Bhakti Kavitayen – Devotional Poems Website is LIVE!
Is it time to read some devotional poems? Well, if you answer is yes then I have something for you that you may like in the coming days - and like a lot! I, along with my poetic-partner in…
USAma: is USA the World’s Largest Terrorist? Amit Bagaria: Book Review
The activities of the USA, after the Second World War, have always been interpreted in binaries - either approved or disapproved by various people who scrutinise these actions. It is, for obvious reasons, a fashion among intellectuals (somebody please define…
Indian English Poetry by M. K. Naik – Book Review
Indian English Poetry, as a whole, is an IDEA that has always struck me in full glory! And now that I have the honour of conducting my research (within the domain of English literature and comparative analysis with literature in…
एक चन्द्रमा – हिंदी कविता – Poem
प्रश्न और कठिन प्रश्न, उत्तर या निरुत्तर, समता या विषमता, गहराई या ऊंचाई, सुःख और संताप - प्रिये, तुम्हारे चकोर-चक्षुओँ के लिए मैं एक चन्द्रमा अपने प्रयत्नों से अवश्य संवारूँगा!
I-Spy: A Peep into the World of Spies – Amit Bagaria – Review
There are different layers of non-fiction and arousing non-fiction, I say, is the most active art of writing non-fiction. So, what is that you may ask. For me, a book in the non-fiction genre that lets your hair rise and…
The Bestselling Bad Literature – what one should read – modern Indian Literature
I have been constantly raising my voice that a genre called 'casual literature' does exist and it's rather popular compared to the traditional writing we call 'literature' in general. Why do I say so? Look around yourself and try guessing…
Intelligent or Intelligence – which came before? A Poem
silence is all the noise I can hear; nothingness is all the pain I can bear; the coat is tattered I wore, and I have nothing that I can tear. unholy. evenly rude and corrupt. can I even curse my…
India, The West, and International Order – Book Review
It has been long since I read something of serious nature in terms of 'true non-fiction'. Recently, I asked the Orient BlackSwan for a copy of India, The West, and International Order, edited by Kanti Bajpai and Siddharth Mallavarapu. Published…
Demythsifying Myths: Demystifying 18 Myths about India – Review
What has been the 'best' lie you have been told at your school? What has been the biggest secret kept from you as an Indian citizen? What do you think are the greatest jobs of deception Indian governments have…
History of Early India – Romila Thapar – Book Review
The history of a nation is important. The sense of history in the people of a country is equally important. A country that rests on the pile of guilts of its own historical sense can never prosper; and we…