The Powerful, The Powerless by Shiva Dhuli – Book Review
The title contains the central idea of the novel – one set of characters is powerful and another set is powerless. However, in this world that we inhabit, nothing is…
A Dumb’s Story by Sudipta Roy – book review
“For me, there was no option left. I was almost dead when I chose this path, but you were not. You had a good job, good career prospects. Still, you…
The White Tiger – looking back at the ‘masterpiece’ that is a heap of broken images
Though the book brought fame and wealth, feet in the elite clubs where ‘liberals’ engage and discuss poverty having thousand-dollar wine, Man Booker Award and what not, have you read…
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…
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…
Exit Game by Vidit Chopra – Review
Let me say it at the outset that Exit Game is a futuristic science fiction novel that demands a little awareness of the technology we might see in the future.…
Marry Me, Ms. Stranger by Srinithya Srinivasan – Review
So, the year is coming to an end and we must be preparing ourselves for the new year. However, for the readers around the clock, there is nothing that stops…
Eve in the Land of Kali by Prema Raghavan – Book Review
Writing a short story, perhaps, is the best possible way to explore sensibilities, emotions, hopes, despair and many things… in short… without indulging the readers for a prolonged period of…
An Unusual Honeymoon by Mamta Kashyap – Book Review
All this begins with an idea. An idea to make others realise that she is more than just a person who ‘should be’ broken after her boyfriend (since long) leaves…
The Memoirs of a Nobody by Sam P – Book Review
I did not read anything like this before… I must admit it at the outset. Diary narrative may be a new concept for Indian literature in English but it has…
Realism in Indian English Fiction – problems and problematic perspectives
Realistic fiction in India comes with its own limitations and freedom. Readers enjoy realism in contemporary Indian fiction… well, to a large extent that does not go beyond the frontiers…
The Shambala Sutras by Aurijit Ganguli – Book Review
Shambala, a mystical and mythical kingdom, hidden somewhere beyond the snowy peaks of Himalaya… this was more than enough to make me curious! And here is the book review of…