The Buddha and the Sahibs
by Charles Allen • 2026
The story of discovery of Buddha and Ashoka
Read ReviewKesava Mallela
Staff Engineer. Essays on books, Telugu poetry translations, and the craft of software engineering.
Recent Book Reviews
Latest books I've read and reviewed.
The Gamble
by Thomas E. Ricks • 2026
David Petraeus and the turnaround of Iraq war
Read Review747: Creating the World's First Jumbo Jet and Other Adventures from a Life in Aviation
by Joe Sutter • 2026
The creation story of Jumbo Jet 747
Read ReviewSelected Projects
Recent work in software engineering and language learning.
NanoBasic Interpreter
Complete BASIC interpreter with lexer, parser, AST, and debugger
ReactTypeScriptCSS ModulesCompiler Design
Telugu Word Analysis
Linguistic analysis tool with syllable-based Telugu analysis
JavaScriptChart.jsPythonComputational Linguistics
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Books read in 2026
45 recommended
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Projects built
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TeluguEngineeringHistoryBiographies