A battle epic, with devas and asuras! – Review of ‘The Forest of Stories’ by Ashok K Banker
‘This book,’ I said to a friend, ‘doesn’t have stories from this century nor from any of the centuries that you read about in the history books.’ ‘Really?’ he was confused and appeared reluctant to know more. ‘However,’ I persisted, ‘ this book has stories that still have the power to connect with your present...
Historic Walks or Walks through History lessons?
In my last visit to London I came face to face with the best moments of my life when my son gave me a bunch of print-outs of the Jubilee Walkway. These come under the ‘Walk London’ program and encourage the locals as well as the tourists to discover this wonderful historic city by walking...
The author actually missed IIT and kissed Gurgaon – Review of ‘Zero Percentile – 2.0’ by Neeraj Chhibba
Let me begin by three quotes from the book: Quote 1 ‘Salem was a frightful dog waiting to be unleashed and the lady, a financial wizkid. One was a doer, the other a thinker.’ Quote 2 ‘It was heady. But this will be the only time,’ Nitin pushed her away, not knowing whether what they...
Balasaraswati – The Truth. A review of the book ‘Balasaraswati: Her Life & Art’
Thanjavur Balasaraswati (1918 – 1984) – a dancer and a musician, a legend who combined the traditions of the past with a futuristic vision… to give bharatnatyam its rightful position in the world of arts. I have reviewed this book on video too and I’m sure you’d all want to see that before you go...
HP-indiblogger and the cult of being original
Bloggers know what it means to copy. Bloggers know how easy it is to copy. Bloggers know how to copy and then escape. Bloggers can copy and pretend to be original. All the sentences written so far aren’t supposed to be there only to shock or to attract. They are there to emphasise a very...
Revolutionary Greetings. Review of ‘The Muddy River’
SCAM. Yes, this is what I wanted to call this book. No, not because there is some writing scam that I’m trying to expose, but because there are four key words that weave this novel by P A Krishnan. The acronym SCAM, in this context, means: SENSUAL | CORRUPTION | ASSAM | MILITANCY. Though this...
The Samsung Crossword
The mobilers day at Seoul in Korea was literally like a mystery being revealed to us layer by layer, idea by idea, innovation by innovation… there was wonder in our eyes, awe in our minds, and our faces were a mix of gasps and smiles. All this actually began right from the moment we landed...
The flowchart of excitement
Don’t worry, I am not going to quote any psychologist here in this article telling you that excessive shopping is a result of stress or anger or some sort of a mismanaged life. I also don’t intend to go on and on and on about some remote but existing statistics on a comparison between online...
Even a single hair casts its shadow
It was one of those low-pressure days at the office. A warm sun asked its rays to gently shuffle in through the closed window panes hoping this might help the people inside deal with the biting December cold of Delhi. I was sitting with the visiting team from a friendly daily who wanted some confirmation...
Want to be a part of a revolution?
Revolution. This is more than a mere buzz-word today. This word has evolved into an attitude, a way of life, a symbol of independence, and something that we all want to be associated with… Revolutions are there in technology as well. One of the newest revolutions that is on its way to India is the...
Facing the demons within. Review of Conversations by Rajeev Nanda
Conversations can never be answers. They can, at best, be guide-posts leading somewhere… within or outside the self and they can be desirable or undesirable, discovered or yet untouched, needless or vital for survival, or simply a place or a moment where you sit and let your breathe become normal before getting up and resuming...
‘Note this! Note now!’ said Calvin to Hobbes
Calvin is live and kicking within all of us. He isn’t just a seemingly prickly comic-book character fantasizing and creating stories of aliens or wilfully experimenting with smart and rather tricky ideas to keep himself entertained… he is also a loving soul who forever needs to keep talking and debating with Hobbes, his stuffed tiger....
