Book Reviews

Book Review: The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin

Author: 
Saksham Mathur

Saksham Mathur, age 13, is a student of class VIII at Anand Niketan International School, Ahmedabad. He is deeply interested in science and its mysteries.

Saksham loves outings to exotic places. He is very fond of playing cricket and table tennis. In his free time, Saksham likes to dabble in creativity and finer arts. He also enjoys speaking from public platforms.


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The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin

Title: The Westing Game
Author: Ellen Raskin
Publisher: Puffin (an imprint of Penguin Random House India)
Publication: 2004 (25t anniversary editiion. First edition published 1978.)
Language: English
ISBN-13: 978-0142401200
Pages: 192 (Paperback)
Price: Rs. 399
Website: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/296599/the-westing-game-by-elle...

Book Review: Cards on The Table by Agatha Christie

Author: 
Aadya Kaushik

Aadya Kaushik, age 13, is a student of class VIII at National Public School, Bengaluru.

She has written two short stories and she loves reading books. She loves books by mystery author Agatha Christie, especially those featuring the Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot.

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Cards on The Table by Agatha Christie

Title: Cards on The Table
Author: Agatha Christie
Publisher: HarperCollins
Publication: 2003 (First edition published 1936)
Language: English
ISBN-13: 978-0008164898
Pages: 272 (Paperback)
Price: Rs. 215

Book Review: Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

Author: 
Saksham Mathur

Saksham Mathur, age 13, is a student of class VII at Anand Niketan International School, Ahmedabad. He is deeply interested in science and its mysteries.

Saksham loves outings to exotic places. He is very fond of playing cricket and table tennis. In his free time, Saksham likes to dabble in creativity and finer arts. He also enjoys speaking from public platforms.


About the book

Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

Title: The Lightning Thief (Book #1 in the series Percy Jackson and the Olympians)
Author: Rick Riordan
Publisher: Puffin (an imprint of Penguin Random House India)
Publication: 2013 (First edition published 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-13: 978-0141346809
Pages: 400 (Paperback)
Price: Rs. 399
Website: http://rickriordan.com/book/the-lightning-thief/

Book Review: Bridgital Nation - Solving Technology's People Problem by N. Chandrasekaran and Roopa Purushothaman

Author: 
Manickavasagam

Manickavasagam, or Vasagam for short, graduated as a civil engineer in 1964. He joined the Indian Army in 1965 and became a 'Fauji'. During his career with the armed forces, he served in Leh, Ladakh and Poona (now Pune).

Vasagam joined Indian Revenue Service (Customs and Central Service) in November 1971. Switching over from olive green to civvies was difficult initially but time was a healer. Upon superannuation, he joined the Central Administrative Tribunal and served for the 5 years and 9 months as Administrative Member.

Vasagam is a prolific writer and has already penned three novels in Tamil and hopes to finish the fourth essay within a year. He headed a team which produced a CD-ROM on the life and teachings of Adi Sankara.

These days, Vasagam is leading a retired life with his spouse. His elder son is a computer engineer who lives in America while the younger one is based in Bengaluru. Vasgam is blessed with two grandchildren.

Book Review: Belt and Road - A Chinese World Order by Bruno Maçães

Author: 
Manickavasagam

Manickavasagam, or Vasagam for short, graduated as a civil engineer in 1964. He joined the Indian Army in 1965 and became a 'Fauji'. During his career with the armed forces, he served in Leh, Ladakh and Poona (now Pune).

Vasagam joined Indian Revenue Service (Customs and Central Service) in November 1971. Switching over from olive green to civvies was difficult initially but time was a healer. Upon superannuation, he joined the Central Administrative Tribunal and served for the 5 years and 9 months as Administrative Member.

Vasagam is a prolific writer and has already penned three novels in Tamil and hopes to finish the fourth essay within a year. He headed a team which produced a CD-ROM on the life and teachings of Adi Sankara.

These days, Vasagam is leading a retired life with his spouse. His elder son is a computer engineer who lives in America while the younger one is based in Bengaluru. Vasgam is blessed with two grandchildren.

Introductory Note by Editor
Initially announced in 2013 with a purpose of restoring the ancient Silk Route that connected Asia and Europe, the scope of the ‘One Belt One Road’ (OBOR) project has been expanded over the years to include new territories and development initiatives. Also called the ‘Belt and Road Initiative’ (BRI), the project involves building a big network of roadways, railways, maritime ports, power grids, oil and gas pipelines, and associated infrastructure projects.

The OBOR project covers two parts. The first is called the “Silk Road Economic Belt,” which is primarily land-based and is expected to connect China with Central Asia, Eastern Europe, and Western Europe. The second is called the “21st Century Maritime Silk Road,” which is sea-based and is expected to will China’s southern coast to the Mediterranean, Africa, South-East Asia, and Central Asia. The names are confusing as the ‘Belt’ is actually a network of roads, and the ‘Road’ is a sea route.

 
Map showing the One Belt One Road project.

Map showing the One Belt One Road project.

 

This week's issue of The Economist has a special report on China’s Belt and Road Initiative.

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