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Mirrored Mind: My Life in Letters and Code by Vikram Chandra
Writing software code that makes life easy for its users and writing fiction that enthralls the reader with author’s imagination have never been thought...
Death and Dying Edited by Sudhir Kakar
Death - a reality that we know nothing about. We all would get there, someday, that is all we know. None of us have...
Moving to Goa by Katharina Kakar – Book Review
This book Moving to Goa by Katharina Kakar was on my reading list since the day I moved to Goa this January. Reading it...
Shaping the World Edited by Manju Kapur
In the book Shaping the World, 23 women writers of Indian subcontinent origin share their writing journeys. More precisely trying to answer - why...
Malavikagnimitram by Kalidasa – Srinivas Reddy
Malavikagnimitram is one of the earliest works of Kalidasa. And critical analysts have always called it a bit raw. And those who are good with...
Sea of Poppies by Amitav Ghosh – Book Review
I met Amitav Ghosh in Hyderabad at the launch of River of Smoke, the sequel to this book Sea of Poppies. And I remember...
Love Among the Bookshelves by Ruskin Bond
Ruskin Bond would hands down top the list of most loved authors of India. His simple stories based on the surroundings of Dehradoon that...
Letters from a Young Poet – Rabindranath Tagore, Tr By Rosinka Chaudhuri
I am sad that I finished reading this book Letters from a Young Poet: 1887-1895 - Rabindranath Tagore. I wandered through the rivers of...
The Wandering Falcon by Jamil Ahmad
Storytelling is an art that is not very common. This book The Wandering Falcon is like a lesson in storytelling. How to open small...
The Bad Boys of Bokaro Jail by Chetan Mahajan
A highly educated corporate executive ends up in Jail. Far away from his home. For no fault of his and spends about 30 odd...
