Category: Bharat’s Notes
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Conclave by Robert Harris (Book Review)
Robert Harris’s “Conclave” is a gripping thriller that explores the political complexities of electing a Pope while delving into the relationship between faith in…
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London Falling by Patrick Radden Keefe: A book review
It is one of the most moving books that I’ve ever read, and, trust me, I’ve read my (and a few other people’s) share…
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Paul Mason’s Reds (Book Review)
Reds by Paul Mason tells the story of communism as one of history’s most fascinating ideas and, like many fascinating ideas, one of its great…
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Efficacy of Fast Track Courts : The Same Speed, Borrowed From Someone Else’s Case
Fast-track courts are announced overnight, but they rarely add judges, prosecutors, or courtrooms — they only reorder the queue. Using the NEET-UG case as…
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My views on whether Fast Track Courts have delivered on the promise of Speedy Justice, with The Hindu
First published in a piece The Hindu here with AARATRIKA BHAUMIK of The Hindu Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement to set up fast-track courts…
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A Scandalous Amount of Time
Spending countless hours in bookstores, I’ve amassed a library of over a thousand books, each a reflection of my soul’s complexities. From the randomness…
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Living Inside a Book : Reading Tolstoy’s War and Peace in Coorg.
I read War and Peace over ten days in Coorg, in a red cushy chair overlooking a coffee plantation or a balcony above the…
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100 Book Recommendations by Bharat Chugh
People ask me for book recommendations often enough that I finally did the uncomfortable thing: made a list. I basically got a Large Language…
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Bookshops in London & Edinburgh
I’ve visited at least one bookshop in every city I’ve ever been to. For me, books—and by extension, bookshops—are sanctuaries of stillness. Travel, though…
