One of the trends most commonly found in modern theatres is to take any popular novels or stories and enact them as a play. This is a good way to ensure a houseful audience because, in our country, people are often hesitant to try something new. Hence, using existing popular plays/novels or stories already give … Continue reading Theatre Adaptations: Manto’s Stories on Stage
To encourage viewership on stage, I've decided to write honest reviews of whatever play I watch so that it'll be easy for you to plan for a theatrical performance on weekends. Also, I'll suggest everyone at least visit the theatre not to watch a movie but a theatrical play and see the actors in Flesh … Continue reading Engaging Satirical Comedy Play: Tajmahal ka Tender at NSD
The bumble-bee came- Strutting among the flowers, strumming love....' - Bapsi Sidhwa How does it feel to revisit the horrors of partition 78 years after it? Can we actually feel the gravity of situations? Though most of us haven't seen it with our eyes, reading someone else's experience takes us through a range of emotions. … Continue reading Ice-Candy Man: Perspectives on Partition Through Child as a Narrator
You’re never going to kill storytelling, because it’s built in the human plan. We come with it! -Margaret Atwood We, humans, have been telling, re-telling and listening to stories since time immemorial. It's inherent in us. We've grown with it. We're growing each day, sometimes listening to someone's stories whereas sometimes by telling our own. … Continue reading Write India Stories: A Diverse Collection of Award-Winning Short Stories
Poetry lifts the veil from the hidden beauty of the world. - Percy Bysshe Shelley We all need a bit of poetry in our life. When life becomes prosaic. When rhythm appears missing. When the meter increases. When trying to find reasons. When delving deeper! People do seek suggestions about good books to read pertaining … Continue reading 50 World’s Greatest Poems Anthology: 327 Pages of Timeless Beauty
The only true law is that which leads to freedom. There is no other! -Richard Bach How do you perceive a book if it's a novel or a collection of short stories? Isn't it something full of words printed in black, in a legible font, running into several lines and stacked one after the other … Continue reading Jonathan Livingston Seagull: A Fable by Richard Bach
If only thinking would have made us rich, we all would have been millionaires. Unfortunately, we are not! This book is the perfect example of the quote, "We shouldn't judge a book by its cover". The word 'rich' here is used metaphorically i.e. rich in terms of quality of life and thought process. Let there … Continue reading Book Review: Think & Grow Rich
There is only one sin. and that is theft. When you tell a lie, you steal someone's right to the truth. When you kill a man, you steal a life. You steal his wife's right to a husband, rob his children of a father. When you tell a lie, you steal someone's right to the … Continue reading Book Review: The Kite Runner
It is heard most often in social gathrings as a reminder that each encounter- whether with friends, family, or strangers- is unique and will never be repeated, meaning that we should enjoy the moment and not lose ourselves in worries about the past or the future. Ikigai What if I say 'Ikigai' is the only … Continue reading Book Review: IKIGAI
I have been in search of something like this since the time the first-year students asked me to recommend a book to improve their writing skills. The first was obviously Norman Lewis's Word Power Made Easy
The 'first' is always interesting, special and indelible. In one of the stories of my debut book Undergraduate Stories, I reiterated the same. Today, we're going to talk about another first thing. Can you make a guess? Hint: I am talking in context to Indian Literature. And here is it..... Little rewards, big results! Title: … Continue reading Book Review: Rajmohan’s Wife
Whenever we write a diary, we scribble our deepest and most intimate feelings without embellishing them with flowery language. At the same time, we try to be honest and true to heart- the reason is that it's a personal entity and no one is going to judge us
Hi Friends! It won't be wrong if I state that the book-reading habit has been replaced by several addictive social networks on the phone. We do read books for academic purposes but when it comes to 'hobby', a significant decline is quite apparent. Some of my friends who belong to a technical or science background, … Continue reading Book Review: An English Made in India
Hi Folks! Poetry books are always a source of delight when read due to two reasons specifically. The first one, so many meanings are embedded within a few lines that unearthing them is a joy whereas the second, you can finish it quickly. However, I'll not suggest you to go for the latter one because … Continue reading Book Review: The Broken Rainbow
Title: Urdu ki Prasiddha Kahaniyaan Genre: Short Stories Author: Multiple Authors (mentioned below) Publisher: Rekhta Books Price: MRP Rs 199/- (Usual discount 10- 20%) Click here to buy on amazon. An attempt to revive my reading habit with 'Kisses' as motivation Whenever I attempt to read quotes, Shayari, stories related to Urdu, I am quite … Continue reading Book Review: Urdu ki Prasiddha Kahaniyaan
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