Here I list a few of my favourite English books written by Indian authors whom I have grown to love. While Independence day is coming up and we all gear to celebrate the day and commemorate the martyrs who gave their lives fighting for our freedom, I am fully armored and ready to start with … Continue reading 5 English books by Indian authors you must read
This collection of poems has been a delight to read. With verses that touch your heart and at the same time easy to breeze through for a poetry novice like me, Origami birds breathes fresh air into my lungs. The first few lines about the title and the theme of the book ties me to … Continue reading Origami Birds by Tanya Jain
This book was nothing short of brilliant. Every word, every sentence, every page of the book hit me hard. To think there are tons of women going through the same or worse in their lives is horrifying. While reading When I Hit You I felt choked and breathless. It felt like someone had locked me … Continue reading When I Hit You by Meena Kandasamy was hard-hitting
Exposing the hilarious and satirical life of the Instagram famous and the frequent club-goers, The Bitter Pill Social Club is an invite to unlimited gossip and lots of craziness. The story starts with a young woman getting dumped by her boyfriend who has been diagnosed with AIDS. Although I didn't find the premise to be … Continue reading The Bitter Pill Social Club by Rohan Dahiya
"Will Meha find the foreverwala love in a world where relationships can be as brief as the messages we send each other and where we are spoilt for choices just like the screensaver on our phone?" Although I try to stay distant from boy-meets-girl love stories, but I decided to give this new release a … Continue reading Let’s have Coffee by Parul A. Mittal
By the time Sana made it to the front door of the restaurant a rash had crawled up her arms. She could feel the heat prickle her scalp and a scream bubbling its way up her chest like the undigested lunch of a rickshaw driver. Nothing, not the satisfaction of the chilly interiors of her … Continue reading Excerpt from The Bitter Pill Social Club by Rohan Dahiya
March was a crazy busy month wherein I hosted a readathon that consisted of reading books by female authors only and hosted a number of giveaways celebrating some excellent women writers. Reading wise, the month has been diverse and I must say, almost all of my reads were wonderful. Wrapping up the month with the … Continue reading Femme March Fest Wrap Up
Shashi Tharoor is one of those authors who never fail to mesmerise their readers by their sheer intellect and yet again Why I am a Hindu proves his grasp over words and power play. Here, I will state a few reasons (important ones too) which must compel you to pick this book up the next … Continue reading Why I am a Hindu by Shashi Tharoor
It is an impossible task for a person born and brought up on Bengali literature to review Tagore's work. Rabindranath Tagore is considered to be the epitome of art and literature and let me not attempt in analysing his literary pieces. Instead, let me go on and tell you what this new translation of his … Continue reading Gleanings of the Road by Rabindranath Tagore : Translated by Somdatta Mandal
There are some books that tell an unbelievable story in a very believable way and you half-wish that it was the reality instead of fiction. Djinn City falls exactly in that category of books. Saad Z. Hossain's pen has the power to make a mythological world turn into a dark comedy and the readers are … Continue reading Djinn City by Saad Z. Hossain
