Julian Barnes, 65- year old British writer, was declared as the winner of the 2011 Man Booker Prize for Fiction on Tuesday, 18th October in London, for his novella about a middle-aged man looking back on his younger days, “The Sense of an Ending”. The judges’ panel consisted of eminent writers and journalists including Matthew d’Ancona, Susan Hill, Chris Mullin, ... Read More »
“Shirley”, the second published novel by Charlotte Bronte, was released in 1949 amongst high anticipations by readers and critics after super success of “Jane Eyre” and like other works by Charlotte has been overshadowed by the artistic superiority and popularity of “Jane Eyre”. The book undoubtedly lacks the integrity of structure and the effects of Charlotte’s own mental agonies over ... Read More »
It is a well known thing that a common-man who is the basic most and most important cell of the body of the society is presented with a lot of problems and hurdles by the so called laws or rules or attributes of the society and civilization segments. Read More »
Chak De India, the movie from Yash Raj Films starring Shah Rukh Khan as the protagonist who does all he can to convert a group of girl hockey players having different grow-ups, thoughts, way of thinking, persona and attitude into a world cup winning team, was a phenomenon hit when released. Read More »
This second and last novel by Anne Bronte was published in 1848, a year after publication of “Agnes Grey” and a few months before her death in May, 1949. Like her sister Emily, she also died before her time but not without gaining her place in the arena of English literature with her two novels. While “Agnes Grey” is shorter ... Read More »
A sad news, which might not get the importance it deserves. Dennis Ritchie, who was the brain behind C and then Unix, an undisputed legend and visionary, is passed away the last weekend after a log illness. He was 70. His name is known to all who learnt C language. He also played key role in the development of Unix ... Read More »
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