You Can’t Go Home Again by Sarvat Hasin is a collection of interrelated stories that is bound to haunt you with its fluid narrative and ambiguous endings. Mostly set in Pakistan, it explores a thread of friendship and mysticism in the lives of a group of Pakistani men and women. Within the span of its 164Continue reading “Book Review — You Can’t Go Home Again by Sarvat Hasin”
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Book Review — The Scout by Shirish Thorat & Sachin Waze
Thank you Bloomsbury India for sending me a copy of this book for review 🙂 The Scout is an informative factual compilation that sheds light on not only the terrorist attacks of 26/11 in Mumbai but also brings to the forefront the build up and aftermath of it. The authors Shirish Thorat & Sachin WazeContinue reading “Book Review — The Scout by Shirish Thorat & Sachin Waze”
Book Review — Do You Know Any Good Boys? by Meeti Shroff-Shah
Thank you Pan Macmillan India for sending me a copy of this book for review 🙂 Meeti Shroff-Shah couldn’t have better encapsulated the over-the-top procedure of Indian arranged marriages in her hilarious & heart warming novel titled “Do You Know Any Good Boys?”. Hers is not a story that follows the normative plot structure we areContinue reading “Book Review — Do You Know Any Good Boys? by Meeti Shroff-Shah”
Actually Indian?
Gone are the times when grandmother’s tales and Doordarshan were the quintessential depictions of Indian sensibilities. Now people look forward to Bollywood and news channels to discover the new qualities of an Indian. And why not? Media is supposed to represent our society. So if the big screen tells you that an Indian dons sarees,Continue reading “Actually Indian?”
Book Review — The Ocean At The End Of The Lane by Neil Gaiman
This story takes us back to the narrator’s childhood days which were filled with horrors and revelations too mature for a 7 year old. As the eldest of two siblings, the narrator often found himself completely alone, and so would preoccupy himself with books. When a lodger commits suicide in his father’s car, a portalContinue reading “Book Review — The Ocean At The End Of The Lane by Neil Gaiman”
The Life Stories 