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Title:Bajirao:The Warrior Peshwa Author:E Jaiwant Paul Category : History Most of the Indians remember Bajirao as the hero of the famous love story of Bajirao and Mastani.However very few books including course books outline the adventures of this greatest generals of India. Peshwa at the young age of 20 he had dreams of conquering heaven.He was the one who when Marathas were contemplating about a Pan Indian vision stressed the need for it and also said that it was it's righful progress.Bajirao's victories against Nizam at Bhopal and Palkhed established him as the greatest generals of his time. It was his courage and statesmanship which galvanized Marathas from a small kingdom to an empire eclipsing the Mughals. Probably one of the few sons of India who had the capability of really changing Her fortune for the better.All this and many more you will find this in the book.

Title: Roots Author: Alex Haley Category: Non-Fiction The book's last statement actually gives the very concept of the book that it is an effort to prove that history is not always written by victors.And yes it is about common ordinary people like us who go about our daily chores,live a life and eventually fade away.The story starts around 3 centuries ago in a remote village of Africa with birth of a boy called Kunta Kinte.His growth from a baby to toddler then a child and adolescence,when he is kidnapped and sold away in the far lands of America is beautifully described.The particular chapter of his transfer from his native to America is the most touching of how a fellow human can met out such a ghastly treatment to others.Eventually he settles,gets married and has a daughter. The story might not seem interesting on face but it grips you once you start reading it. A must read for someone who is interested in the history of slavery and how blacks were treated.Finally it is a story