Insignificant Me by Dr Prathima – Book Review
Today, I have finished reading Insignificant Me by Prathima K, a short storybook. Reading a collection of short stories is like taking a stroll in a garden in spring. Spring…
English Literature in Context by Paul Poplawski – Book Review
“… economic and social factors began significantly to change patterns of cultural production and consumption at the end of the nineteenth century. Of most relevance to literature (and fiction in…
Lutero ka Tila: Chambal by Ravi Ranjan Goswami – Book Review
Lutero ka Tila: Chambal by Ravi Ranjan Goswami is a novella that throws light on the other side of Dacoits. By the other side, I do mean the other side…
Dewdrop and Banyan Tree by Ramachandran Rajasekharan – Book Review
Poetry collections are my biggest weakness. Any day, give me a few novels and two poetry collections and I will pick the latter without any second thoughts. My interest in…
Sense of a Quiet by Deepak Kripal – Book Review
Rarely there are books that stick with me even after finishing and sending them back on the bookshelf. However, when I meet one such book, rarely, this becomes a wonderful…
Urban Naxals: The Making of Buddha in a Traffic Jam by Vivek Agnihotri – Review
Urban Naxals, a very popular title by director and screenwriter Vivek Agnihotri, published in 2017, is about the making of the movie Buddha in a Traffic Jam, as the subtitle…
Endearing Species by Ramu Upadhaya – Book Review
The first thing that instantly grabbed my attention about Endearing Species is the way the novelist has named the characters, the leading ones, in this novel. Though the author tries…
Help Baby Walrus by Ilia Tversky – Book Review
Help Baby Walrus is an out and out children’s poetry book doesn’t matter how much it offers in terms of wisdom, knowledge and deeper teachings in addition to its essential…
Of Closets and Skeletons and Other Crime Stories – Book Review
The book has a very enticing title, to begin with, Of Closets and Skeletons and Other Crime Stories. Written by author Kaivalya Ramnath, this story collection offers ‘eight quirky stories’.…
Lahar by Jaishankar Prasad – poetry collection – book review
Jaishankar Prasad is undoubtedly one of the most-loved figures in Hindi literature in India. His poetic art was unrivalled. He was able to fuse patriotism, history, romance and elements of…
An Anthology of New Indian English Poetry by Makarand Paranjape – Book Review
Indian English Poetry has much to offer if you are a curious dealer of words! It has the depth that will soak the imaginations and emotions, thoughts and intellect, ideas…
The Circus Trap by Sindhu John – Book Review
Let me inform my readers at the very onset of this review article that it is about a book written by Sindhu John, the popular children’s writer, The Circus Trap.…