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…
There are books that go beyond page numbers and as critics, we have to analyse the idea rather than analysing the writing style, chapter divisions and literary philosophies. Savitha Rao's book, India Positive Citizen, with a subtitle Building a Great…
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…
The very first thing that attracted my critical attention is the title of the book. Indian Poets are many, writing in various languages and cannot be limited within one certain context, consciously or just loosely. However, the editor of this…
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…
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…
The Palace of Illusions, a novel by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, is a perfect recipe for anyone who is an aspiring novelist and wants to make something happen. There a few very simple steps that a novelist-to-be needs to follow in…
