I was born in Kot Gangu Rai, a village in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab, India. My grandfather was a farmer and owned a pair of oxen to till his fields and a camel to draw water from the well to irrigate them. My first...
The Bajigars were nomads, refugees from Akbar the Great’s aggression against them in Rajasthan. Akbar the Great, who should really be called Akbar the Coward, sent out an overwhelming force to conquer smaller kingdoms. The Bajigar generals Jamla and Patti were the only Rajput warriors...
Books can take you places, and sometimes those places aren't even metaphorical. 49th Shelf includes Paper Lions in their round up of books that take you around the world. Read the full feature and see the entire list HERE....