on how to write a biography

Writing a biography There are two ways to write a biography. One is the traditional way where you start with the subject’s childhood and then take the reader through the life journey. Such accounts are usually mechanically written and tend to be academic in nature. The other way is to use a fiction-narrative approach. Here, …

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Janaka and Ashtavakra – when philosophy meets politics.

Ashtavakra is one of the most renowned philosophers to have made a mark in the world of philosophy. The Ashtavakra Geeta is one of the renowned treatises that expounds the sage Ashtavakra’s views on philosophy. The teachings of Ashtavakra are more suited for a non-fiction book. Author Ashraf Karayath has attempted something challenging. He has …

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In the Footsteps of Rama – retracing the journey of the Purushotthama

The Ramayana is one of the most eternal stories in the heritage of Bharatavarsha. Who does not know the story of the Maryada Purushotthama? Who does not know the story of the great war between Rama and Ravana? The story of Rama has been enshrined in the Ramayana of Valmiki. Apart from Valmiki’s epic, many …

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