Oxford, where the real and the unreal jostle in the streets; where the North Parade is in the south and South Parade is in the north, where Paradise is lost under a pumping station; where the river mists have a solvent and vivifying effect on the stone of the ancient buildings, so that the gargoyles of Magdalen College climb down ... Read More »
The James Bond franchise needs no introduction and as the trade of spying is as old as humankind and its tendency to go to wars, i.e, as long as our histories go, it also goes in the circles like everything else in life. The James Bonds of sixties through eighties might score very high on the flamboyance and glamour aspects ... Read More »
When we think Prithviraj Chauhan, we think of the fabled king immortalised through Chand Bardai‘s Prithviraj Raso that has survived through centuries to tell us about the larger than the life Rai Pithora – of his courage and bravery, his valour in battles that drove Mohammed Ghori back 21 times, his daredevilry in taking Sanyukta away from under the eyes ... Read More »
Some stories have magic in them…literally… and they go on to become a worldwide phenomenon that even the writers would not have imagined at the time of writing. Such is the case with the 1981 book written and illustrated by Chris Van Alsburg. We are talking about the scarily entertaining board game – Jumanji that has now turned into a ... Read More »
The fabled and mythically gorgeous queen of the folklore and Chittor has been in news over the last year thanks to the Bollywood retake on her life that has excited everyone’s opinion – whether in favour or against. Yes, we are talking about Rani Padmavati – not the movie that is now named Padmavat, but a book written by Anuja ... Read More »
As we have noted in a few posts lately, the revival of ancient and mythological stories of India has become a popular and fast-selling genre for fiction books. Especially for those young people whose exposure to Sanskrit literature and mythology has been limited at school, these books provide a great source of pleasure and knowledge. And hence we are always ... Read More »
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