Non-fiction literature & questions about God – A List
What is God? Who is God? Why is God and how is God… there are many questions like these that often pop-up in our thoughts, more than often if I may say – human life is too fragile at times…
Kanthapura by Raja Rao – Book Review
Kanthapura is a novel by Raja Rao, the famous Indian novelist, takes you back to the time when India was a slave of Britishers and struggling for her freedom. The book takes you the time when caste system was heavily…
The Guide by R. K. Narayan – Book Review
Today, in this article, I will attempt to put a very unique review, from a unique perspective, of the novel The Guide, written by R. K. Narayan and considered one of the classics in English literature, in the Indian context.…
Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy – Review
In the Sphere: Thomas Hardy's last completed novel, Jude the Obscure, was also perhaps his very first attempt at writing something beyond his usual periphery of pessimistic, silent and prolonged love-goals. Still, his attempt could not bring much of the…
The Tailor’s Needle by Lakshmi Raj Sharma – Book Review
In the Sphere: Lakshmi Raj Sharma’s The Tailor’s Needle takes us back to history when India was a slave to the British. The author has highlighted, in succinct detail, some of the evil practices like - intercaste-marriages, class discrimination and untouchability, practised…
5 Reasons you should read classic novels – opinion
Before I begin exploring the reasons we should read classic novels, let's try to reach a workable definition of a classic itself. What is a classic novel? Classical is near to the implication of something that is traditional, widely followed…
Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy
Talks about Thomas Hardy can lead readers to various novels by him. And, for me, discussions on Hardy often come to one of the best novels by him (for me, again) - Far from the Madding Crowd, an 1874 novel.…