Hindi literature cannot be compared to literature in any other language. Hindi literature before 1947 and a few years after our independence from the Britishers who were ready to do anything to destroy, distort and destabilise India just because they…
The Poetician is a poetry collection written by Lov Pathak. Subtitled as 'a common man's satire' the book gives you a very productive few minutes you spend reading and understanding it. Satire is there. Amusing, sentimental, existential and environmental... different…
Aravind Adiga's debut novel The White Tiger had claimed much fame, masterpiece title, critical favours and, the most essential of them all and also the root cause of everything else, the 2008 Man Booker Prize. And since then, the novel…
Though we may not have written about this forum before, India Book Club is the best place for book lovers who want to go beyond reading – discussing the books they read, talking about the characters they like, engaging with…
Reading political books, books on foreign policies or bilateral relations between nations, global socio-political issues or anything that concerns nations, international politics or global issues might not be an interest for many readers. This may be because things get too…
D H Lawrence's classic novel Sons and Lovers, published in 1913, is still a work that is prescribed in the syllabus of various universities in India and outside. The novel has crossed over 100 years and still finds its place…
“It is her journey. Let her learn through her own experiences. It takes courage and fearlessness to do what Meru did at her level. Her motive was to be with her grandmother with pure love. Her selfless nature will help…
I have been reading books professionally for more than 4 years now. By reading professionally, I mean the whole process of reading is for the purpose of providing my critical feedback to the authors and also to the readers by…
Well, as the title of the book predicts, the book is not that simple as a reader might have thought after seeing the cover and realising the title. It is, in fact, a well-researched book presented in an easy way…
Indian English poetry has always been in a state of the subconscious, if not unconscious. However, there have been patches or phases in the journey of Indian English poetry where readers could see an effort by some of the poets…
