Review of ‘Prince of Typgar- Nujran and the monks of meirar’ by Krishna Sudhir Fantasy has always been my go-to genre. The infinite possibilities it provides of speculation make for an engrossing reading and there is nothing better than learning about a magical world full of interesting characters and abrupt twists. I have so manyContinue reading “-An odyssey into the unknown-“
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A phantasmagoria of Poetry- Review of Late blooming cherries by Kynpham Sing Nongkynrih and Rimi Nath
Poetry is water to a scorched soul, a respite of rain to shrivelled soil, a promise of cloud in a dry village, an oasis of green in a parched desert. They make the individuals and the world a better place. Haiku in India, whether in English or the vernacular languages, is yet to flourish inContinue reading “A phantasmagoria of Poetry- Review of Late blooming cherries by Kynpham Sing Nongkynrih and Rimi Nath”
-Of Agents, Chases and Glamour-
Review of Optimus by Sooryakant Indrabalan and Arvind Raghavan Baron Adolphus doesn’t like humans much. Not just one or two or a few races but the entire species of Homo Sapiens. It’s been not just years but centuries and he feels that this species, despite the progress and innovation, Baron feels that humans have alwaysContinue reading “-Of Agents, Chases and Glamour-“
A Prayer for Every Day
Review of ‘Life for a Prey- Devotional daily reading ’ by Mary Thomas Mary Thomas is an Ophthalmologist who studies medicine in UK but her heart lies in India where she is settled now, living in Kerala. This book is a testament to her love for God, her devotion and her resolve to spread theContinue reading “A Prayer for Every Day”
The Globetrotting Grandpa
Review of ‘Unfiltered Me- a life of sense and purpose’ by Dr VA Sastry This is a fascinating story of success that arose from the ashes of failure, like a Phoenix does. Dr VA Sastry, an ordinary boy who hailed from a little village in Andhra Pradesh achieved astronomical success in life with his grit,Continue reading “The Globetrotting Grandpa”
The Ties that Call you Back- Review of ‘Tea Country’ by Lekha Sharma
‘This place has more elephants than the people in Colorado,’ Trisha’s grandfather had remarked once, referring to the floodplains that lie near Himalayas of North-east: Dooars. And it is to these Dooars (meaning doors) that Trisha finds herself drawn back to, once again to dip her toes in the nostalgia, to relive the times whenContinue reading “The Ties that Call you Back- Review of ‘Tea Country’ by Lekha Sharma”
-A Treasure Trove of Vintage Telugu-
Review of ‘Great Telugu Masterpieces’, translated by Rayasam Srinivas Rao. A collection of 25 classics Telugu short stories, this anthology covers the literature published pre-independently ie during 1910-1947.When I read a particularly engrossing short story collection, this quote by Lorrie Moore comes to mind-“A short story is a love affair, a novel is a marriage.Continue reading “-A Treasure Trove of Vintage Telugu-“
When You Are Lost In Paradise: Review of Goagram by Bina Nayak
It’s just been a week since Madhur arrived in Goa, trying to understand what Goa and Goans are made of when her head is almost smashed by a coconut falling down on the rad made famous by Dear Zindagi. But what’s Madhur doing in Goa? To escape the COVID infested Delhi, Madhur arrives in GoaContinue reading “When You Are Lost In Paradise: Review of Goagram by Bina Nayak”
Catch them young with books – Review of A Fish that Grows Tomato by Sushant Madaan
Kids are the most impressionable living beings in the world. If you want to teach them something, catch them young. Parents often have been seen complaining that their kids don’t eat enough leafy greens and run after pizza. But the fundamental flaw in this argument is that who showed them the way to a pizzaContinue reading “Catch them young with books – Review of A Fish that Grows Tomato by Sushant Madaan”
An Enigmatic Sliver of Indian History: Review of Kashmir by Manreet Sodhi Someshwar
(This review does not have any spoilers) History is enchanting. So is Historical Fiction. And the one set in your country, dotted with the characters you know but just peripherally, about which you have read sometime in academic books or newspapers, even more so. Kashmir, final chapter of the partition trilogy by Manreet Sodhi SomeshwarContinue reading “An Enigmatic Sliver of Indian History: Review of Kashmir by Manreet Sodhi Someshwar”
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