With the rise of self-publishing models and authors willingly enjoying this new revolution in publishing sector, we, the critics, should be dealing with many occasions that bring to us semi-edited, poorly edited or even unedited manuscripts in spite of ‘several layers of editing’ promised by money-hungry self-publishing companies around the world – and this is… Continue reading
Posts Tagged → #Contemporary
Dr Jasmin Johnson’s Her Passover discusses menopause through interesting stories
Indian English literature is not about the bestselling books only that enchant youngsters and provide them with momentary reading pleasure without dealing with the issues that are important and socially charged. It also connotes the authors who are there to take up issues that might not fetch large numbers in sales but provide the readers… Continue reading
Hindus, the NRIs and the Next 5000 Years – Kumar Dipanshu’s perspectives
Constant debates on Hinduism and how it has evolved through the stages of time will always be a curious case for many. However, recent years have not been so calm for Hindus around the globe. Be it the recent attacks on them in South Africa, targeted persecution in Pakistan and Bangladesh or even selective decisions… Continue reading
Ashwin Sanghi – why doesn’t he sell as much as Chetan Bhagat? An inquiry
It is no rocket science for the readers to decide whom to read and whom to ignore. However, it does require a little research, awareness and a sense of literary aesthetics when it comes to selecting the best novels to read from a list of many novels by many popular novelists. And therefore, young readers… Continue reading
The concerns for the country, the homeland and a case of the diaspora literature – an opinion
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
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
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