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There is a God, but…

There is a God, but…

Yes, there is a God, but… the creator of stories is man. So, while we have an entire universe of raw material thrown at us, it is only the human mind that twists it all into a million different shapes. Manu Bhattathiri is one such human who has done a neat job of twisting innocuous...
If only we weren’t ruled by such idiots

If only we weren’t ruled by such idiots

India and Pakistan may be two different countries now but have a lot in common…. And reading ‘City of Spies’ by Sorayya Khan made me sit back and smile. Yes, of course, like our friends in the neighbouring country, we too often think we are ruled by idiots, we too are constantly killing ourselves, we...
A birdwatcher reaching out to the soul of intrigue

A birdwatcher reaching out to the soul of intrigue

A sense of great possibilities, a space to explore and discover, and a world that wins a place in a reader’s world can be transformative enough to not just give us a massive adrenaline rush but also add life to our life. This is how my mind perceives a thriller and this is way better...
My echo, my shadow, and me…

My echo, my shadow, and me…

The unexpected is one super reservoir of joy but it is equally true that the unanticipated sound or a visual that is like a detour from the usual will inevitably trigger fear in us. Like our own shadows that sometimes scare us. Or an echo that seems linked to the unnatural. It is not just...
Unforgettable tales by Ruskin Bond

Unforgettable tales by Ruskin Bond

The first time that the name Ruskin Bond mysteriously entered my psyche was not when I first read his book, but during a discussion with my home tutor a while after I must have read one of his first publications. This happened sometime before my ICSE exams and in the early seventies. Rai Sahib, as...
Conversations around art

Conversations around art

Conversations around art Review of ‘The Book of Chocolate Saints’ by Jeet Thayil   Jatin Das hasn’t probably read this book yet but what he said a couple of days back is relevant because he talks of the present having ‘no conversations around art. No one critiques it – there is no space to discuss...
Bigfeet, Miao, and Nizamuddin. Review of ‘The Wildings’

Bigfeet, Miao, and Nizamuddin. Review of ‘The Wildings’

I remember I loved reading George Orwell’s ‘Animal Farm’. I remember I loved seeing all those wonderful, animated films where animals speak a language that we humans understand. There is certainly a charm where the human mind tries to get into the mind of an animal and reasons. Nilanjana has done the same, though she...