Our guest on the latest edition of Scroll Books with Naresh Fernandes is Murali Ranganathan, translator of The First World War Adventures of Nariman Karkaria.
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The only known detailed account of the tumultuous conflict written by an Indian, the memoir describes a young Parsi man’s experiences in battles on three fronts. It is a gripping story, narrated with verve, that, beneath the bravado, reminds readers of the terrible human cost of war.
In case you missed the first episode of Scroll Books:
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