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I read the books for perspectives aesthetics not much bothered about aesthetics, political orientations, and reviews. Good books who present realistic complexity and ambiguity with clarity are captivating and satisfying reading experience. Sharing the review of brilliant books read in 2024: ~Highly Recommended~ 1.  Time of Parting  - Anton Donchev ( Alternate ) 2.  India's Wars: A Military History, 1947-1971  - Arjun Subramaniam ~Worth a Look~ 1. Indians: A Brief History of a Civilization - Namit Arora 2.  The Sources of Social Power: Volume 1, A History of Power from the Beginning to AD 1760 - Michael Mann 3.  Absolute Power - Inside story of the National Stock Exchange’s amazing success, leading to hubris, regulatory capture and algo scam - Sucheta Dalal 4. The God Delusion - Richard Dawkins Disclaimer: As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.

In 2024, I read four original Hindi books and two Hindi-translated Urdu books. This was more an effort to stay connected to my mother tongue and culture.  ~Highly Recommended~ 1. पतरस के मजमीं  (हिंदी संस्करण) – पतरस बुख़ारी  पतरस बुखारी प्री-पार्टीशन के वक्त के एक प्रसिद्ध उर्दू साहित्यकार थे, जो अपनी चतुर, सूक्ष्म और सूफियाना शैली के लिए जाने जाते थे। "पतरस के मजामीन" पुस्तक का कालखंड 1920 का दशक है।  पतरस के मजमीं केवल ग्यारह कहानियों वाली एक छोटी-सी, दिलचस्प और हास्यपूर्ण किताब है, जिसमें हर कहानी का विवरण अलग है और उनकी ताजगी एक सदी बीत जाने के बाद भी जस की तस बनी हुई है। पाठक इसमें कई चीजों को खुद से जोड़ पाएंगे, जिससे कहानियों का आनंद और भी बढ़ जाता है। लेकिन इसे इस तरह लिखा गया है कि पाठक हर वाक्य पढ़ते समय हँसेंगे और हर कुछ पंक्तियों के बाद मुस्कुरा उठेंगे। 2. खोया पानी (हिंदी संस्करण) – यूसुफ़ी मुश्ताक अहमद "खोया पानी" पाकिस्तानी लेखक मुस्‍ताक अहमद यूसुफ़ी की एक उल्लेखनीय पुस्तक है, जो 1947 के विभाजन से पहले के अविभाजित भारत और नवगठित पाकिस्तान ...

Note: The following post is taken from the archives of PassionForCinema.com , a much-loved platform for cinema enthusiasts. It is being republished here in the spirit of archiving, historical significance, and sharing important conversations for readers who may not have had access to the original site. The author is Yousuf H, publishing the post on April 28, 2010, at 12:29 pm.   My comment on the post in 2010 . You kids of the new millennium have it easy, you drive down to the nearest multiplex and you have a choice of films from Anurag Kashyap, Dibakar Bannerjee, Vishal Bharadwaj, Raju Hirani, and Imtiyaz Ali to choose from. Do you know what kind of choice oldies like me had when we were growing up in the eighties,…. well we had to make our pick from B Subhash, Shibu Mitra, T Rama Rao and Ravi Nagaich. What? You don’t know who these gentlemen are? Well kids, these are the minds behind some of the most atrocious but successful cinema of the eighties. Writing, acting, music, lyrics,...