In today's fiction, nothing is unusual. We do have a few benchmarks, or touchstones, as Matthew Arnold called, to judge the works by others – whether original or not. Well, this benchmark philosophy may not go well with coming of…
Let's get straight into the topic, briefly, before we begin getting into the details while doing a book review of The Shambala Sutras by Aurijit Ganguli. The very debut novel of Mr Ganguli, The Shambala Sutras, is the book which…
Though Ashwin Sanghi is not untouched by the blames and charges that we often ascribe to the writings by Bhagat, Tripathi and others in the rally, there are some crucial points in the literature produced by him that keeps him…
Poetry writing in Hindi has attracted a lot of writers recently to express their feelings with the audience. Though we can arguably claim that the popularity of Hindi poetry gained the contemporary traction after the fame received by the likes…
The entry of Aurijit Ganguli on the horizon of Indian English fiction asserts the perception that reading habits of Indian readers are flexible enough to accept and reject things rather than being rigid and stubborn. The novelist who has made…
Nataraj Sasid, the author of this book, Self-Publishing: Expectations vs Reality, has a serious business to do. He offers his valuable advice, experience and the real picture of the publishing industry in black and white so that the authors who…
Poetry! Too intellectual, too philosophical, too complicated, too tough to comprehend, too serious and so on. Usually, these thoughts punch our head as soon as we take a poetry book in our hand. Before we could start reading it, we…
There are many incidents which we forget but when remembered, they bring a sweet smile on our face. When I think of how I got this book, I genuinely thank the bookseller for suggesting me this lovely title. It was…
Indian authors have been very intuitive and traditionally equipped with the ability to explore newness and, eventually, providing their readers with the same qualities. There are many Indian authors who are new in the writing industry and have been trying…
Five Point Someone was a 2004 bestselling novel written by Chetan Bhagat. This novel is still being read by audiences worldwide (almost) and though I am late to the party, here is my critical review of this novel by one…
