The world will go on. This is, at least, one thing that everyone believes or (at least) the ones with a sane mind do believe it. Yes, there is no limit to one’s foolishness and there is none for conscious ignorance too. However, without waiting for our grand concerns and schemes, the world goes on…. Continue reading
William Blake and the art of ‘making’ a book happen – from the archives of literature
How many of us know William Blake as a poet? Well, realistically, barring those who are from a literary background, seldom anyone knows the importance that William Blake had added to his existence as a poet. However, the few people who know William Blake must know him as a poet only. Nevertheless, there were many… Continue reading
Unnecessary attention to the details might ruin a work of fiction – scrutiny
Modern fiction has been offending many on a regular basis. Religious provocation, ideological sports, cultural cunningness and so on… modern authors know many tricks to trigger the sensitive parts of the body called society and thus, they can manage to sell their works of fiction to many readers who, otherwise, could not have known about… Continue reading
Sharat Sharma – an author who offers Practical Motivation
Sharat Sharma’s book The One Invisible Code has become a very popular, a bestselling and a widely recommended book among the youngsters who are looking to scale new heights in their career or academic. While many critics have pointed out, already, the book’s practical approach, we have to remember that the author has created the… Continue reading
Malini Amaladoss brings a fresh romantic novel script – Retrace Love
Indian readers have accustomed themselves to reading romantic novels more often. Moreover, this is the genre that is allowing many novice novelists to launch themselves with a little or a moderate variation in the theme and plots. However, the crux of the stories, howsoever different, remains the same – a guy and a girl and… Continue reading
Criticism is not that easy – it’s a process we need to learn by practising!
I have been writing about books that I read. It has been more than 7 years now. However, still, there are moments that I need to think for more than 3-4 hours before I can find a proper beginning for the article or review that I am doing. This happens because it’s not that easy… Continue reading
Love reading Urdu shayaris? You will fall in love with Gautam Rajrishi’s works!
Though Gautam Rajrishi has been actively indulging in the field of writing, Hindi-Urdu contemporary literature, his fame as a contemporary shayar shot to fame after the publication of 2020 book, Neela Neela. Neela-Neela is a collection of shayaris and ghazals written in Hindi-Urdu. This is the third book by Gautam and second published collection of… Continue reading
Fiction from the glory – but a shift that takes glory to glamour and absurdity
Who will not like reading the wonderful story of Ramayana once again? Who won’t admire a recreation of the Arun Govil’s Ramayana with more effects and HD videography? What would be better than seeing Sri Krishna take on Kansa’s death-messengers with intricacies that would be fantastic with modern, state-of-the-art technology used in Bollywood? However, who… Continue reading
On Living and Dying by J Krishnamurti – Book Review
“But you see, most of us don’t want to die, because we are content with our living. And our living is very ugly; it is mean, envious, a constant strife.” This is what you find in the fourth paragraph, page number 105 of this book, On Living and Dying, by J Krishnamurti. Whatever this philosopher,… Continue reading
The Memoirs of a Nobody by P Sam – Book Review
The Memoirs of a Nobody is a novel with a two-layered narrative which has been published recently. This work of fiction is written by a new entrant in the field of Indian English literature, P. Sam. When I read the blurb, I was instantly absorbed. My thoughts were invested in imagining what might be the… Continue reading