Book Review: Space Handbook: Astronautics and Its Applications

Ratings: 4 Stars In a time when Russia had just sent a couple of dogs in space, when speculative science-fiction reigned, when USA had not sent man to the moon – there was a Space Handbook by the RAND Corporation which tried to assess the feasibility of sending satellites in space, the rocket design and […]

Book Review: Hegemony or Survival: America’s Quest for Global Dominance

Ratings: 3 Stars You cannot easily disregard the conclusions drawn from this book. There is no such thing as a responsible superpower, irrespective of the ideology. While the British empire was more conspicuous and unshackled by the need to be politically correct, USA has engaged in doublespeak while carrying out its noble agenda of spreading […]

Book review: Kochland: The Secret History of Koch Industries and Corporate Power in America

Ratings: 5 Stars Easily, one of the best and the most important books that I have read this year. It isn’t just a biography, over its mammoth width – this book is a fine work of investigative journalism. Lobbying, Oil, Labor relations, derivatives-trading, Fracking, Capitalism – more than these ideas, it is a journey of […]

Essay No.1

I would be posting essays on a wide variety of topics as a part of preparation for entering a B-school. I might not achieve my desired goal, but with your help, I might become a brilliant essayist. Feel free to comment so that I could improve myself.

Argo / Movie Review

The whispered undertone might outweigh the roaring cacophony! And indeed, the sights and the sounds of ‘Argo’ nudges its way into the skin, seeping through the upper layer, clawing its way into the veins, flowing along with the blood into the heart and finally gushing towards the brain……!! It is one of the most […]

Such a loser!

It was just another day. But the sun, set. He looked at the path ahead of him. This hadn’t still got him what he was looking for. Thanks to the mobile telephony, he got to know the other competitors were already basking in glory as they have reached the finishing line. Shit. He flopped […]

Honour Among Thieves / Book Review

Honor Among Thieves by Jeffrey Archer My rating: 4 of 5 stars Who exactly was Saddam Hussein? That was the first question that popped up in my mind after completing this novel. This is what the Guardian has to write about this tyrannical ruler who controlled Iraq for over a period of 24 years with […]

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, […]

Freedom with Fetters

Fettered am I to this land, Which lets me squat when I get tired of roaming its length. Fettered am I to the Constitution, Which at least lets me breath in between tightening the noose around my neck. Fettered am I to my leaders (politicians), Who let me curse them when I want to release […]

Abraham Lincoln- Vampire Hunter

“A man only drinks too much, if he either has to kiss a girl or kill a man………What are you going to do, young man?” And so begins the story. I will tell you in Caps Lock, “I DON’T GIVE A DAMN WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT THE MOVIE, OR WHAT YOUR PERCIEVED OPINION IS………….WHAT I […]