Comic books and graphic novels are a great medium. It's incredibly underused! -Darren Aronofsky Visuals have always appealed to people more than anything. The increasing screen time over social media and OTT platforms is a testimony to it. However, a graphic novel, with illustrations alongside the text, is truly underused and undervalued, as noted by … Continue reading Book Review: Corridor by Sarnath Banerjee
The book collects 14 stories centred around Karnataka, which also includes a preface and an epilogue. Murty highlights the hybridisation of culture, food habits and language, particularly in Karnataka's northern region. She reiterates the statement, "No wonder it's said for every 150 kilometres that you travel in our country, you will see a change in food habits and dressing style" (p. x),
I was familiar with Hussain's writing and his reflections on partition through his novel Basti (shortlisted for the Man Booker in 2013), which was part of my bachelor's syllabus. Through this book, Day And Dastan, which collects two novellas into one, I once again got an opportunity to peek into the fragmented and dilapidated world of Hussain, caused by partition
Simple living, high thinking– the statement is justified when you peep into the life of a writer! As I delve into my memory of school days, I remember delivering a speech on the birth anniversary of Munshi Premchand. Since I used to practice several times, some lines, though in fragments, had been etched in my … Continue reading Premchand’s Legacy: A Visit to his Village ‘Lamhi’ in Varanasi
What is the single most remarkable aspect of the novel, Maila Aanchal? My immediate reply would be the usage of language. Like English, we Indians do speak Hindi differently, wrapped in dialects that vary across regions. There are more than 48 dialects of Hindi alone, practised across different parts of India. It is said that Language and culture change in India every 12 miles.
It's the penultimate day of December. I am sitting with some stationery and a couple of greeting cards from last year. I may not get time on the 31st due to the various plans and games, hence, lets do it before. The excitement is at its peak. I am waiting eagerly for the Jan 1st morning rays of the Sun.
Life can seem either very long or very short, according to how you live it. -Paulo Coelho Reading Coelho is like immersing yourself in mythology and morals. His novels appear like a spiritual journey where the protagonist is in search of a better future. His novel is characterised by the experiments he undertakes to understand … Continue reading Coelho’s Insights on Good and Evil: The Devil and Miss Prym
The dream is the (disguised) fulfillment of a (suppressed, repressed) wish. ― Sigmund Freud I was home during the two-month semester-end break after securing admission to a college. My old pals Rahul, Golu, Suman and Shubham joined soon after completing their semester exams. We would spend the day inside our respective homes, meet in the evening, … Continue reading Five Friends in Search of an Adventure
Today just happens to your twentieth birthday, and on top of that you have brought me this wornderful meal', the old man said as if reconfirming the situation! (Murakami 12) Before I begin this review, I want to share a disclaimer. My initial response after Murakami's Birthday Girl was delivered with two other books wasn't … Continue reading Why Murakami’s Birthday Girl Amuses and Disappoints Simultaneously?
It's true that each book is uniquely crafted but the books that win the 'Booker' are sculpted!
Many stories are parading in the public. We just need to offer the people necessary space so that they can narrate them.
This book can be analysed from multiple perspectives. Among the two evident concerns, the first is the topic on which Prof. Vanita gave the talk, whereas the second, the intricate bond a woman shares with others, their unexpressed desires, with the overtones of homosexuality.
Oh! Nastenka! It will be sad, you know, to be left alone, quite alone, and not even have something to regret- nothing, absoluetly nothing......because all that I have lost, all this, it was nothing, absolutely nothing, a stupid, round zero- it was merely a dream! -Dostoyevsky, White Nights, pg. no 39 I didn't come across … Continue reading Why Read White Nights by Fyodor Dostoyevsky?
This book combines two genres, romance and self-help but it's largely self-help after a short love story ending on the break-up. The remaining part of the book is about overcoming it. The theme of the book is very relevant to teenagers where love and separation are universal.
Three Men in a Boat, running through 19 chapters is written uniquely. Largely first-person narrative, a brief summary of each chapter is provided at the beginning. The story narrated is non-fictional and the incident actually happened with Jerome and his two friends
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