We always take a week off and run away to a warm place in December. The thought of enduring sub zero temps for another 2 months or more pushes us to seek warmer climes. In 2021,we are all under a lot of stress - the hubby is under crazy duress at the work front, the…
The Last Queen by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni: A short review
The Last Queen,history aside, shines a spotlight on yet another female character - Rani Jindan of Punjab. I’m not very familiar with Maharaja Ranjit Singh, thanks to our Anglicized history textbooks which hardly give us a look into what actually went on in the different parts of our country while the British colonized and plundered us. But, the book is very entertaining without being boring while familiarizing us with the history of the time.