

Nostradamus, as Always
Recently a post on Facebook went viral claiming Nostradamus had predicted the Corona pandemic. Promptly, fact checks by several agencies...


Look, what I got for Christmas!
Look, what I got for Christmas! Two recently published books by two of my favourite authors. Pretty fat books these are. I've got some...


Gulzar presents Haldhar Nag. English translation by Surendra Nath
What a marvellous presentation by Bharatbala! Indeed, feel honoured by Bharatbala Productions and Gulzar Sahab for presenting Padma Shri...


The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
I have heard it told repeatedly that the beginning of a novel should grab the reader’s attention, should hook him. The beginning of The...


Review of The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
THE MURDER OF ROGER ACKROYD is regarded as the best murder mystery ever. How dare I trash the most popular crime story of the Queen of...


Kavyanjali Vol. 2 Reviewed on Political & Business Daily
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Half of A Yellow Sun - Review
HALF OF A YELLOW SUN by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is a historical account of Biafra’s struggle to break away from Nigeria. Author’s like...


'Clouds' - A book deserving of Man Booker
CLOUDS, Chandrahas Choudhury’s second fiction, has come out a good nine years after his first novel, ARZEE THE DWARF. Why such a long...