November 15, 2013
The Girl from Nongrim Hills
The Book- The Girl from Nongrim Hills The Author- Ankush Saikia Book Released on- 15 Oct’13 I have always liked…
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November 1, 2013
The House With a Thousand Stories- Aruni Kashyap
The story starts with Anil (Pablo’s first cousin) coming from the market with some hot rumours he heard, which was…
October 15, 2013
The God of Small Things: A Review
-Dhritishna Kalita This is a beautiful book. Beauty-full. Yes, that is exactly how I would describe writer-cum-social activist Arundhati Roy’s…
October 1, 2013
Urdu Ghazals – An anthology from 16th to 20th century by K.C. Kanda
I’m no connoisseur of Urdu and I don’t even know the language properly. However, I have always loved the grace…
September 15, 2013
A Bookish Dream
Ashlesha Barua Books. When you grow up as an only child, like I did, finding a world to escape to,…
September 1, 2013
A miscellaneous date with Ruskin Bond
by Miss Cellany If someday I decide to write a book, I will title it – Small bundle, Big dreams.…
July 15, 2013
Jet City Woman by Ankush Saikia
Recently, I read “Jet City Woman” by Ankush Saikia: a small novel that was a quick and fast read. The…
July 1, 2013
English Authors from the Northeast
My brother once said, “Read foreign authors as well, you will get an idea how the world thinks.” I did…
May 15, 2013
Boats on Land by Janice Pariat -A book review
Title: Boats on Land Author: Janice Pariat Gene: Short Story Collection Publisher: Random House, India (March 11, 2012) Language: English…
April 15, 2013
The Shiva trilogy by Amish- a review
Shiva- The man whom legend turned into a God! -The concept was interesting! The idea of a mythology being converted…
April 1, 2013
Fifty Shades of Grey- a book review
Name of the Book: Fifty Shades of Grey Author: E.L. James Publisher: Arrow Books, Random House Genre : XXX Porn…
March 15, 2013
Difficult Pleasures by Anjum Hasan
I have been procrastinating reading this book, Difficult Pleasures by Anjum Hasan, due to some reason for quite some time…
February 1, 2013
Jaipur Lit Fest- a treasure for a lifetime
I rarely travel with an agenda. But last weekend I did. I went to Jaipur to attend the Literary Festival. This was…
February 1, 2013
Gift of Language
Part One: Have you ever wondered what role language plays in determining the intensity of your life experience? Do…
February 1, 2013
One hundred years of solitude – A book review
Name of the Book:One Hundred Years of Solitude Author(s): Gabriel García Márquez Original title:Cienaños de soledad Translator: Gregory Rabassa Country:…