The Simple Secrets for Becoming Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise – Review
The book that I am about to review is very interesting. A chapter for a day… and it continues until you reach the end of a year, 365 days. Isn’t…
Do we lack contemporary critics who can construe literature objectively? Opinion
Criticism has proven itself to be the tool that can discern works of literature. Standards, measures, ranks and hierarchy can be various and depending upon the person who indulges in…
Don’t Believe a Word: The Surprising Truth About Language by David Shariatmadari – Review
“Take the words “adder,” “apron” and “umpire.” They were originally “nadder,” “napron” and “numpire.” I did not know because I am not into the studies of linguistics in-depth. However, knowing…
5 Classic novels you would never finish wilfully – opinion
There are times when we recommend books to read, this book or those books. There are times when we recommend classics to read. However, this is the first time, perhaps,…
The Battle of Narratives – Right vs the Left in Literature & other Writings
There is no harm in displaying your political affiliations in a democracy! Democracy is very much about political affiliations, people voting their favourite party and leaders, electing a government and…
Little Guru – the teacher to teach Sanskrit language
Taking an initiative that matches the DNA of the app-loving modern population around the world, the Indian government has launched an app named Little Guru for those who want to…
Chanakya-Sutra: Patanjali edition by Acharya Balkrishna – Review
Patanjali has entered into publishing religious, spiritual and ancient Indian text recently and they have dawned their first publications, available on Patanjali stores across India. I have bought an edition…
The Realm Beyond the Mind by Meeta J Gupta – Review
Before I could begin with anything else about the book, let me confess that Meeta J Gupta, the novelist who has come up with such a novel, deserves appreciation and…
Agile in The New Economy by Ashok Singh – Book Review
“Access to data empowers people, leading to rapid innovation.” And this quote from the book very much gives an idea to the readers, who are interested in economics, business and…
Tarapath by Sumitra Nandan Pant – Review
Hindi Literature in India, of course by Indians, has been closely associated with the idea of Indianness, something that we have been debating for a while now. The language, as…
A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway – Review
A Farewell to Arms, written by Ernest Hemingway and published in 1929, is an American novel of the ‘novel on the rise’ era in the USA. The novel depicts many…
How Hindi-Urdu Literature Caught Spark… Again
There is no surprise here. India has a unique diversity and Indians are rather wise enough to assess the tempo of age and enjoy the literature that best fits it.…