Every historical account written after many years of the actual series of incidents happen relies highly on the research material available. Often, even the reference material is found written from the perspective of the author and it is natural and obvious to find it influenced by the political scenario/situation at the time of writing it. It is thus rightly said, ... Read More »
Aravind Adiga is widely known as a brilliant writer since his debut novel The White Tiger won the “Man-Booker prize” and carried on to become a best-seller. He has gone on to write more stories about the huge divide – social and financial – as India grows by leaps and bounds in all directions. His latest book, however, is set ... 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 »
Growing up without adventure stories will make our childhood incomplete. The joy of exploring new places in the school holidays is one of the most anticipated activities for children of all ages. And especially teenagers as they have opportunities to go to school trips and campings with their friends and discover the joys of learning from the school of nature ... Read More »
For readers of literary fiction, no introduction is needed to works of Amitav Ghosh. He is an acclaimed author of many popular works, has won many accolades including the Padma Shri, Jnanpith and Sahitya Akademi Awards. He has given us many thought-provoking books, “Gun Island” being the latest, published in 2019. Book Title : Gun Island Author : Amitav Ghosh ... Read More »
There is something nostalgic about courtroom dramas… Remembering just a few in this genre – we have had some memorable movies from B.R.Chopra’s Kanoon to Subhash Ghai‘s Meri Jung that were set in courtrooms in a battle of arguments with the good vs evil swinging from one end to other. As life has moved on, the action in movies has ... Read More »
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