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Review: Alipura

Alipura Usually, in small places like Alipura, the pace of life tends to be sluggish, and even when you meet people after years, you’d notice little changes in them…Now, that’s what didn’t happen to the family this year. -Gyan Chaturvedi ‘Alipura‘ is the story of a small Indian village in the state of Uttar PradeshContinue reading “Review: Alipura”

Review: 1984

1984 “The Revolution will be complete when the language is perfect. Newspeak is Ingsoc and Ingsoc is Newspeak.” “Don’t you see that the whole aim of Newspeak is to narrow the range of thought? In the end we shall make thoughtcrime literally impossible, because there will be no words in which to express it.” SpoilerAlertContinue reading “Review: 1984”

Review: Colours Of Red

Colours Of Red The clock stops when you are in Bastar. But the clock has never started ticking for the hundreds of thousands of people who are Bastaria. In this age of terabytes, life moves here with the speed of kilobytes. You are amazed at many things here, but the most amazing is the BohemianContinue reading “Review: Colours Of Red”

Review: Lights! Wedding! Ludhiana!

Lights! Wedding! Ludhiana! People from Ludhiana will be amongst the first to hold marriage ceremonies on the Moon and Mars once human colonies are set up there and commercial space flights become available. However, there could be many complications arising from this development. Ludhiavanis would insist that scotch whisky be served during the space flightContinue reading “Review: Lights! Wedding! Ludhiana!”

Review: The Psychology Of A Patriot

The Psychology Of A Patriot The contestation against secular and democratic values of India by jingoists is largely on the grounds that India should become a Hindu Rashtra because of its historical roots. But a historian who flipped back the pages of history and came up with her research works that questioned such legitimacy becameContinue reading “Review: The Psychology Of A Patriot”

Millenial Professional’s Search For Passion

WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF YOUR LIFE?

WHAT IS YOUR PASSION?

YOUR CALLING?

Have you ever spent hours and years just breaking your head to find the answer to every Gen Y/Z’s greatest dilemma?

Review : Uncle Pai

Uncle Pai ‘Should we stop using a tool as useful as a comic just because it can cause harm?’ -Anant Pai ‘Uncle Pai‘ is the biography of the legendary man behind the popular children’s comic book ‘Amar Chitra Katha‘ written by Rajessh Iyer. “Uncle Pai” as he was unanimously referred to by his readers inContinue reading “Review : Uncle Pai”

Review : The Tangled Weave

The Tangled Weave ‘The Tangled Weave’ is an anthology of 24 tales neatly written by Mona Mohanty conveying the message of love, strength, karma and respect. Each short story is unique, having a varied subject line, evoking a different emotion as you complete reading them. The protagonists of the stories are mostly female and theContinue reading “Review : The Tangled Weave”

Review : Vultures Of Paradise

Vultures Of Paradise Our ignorance has converted us into waste-producing machines. We are robots fuelled by avarice and indifference, who only want to possess more…and more…and more…And at what cost And why? -Atulya Misra ‘Vultures Of Paradise‘ is the story of a young well heeled Indian origin girl who overnight becomes the richest woman inContinue reading “Review : Vultures Of Paradise”

Review : I Am Invincible

I Am Invincible The realisation and wisdom that difficulties and overcoming them are what make our ‘passing through the planet’ the most amazing part of human experience. -Neelam Kumar ‘I am Invincible’ is a compilation of excerpts from blogs and books of cancer and adversity fighters, interviews by the author herself of these amazing peopleContinue reading “Review : I Am Invincible”