Who is a True Reader?
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…
The Quest of the Sparrows
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…
Awara: A Hindi Poem
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…
Confused Notion of ‘Great’ in Literature
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…
Patna Book Club – a spark of intellectual discourse
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.…
Monsoon Minds by Ravi Nambiar | Review
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…
Hardaul Ek Bharatiya Yuva ki Soch | Book Review
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
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…
Bharat ke Tukde: Poem on Patriotism vs Anti-nationalism
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…
Best Books for Studying History of English Literature
Books for Studying History of English Literature Literature in itself is different from the history of English literature. One can study the literature produced in various genre leisurely. However, no one really bothers to study the history of English literature other…