In the changing time when not only in films but also in TV Shows and even web shows (a few exceptions are always there, of course), mostly the rich city life is explored and the actual rural India and middle class homes/offices/life style are almost forgotten, the modern day readers may not connect themselves with the stories of Premchand-ji and ... Read More »
Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body. We firmly believe in this saying, by all means. And that’s why, like exercise has to be done properly, the posture of the body, the time of exercise, the body type, age and many other factors needs to be considered; in reading also, the choice of genre, quality of ... Read More »
We came across author Sujata Massey‘s books featuring Perveen Mistry – a young, female solicitor working in Mumbai of 1920s and reviewed the first book of the series here: A Murder at Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey | Book Review The book was successful and so like many other writers, Sujata Massey has given us a second murder mystery featuring ... Read More »
If you have been reading Indian authors writing in English for the last decade, you couldn’t have helped but notice the works of Amish Tripathi who swept the readers off with his re-telling of Indian mythological tales through Shiva Trilogy and Ramchandra book series. We have been amongst the readers and admirers of these stories and have wrote about those ... Read More »
A book lover’s life is filled with chance meetings with authors on this life-long journey of perpetual quest for new stories. And the world today is such an exciting place when it comes to exploring the written word. If anything, there are sometimes too many choices. Here on Thinkerviews platform, we are always amazed how sometimes an unexpected, impulsive pick-up ... Read More »
When you look at the cover page, author praise comments and book blurb for this third book by author Mahesh Rao, you expect a light, romantic, “happily-ever-after” sort of book along the lines of Jane Austen‘s Emma. The set-up here is Lutyen’s Delhi and so it also naturally brings to mind the movie Aisha which brought Emma to Delhi. Now ... Read More »
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