Raja Sharma: 876 books

Who other than Great William Shakespeare could have produced such beautiful lines: “Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind, And therefore is winged Cupid painted blind.” The world literature is immensely indebted to this great writer for his unmatched contributions. Whenever people...

This great leader was not born in a wealthy family and he did not have the advantages which the privileged and aristocrat people have.Walesa was a simple electrician who had started his work at Lenin Shipyard. Having worked there for some time and having experienced the poor working conditions,...

There are hundreds of terms which sound alien to you and you have to look for their definitions and meanings. To save you from the trouble, this concise dictionary has been composed. You can download it on your device and be ready for the terms which might confuse you. All the best!

“The Trial” by Franz Kafka was originally written in German language. Its original German title is “Der Process” which later changed into “Der Prozess”, “Der Proce”, and then “Der Proze.” The novel was written between 1914 and 1915. It was published after about ten years...

In her time known as “the most dangerous woman in the United States", Emma Goldman is popularly known for her writing, political speeches, and political activism. She is also called an anarchist by some biographers and historians. She was born on 27th of June, 1869, in Kovno in the Russian Empire.She...

This is an updated version and the names of modern and newly discovered insects and diseases with definitions have been added. This information is in the concluding part of this dictionary. All the best.

Christianity has developed not only as a religion but as a way of life over the past two millenniums. It is the largest religion in the world, and half of the population of the world is Christian. There is no doubt that there are various extraordinary complexities, as a religion, in this institution,...

“Murder in the Cathedral” by T. S. Eliot was first performed in 1935. It is a verse drama that presents the assassination of Archbishop Thomas Becket in Canterbury Cathedral in 1170.Most of the information that Eliot has drawn upon comes from the writing of Edward Grim who was an eyewitness...

“Brave New World” by Aldous Huxley was first published in the year 1932. The story of the novel is set in remote future, in AD 2540, in London. The novel is based on various expectations in several fields of human society. The story anticipates in reproductive technology, psychological...

It is often said that love is strange, but stranger are the ways of lovers. True, very true, for there can not be any generalization of love. It can spring from various sources and human mind has no control over it; it is absolutely a matter of heart. Love, undoubtedly, is the most talked about...

The narrator of the novel is Oskar Schell, a nine-year old boy. The story basically revolves around Oskar’s discovery of a key in a vase that belonged to his father and search around New York to get more information about the key.The story is written in first person narrative; however, the...

IntroductionHistory of the Golden CityAfter the Raj-Partition of 1947Modern AmritsarGeography and ClimateDemographicsTransportAirRailRoadPlaces of Interest in AmritsarGolden TempleHarmandir SahibAkal TakhtRambagh GardensDurgiana TempleJallaianwala BaghTower of Baba AtalCentral MuseumRam TirthReligious Places in and Around Amritsar

The play basically makes mockery of the rapid spread of Christianity across Africa. Wole Soyinka deals with the issue very intelligently and making it as interesting as it can be. There is a phony preacher who deceives common people and his followers.There were several phony preachers in Africa...

The story presents the life of a family in a Chinese village before the First World War. Even today, the book remains a steady favorite.It is noticeable that “The Good Earth” once again made it to the bestseller list in the year 2004. The list was chosen by Oprah Winfrey for Oprah’s Book...