The world has evolved by listening to wonderful stories from the past, about the present and with the future in vision. We love listening to wonderful stories all the time. Yes, there are occasions when we just want to escape the space when the story being told is not according to our moods. Nevertheless, the… Continue reading
I have always felt modern literature (anytime) should draw its inspiration from the legendary publications that became timeless. We still remember works by Thomas Hardy, Austen, Eliot, Thackeray and who can forget Shakespeare! They were the greats who produced amazing works of literature. However, in modern literature, we seldom get to witness a book that… Continue reading
Mythological fiction or novels based on an amalgam of history and mythology have been in the buzz for a few years now. With the rise of novelists like Amish Tripathi, many people have taken up this genre and made themselves famous. With different styles, different approaches to mythology and different interpretations of myth, every author… Continue reading
Many readers have written favourable reviews for the book Insignificant Me by Dr Prathima on various platforms including Amazon and Goodreads. Favourable reviews don’t mean that the book is the best in the segment. However, it does mean that readers have liked the book for many reasons and they have done so in good numbers…. Continue reading
The title of this article might not seem extraordinary. Any poet does the same. Isn’t it? Observing the world around oneself and then writing about it is the job of a poet. However, there are certain things that make our poet of interest, Ramachandran Rajasekharan, a different kind of poet. Many readers will notice such… Continue reading
Indic history, Indology, the history of the native (by the native) and the other side of Indian history are coming to the fore. These subjects are not coming to the front suddenly. The rise of Indic history is a constant phenomenon, suppressed by various forces in different times. However, with the regime change in India… Continue reading
Among many novelists in India who can call themselves bestsellers, the first name (and the most instant too) is undoubtedly Chetan Bhagat. He is the leader of the novelists who are mediocre in literary craft and masters in the art of connecting their writing with common people’s troubles and torments, emotions and ambitions, issues and… Continue reading
Literature has many facets. We know only some of them. However, many of these facets of literature are behind the curtains of context. Context is an essential aspect of literature. Many times we ignore the context in literature for apparent reasons. We are essentially the followers of the traditional school of criticism that believes in… Continue reading
You may see portals, notable and explicitly left in their opinions and alignment, like The Wire, Scroll, The Quint and The Print full of propaganda pieces on notable non-fiction authors and historians of the day, Vikram Sampath and Anuj Dhar. However, their purpose is very simple – trying to destroy the credibility that these young,… Continue reading
It is understood if legends like Ruskin Bond produce wonderful literature for children. Many other authors are there. Worldwide fame has come to writers like J. K. Rowling only because they wrote books that could be loved by young readers across the globe. And therefore, to mistake children-readers like ‘casual ones’ might be a mistake… Continue reading