Prayers for the Stolen by Jennifer Clement
Ladydi, named so after Lady Diana, stays in a dangerous place for women. In those mountains of Guerrero , Mexico, ‘only boys were born, and some of them turned into … Continue reading
Interview with Ashok Ferrey
Ashok Ferrey – Sri Lankan born in Colombo, raised in East Africa, educated at a Benedictine monastery in the wilds of Sussex, Ferrey read Pure Maths at Christ Church Oxford, … Continue reading
Necropolis by Avtar Singh
http://www.flipkart.com/affiliate/displayWidget?affrid=WRID-141241512826636978 “This city will forgive anything.Your father can make bad drugs, your husband can be a repeat offender with the tax department. Your daughter could be a hit-and-run artist, your family … Continue reading
Unravel by Preeti Singh, reviewed by Seema Mohapatra
“unravel Earliest known use of word – 1603 un.rav.el verb \ n- ra-v l\ : to cause the separate threads of something to come apart : to find the correct … Continue reading
Libraries in the modern times
It was more than four months after I moved into Scarsdale that I stepped foot into the Scarsdale Library. With almost childish glee, I got the green card that allowed … Continue reading
A Monster Calls
A sick mother, a grandmother with whom he shares a cold relationship, bullies at school, an absentee father, and a yew tree that transforms into a monster at his … Continue reading
The Hundred Foot Journey by Richard C. Morais
“Un petit trésor”!!! The Hundred Foot Journey, though first published in 2008 by Harper Collins, came back into prominence recently due to the recently released movie by the same … Continue reading
Sita by Devdutt Pattanaik
What Devdutt Pattanaik has done, is take mythology and give it to the masses today in a form that suits today’s analytical, questioning and always deconstructing mind. Many of … Continue reading
Korma Kheer and Kismet reviewed by Sheena Singh
Timms is a Scottish journalist who moved to Delhi nearly a decade ago with her husband. She also writes a food blog “Eat and Dust”. Korma Kheer and Kismet … Continue reading
Interview with Bob McKerrow
Robert James “Bob” McKerrow a native of New Zealand, is a humanitarian, mountaineer, polar traveler, writer and poet. He currently works as Country Coordinator for the Swiss Red Cross in the … Continue reading
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