Lion, Jackal, or Adder. Review of ‘Beaten by Bhagath’
I’m still convinced that the title of this review should have been: ‘Beat a potato by being another potato’ but I decided on ‘Lion, Jackal, or Adder’ because, like the author, I too feel that writers need to choose a character for themselves. Well, the choice isn’t limited to these animals as I know a...
Wait and watch life happen. Review of ‘The Fortune Hunters’
‘You should be thankful to Ragini and to your father,’ Pinaki said sarcastically. ‘You should thank Ragini for marrying you and your father for helping you to be with your wife,’ I said and winked. ‘What was my role then?’ Amir asked as he felt irritated. ‘You just waited and watched things happen with you,’...
Nothing unusual. (Review of ‘Faceless’ by Tapan Ghosh)
Yes, there is nothing unusual in the book… not one page that steps out of what I have come to expect of a lot of first-time novelists. Despite being thoroughly non-descript and devoid of either realism or fantasy, there is one discovery I made because of this book. I stumbled upon the fastest way to...
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...
