See Glass by Ido Graf – Book Review
Political crime thrillers are not new. Espionage and spy fiction as well as novels based on grim realities are seldom welcomed in our country with open arms by readers as…
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 by Aravind Adiga – Book Review
Title: The White Tiger Author: Aravind Adiga Publication: Harper Collins, 2008, UK ISBN: 1-4165-6259-1 Genre: Picaresque novel Number of Pages: 318 Price: 400 Name of the Reviewer: Chandan Kumar Aravind…
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…
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…
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…
A Promised Land by Obama: Review
“He was most interested in talking about Iran, which he rightly viewed as Israel’s largest security threat, and we agreed to coordinate efforts to prevent Tehran from obtaining a nuclear…
Books about Indian Independence that you must read! 15th August 2020 Suggestions
Independence day comes every year and we are elated with the unmatchable feelings of patriotism within us, so much in the dimension that we cannot let anything bad happen to…
Gujarat Files by Rana Ayyub – Book Review
Gujarat Files, an un-aesthetically elongated vendetta, forcefully turned into a book with animated proof of ugly writing and hasty editing, is a book that most of the readers must not…
An Era of Darkness: The British Empire in India by Shashi Tharoor – Review
Shashi Tharoor, who is famous for his dexterity with women, is a well-known scholar and as an author, his name has already crossed the geographical boundaries of India and reached…
Permanent Record: Edward Snowden – Review
“To my surprise, I found that my name had preceded me. ” What Edward Snowden has written in his book, chapter 3, has certainly been a way to describe what…