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 »
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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 We are curious to know the stories from a nation which has the oldest historical references available.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 »
Caravans By James A Michener | Book Reviews
First published in 1963, “Caravans”, by James A Michener, is one of the first stories to come out of Afghanistan. Written as memoir of an employee of the American embassy, it vividly captures the complicated Afghan life, in the post world-war II era. Today, when we think of Afghanistan, we invariably think of it as a victim caught in the ... Read More »
Bajatey Raho | Bollywood Movie | Hindi Film Reviews
Recently there was a Bollywood movie released and went out without much success at the box office. After watching the movie we felt that the movie was not bad of course. Here you can find our personal reviews for the same. Movie : Bajatey Raho Director : Shashant A Shah Produced by : Krishika Lulla Story by : Zafar A ... Read More »
Reader’s Digest India | September 2013 Issue | Magazine Reviews
The September 2013 issue of Reader’s Digest (India Edition) is reached to us and here are our personal reviews for the same. Red background and white and yellow text is there on the cover page. There seems to be a humor special article inside, and,… well let us dig into the content to know more. Mohan Sivanand clears the details ... Read More »