April wasn’t that cruel this year and ended perfectly. Yes, the warmth of March turned into unbearable heat; still, it was lesser than the feat which people achieved in April. April wasn’t that unholy this year, and said goodbye fairly.…
The question is - who is a reader in the truest sense? Is a person reader who reads five novels a day? Is another person the reader who reads only two fictions a year? Am I a reader because I…
I had a misconception a few days ago that every author with a 'Chetan Bhagat' background serves to the literature a 'Chetan Bhagat' class. However, like I said, it was a misconception only. To be honest, I did not read…
आवारा हकीकत की जब कल्पना नहीं कर पाता हूँ फिर मैं मजबूर हो जाता हूँ इच्छित संसार के स्वप्नों में विचरण करने को स्वछन्द आवारा रोक-टोक मुझे पसंद नहीं ना ही किसी ने की है अब तक पर हाँ, खुद…
The Notion of 'Great' and Literature What is the notion of 'great' in literature? The one that Aristotle says great? Or the one that T. S. Eliot says great? Or for some, the one that Terry Eagleton says great? As…
This Sunday, 4 April 2017, was quite amazing. Though I am not a big fan of food chains (be it big guns or the start-ups), because of peace and comfort, I was at the Cafe Coffee Day, Gandhi Maidan, Patna.…
My reading sense, I will say, can be soothed by only those few books which have something uncommon with them - a certain break free from the drab and a certain amount of 'that unknown' thing which can keep a…
I remember very well that I used to steal money from my mother's hidden corridors of savings. Before you make perceptions about my character, I used to do it for purchasing books! I love reading since the time I learned…
The Hawk's Melancholy a poem by Alok Mishra A dried reservoir a lacking effort a failed creation a dead day dream an incomplete journey an empty completeness still the day rises, day after day; still the night falls, night after…
राष्ट्र विरोधी ताकतों के नाम एक सन्देश कविता के माध्यम से कर ही दो अब भारत के टुकड़े और ले लो कोई कोना तुम लोग, वहीं ख़ुशी से नाचो गाओ विरोध स्वर में नारे लगाओ अपने टुकड़े को भी…
