The first thing that grabs your attention in this book is its cover. The beauty of Dhauladhar mountains captured right in the book cover. The story portrays the story of some imperfect protagonists with the Dhauladhar ranges and a dam construction as a backdrop. The characters have their own exciting backgrounds defining their choices and personalities throughout the book, but they still remain intertwined to … Continue reading Review: Men and Dreams In the Dhauladhar by Kochery Shibu

Do I believe in God? Does God exist? Is there any supernatural presence that controls the universe? These are common questions which do not have not so common answers! Anwesh Satpathy, a 16 year old thinker, has given his perspective about religion. He has put into words different views about the existence of God! He has explained the variants of theism (I confess I sat … Continue reading Review: The Impatient Atheist by Anwesh Satpathy

I was so very fascinated to read this one. I read the abridged version when I was a kid, and now it was time to go unabridged. But then I realised, I didn’t like it. May be when I was a kid, the whale fascinated me, but now I analyzed the text more. And I saw how much of religion there is in the book. … Continue reading Review: Moby Dick by Herman Melville

This writer is a complete humorist, and oh so witty. This work comprises of stories, poems and proses and covers everything from nature, geography, history to science & mathematics, wrapped in his wisdom and wit. It was difficult for me to curb my laughter. This is not particularly made to read in one sitting! It’s to be enjoyed sip by sip just like a cup … Continue reading Review: उर्दू की आखिरी किताब by Ibn-e-Insha

Two women, one manly and one wo-manly, trying to run a farm, failing at it, are being bothered by a fox, who keeps stealing their chickens and they decide it must be shot. He is too clever for them! The stronger of the two women, begins a campaign to kill this animal and in a chance meeting with the fox she becomes fixated with him … Continue reading Review: The Fox by D. H. Lawrence

I am a fan of Devdutt’s style of retelling mythological concepts through simple prose and stories. I expected an engrossing book that attempts to find and describe similarities between Greek and Indian mythology, but I was a bit disappointed. I guess the book lacked structure. Greek mythology is vast and I guess the characters and their stories got into a hotch-potch! Too many characters, too many stories. … Continue reading Review: Olympus by Devdutt Pattanaik