Kaushik Barua’s No Direction Rome
“Life is a lot like Kim Kardashian. There’s no reason to it. There’s no point to it. But it’s there”….. quoted from No Direction Rome. Now I really don’t know which … Continue reading
Bhangarh to Bedlam by Deepta Roy Chakraverti
” Spirits have stories to tell. One must know how to listen” from Bhangarh to Bedlam Deepta Roy Chakraverti’s anthology is unique. It includes non-fictional, paranormal accounts of the author’s own … Continue reading
“With the Children”, by Henry Webb, reviewed by Ines Rodrigues
Neil Riley didn’t want to become a teacher. He went to Law School bearing dreams and ambitions of making decent money and enjoying a good life, but the Vietnam War … Continue reading
The Book Of Gold Leaves by Mirza Waheed
For Indians Kashmir is a part of India, and most of us fail to understand why Kashmir would want to associate itself with Pakistan, a country under siege. Despite living … Continue reading
Miracle at Augusta by James Patterson & Peter de Jonge
“Golf is a number. That’s all it is, and the only way to see if we’re on the right track is to keep score. So as my grandfather used to … Continue reading
Israel as a Gift of the Arabs by Shail Mayaram
Shail Mayaram is Senior Fellow with the Centre for Developing Societies (CSDS), New Delhi. In the course of her stay in Israel as a visiting professor, Shail Mayaram wrote a … Continue reading
The Last Bookaneer by Matthew Pearl
“It is the real power of a book—not what is on the page, but what happens when a reader takes the pages in, makes it part of himself. That is … Continue reading
This Should Be Written in the Present Tense by Helle Helle; reviewed by Charvi Parekh
Scandinavia always fascinates me. From minimalist designs to gender equality -their approach towards life is interestingly different. I picked up This Should Be Written in the Present Tense– a book … Continue reading
The Woman Who Read Too Much by Bahiyyih Nakhjavani
The book begins at the very end. As the Shah of Persia celebrates 50 years of a tyrannical rule, he is shot to death in the shrine of his wife, … Continue reading
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