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”
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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: 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 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 : When The Wildflowers Bloom
When The Wildflowers Bloom For love, I guess, is neither a conviction nor an assurance. It is an unquestionable knowledge. No one needs to tell you they love you. You just know it—their love is experienced within you. – Rupa Bhullar If I have to describe this book ‘When The Wildflowers Bloom’ in one wordContinue reading “Review : When The Wildflowers Bloom”
Review: Whispering Bricks
Whispering Bricks He was called the ‘The Brick Whisperer’. And the walls that he created have been witness to countless stories and innumerable whispers. -Siddhartha Bhasker ‘Whispering Bricks’ is a wonderful book to be read over a cup of coffee or on a lazy journey. Each chapter fills you with nostalgia of the good oldContinue reading “Review: Whispering Bricks”
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