Book review: The Glory of Patan by KM Munshi

I had read ‘Krishnavatar’ by K.M. Munshi long back, had fun reading those books. It was one of the first mythological fiction series in India, published way back in 1962, much before the Meluhas of the world. I always wanted to read his historical fiction ‘Patan’ trilogy, but could never get around it. Recently, I […]

The Golden Gate / Book Review

For a book in Verse, here’s the review in verse!!

Bookless in Baghdad / Book Review

To, Dr. Shashi Tharoor, 97 Lodhi Estate, New Delhi-03 Tel: 24644035 Fax: 24654158 Subject: – A letter asking for apology Respected Sir, Like a scale firmly settled on a pipe, refusing to budge, the image that I have conjured up of your alleged persona from the various newspaper co-eds and news channels, preceded […]

Diary of a Wimpy Kid – The Third Wheel /Book Review

The Third Wheel by Jeff Kinney My rating: 4 of 5 stars I just hacked a book in 2 hours at Crossword. And, this was my first Wimpy Kid book, and boy, I loved it!! And do I feel guilty reading a kid’s book? Not at all. After all the way I behave, […]

The Picture of Dorian Gray / Book Review

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde My rating: 3 of 5 stars To create a self-delusional character takes a genius. And indeed ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’ is a literary masterpiece by the genius playwright Oscar Wilde. Well, there happens to be a lot many books that I ventured out in my nascent […]

The Money-Changers

You know, even I am impressionable. I admit that it has been (and will be) my long standing attitude to never ever consider anyone superior to myself. Of course I have been proven wrong a million times over, and in the process I discovered that I am no good; it’s just sheer audacity and tendency […]