Archive | October, 2011

Title: The Beautiful and the Damned: Life in the New IndiaAuthor: Siddhartha DebPublisher: Penguin Viking IndiaISBN: 978-0-670-08596-5Genre: Non-FictionPages: 253Source: PublisherRating: 4/5
India as a country is not easy to understand. It never has been, with its glaring differences in strata of societies and not to mention the similarities sometimes, it is almost like a maze with no fixed end point. And that is because it is constantly evolving and ever-changing. With these changes moving at their own speed and yet the past not letting us get very far, Siddhartha Deb’s…

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In the Land of Invisible Women.Written by Dr Qanta AhmadShree Book PublishersReviewed by sandhya.Dr Qanta takes up a medical post in Riyadh. She gets an unparalleled insider’s view of the almost mythological medieval practices in the Saudi Kingdom. She is unusual in that she is a woman professional of Pakistani origin, born and bred in Britain, with medical education in the US. However, she soon finds out that the fact of her being a woman colours every experience in her erstwhile home. It begins at the airport on her…

Title : Sikandar
Author : Binayak Banerjee (Translated By Soma Ghosh)
Pubisher : Westland

The one feeling which will remain with the readers after having read the complete book, is that of utter confusion. The book begins by introducing the ten characters who are part of the reality show on the format of Big Boss or Big Brother. I was paying extra attention to the part where the characters were introduced but despite all eyes, other senses and mind into the book, I lost track of the characters soon after…

To see a World in a Grain of Sand
And a Heaven in a Wild Flower,
Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand
And Eternity in an hour.
-          William Blake

I surmise William Blake would never have known that as a euphemism of this write, someone with a mix of Indian and British blood would write books  in simple words and help us explore the naivety and simplicity of people around us.

Yes! I am speaking of Ruskin Bond and the writing is the 111-page book  Delhi is…

At the very outset, please do not form opinions of ‘another boring corporate book’ with the title. Corporate Nirvana by Sonali Masih-D’silva is indeed a fable, not a corporate rule book. It is not a deeply philosophical book that just goes about preaching how one needs to look at life, learn from mistakes or break away from monotonousness of life. Of course, it does talk about all these things, but in a subtle way which appeals to a commoner.
The book brings in different characters and flows like a story…

The book is the live narration of 25 IIM graduates who believed in the power of their dreams and became successful entrepreneurs. The author has definitely carried an intensive research and has put in much labour to get a masterpiece out.
However , it would have been wonderful if the story of non IIM entrepreneurs could have been included as well. The Tag line of the book ‘Stay Hungry Stay Foolish’ is derived from Steve Jobs speach , the founder of Apple computers and in fact A COLLEGE DROPOUT HIMSELF.…

Title: The Reverse Journey Author: Vivek Singh Publisher: LeadStart Publishing Pvt. Ltd. Genre: Fiction ISBN: 978-9381115350Pages: 124 Source: Author Rating: 4/5
The Reverse Journey by Vivek Singh does not have a unique plot. Neither will it make you jump out of your thought process and make you think differently. It will make you think though. It is a simple story about wanting to belong and fit in with the rest of the crowd.
The story is centred on a young man who is, as most of us are, stuck while…

Scarlett March lives to hunt the Fenris–the werewolves that took her eye when she was defending her sister Rosie from a brutal attack. Armed with a razor-sharp hatchet and blood-red cloak, Scarlett is an expert at luring and slaying the wolves. She’s determined to protect other young girls from a grisly death, and her raging heart will not rest until every single wolf is dead. Rosie March once felt her bond with her sister was unbreakable. Owing Scarlett her life, Rosie hunts ferociously alongside her. But even as more girls’…

Small, gregarious and with a carefree attitude, Sparrows have been my childhood friends during my visits at my Granny’s place. And, the authors have chosen a perfect living being to emulate the qualities.Parthiban a young man, seeks out on a journey on foot, a quest to look within.The lessons that one learns is through the protagonist’s experiences. It doesn’t preach you it allows you to be preached.The book aims at the concept that life is to expand your horizon beyond the daily grueling experiences of survival. We can do much…

        What can be a better option for a Sunday evening than reading a cool book! I picked up Durjoy Datta’s latest “You Were My Crush ! ..till you said you love me!” which is co-authored by Orvana Ghai. Durjoy Datta is an engineer from DCE college and he has completed his management this year itself. I have read all his previous books and I found all of them awesome except his 3rd book which is his solo performance. All other books written by him has been…