Living Homeschool History(South India):History of South India from Prehistoric Times to Vijayanagar by Nilakanta Sastri

Recommended age: Upper Middle school and High school. This is valuable book for those interested into intensive and thorough reading into South Indian history. The book begins with sources that were taken into account to writing of history (coins ,rock edicts and writings by foreign travellers) Goes on to explain the Geography of the south Then moves to chronologically describe

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Book Review: Literature: A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

Recommendation: Middle school and high school A must read thought provoking book that helps us to understand priorities and a wonderful read for Christmas. A Christmas carol tells the story of Ebeneezer scrooge with seriously skewed priorities and his second chance to setting them straight when he get visited by his past, present and future. Click here to Watch the

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Book Review : Indian History:Rulers of India: Lord Clive by George Bruce Malleson

Recommendation: High School The Rulers of India was a biographical book series edited by William Wilson Hunter and published from the Clarendon Press, Oxford,now not in print.You can get it on kindle or from the archives. Robert Clive is a important figure of Indian history,as he was the one to bring Bengal under the rule of East Indian Company. His

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Book Review:English Literature: David Copperfield by Charles Dickens

Recommendation:High School Considered by Mr.Dickens as his very favorite book.An interesting book which features many incidents from Dickens life and that is what got me interested in this book,the chance to understand dickens. The story follows the life  and making of David Copperfield from childhood to maturity. His childhood,friendships,mentors,career and marriages.All in all a book that shows everyday life’s thoughts

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Book Review: Science: A Short History of Nearly Everything – BILL BRYSON

Recommended:Middle School and High School In the school hour rush I didn’t have much time to actually pay details to the history behind them.This book really helped in rectifying that. A much needed book to understand the history of prominent scientific discoveries and it does it in laymen terms. My favorite part of the book was the calculation of the

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