“The Silver Castle” by Clive James is an attempt to describe life in Mumbai as seen by a foreigner. Set in and around the bollywood of ‘90s, the story certainly had potential. Book Title : The Silver Castle Author : Clive James Publisher : Random House (First U.S. Edition) Purchase Links : Buy The Silver Castle from Amazon.com Buy The ... Read More »
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Bankerupt By Ravi Subramanian | Book Reviews
Ravi Subramanian is an author by passion and a banker by profession. He authored 6 books so far and aims to write at least 50 more! Book Title : Bankerupt Author : Ravi Subramanian Publisher : Penguin Purchase Links : Buy from Amazon.com Buy From Amazon.in Buy from Flipkart Being a banker by himself he holds an authority to write ... Read More »
The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri | Book Review – Part 1
What’s in a name? that which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet; – William Shakespeare “The Namesake”, the critically acclaimed book by Jhumpa Lahiri, first published in 2004 by Harper Parennial, revolves around the eternal questions. The sense of belonging that is so important to a human being, where does it come from? Where ... Read More »
The Templar’s Quest by C. M. Palov | Book Reviews
“The Templar’s Quest” Sounds familiar, isn’t it? Yes, published in 2011, “The Templar’s Quest” is one of those books written in wake of phenomenal success of “Da Vinci Code” which made every reading soul in English world aware of the mysterious Holy Grail. Book Title : The Templar’s Quest Author : C. M. Palov Publisher : Random House (Paperback) Purchase ... Read More »
The Source by James A Michener | Book Review
First published in 1965, “The Source”, by James A Michener, is part of the pool made by the endless number of books written by mankind about God and religion. And yet, it is different in a way that it hardly discusses God and Religion as we are accustomed to see it portrayed in literature. Book Title : The Source Author ... Read More »
India Unlimited – Stories from a Nation Caught between Hype and Hope By Kulpreet Yadav | Book Reviews
Recently we got a chance to go through a book named “India Unlimited – Stories from a Nation Caught between Hype and Hope” by author Kulpreet Yadav. What made us to go through the book is definitely its title. We are curious to know the stories from a nation which has the oldest historical references available. The country which was/is/will ... Read More »