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The political message from Meluha

Last week we reviewed The Immortals of Meluha by Amish; the same book that has been topping the fiction best sellers lists in India ever since it’s release. It’s success caught many by surprise,...

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Time Flies by Bill Cosby

“I recently turned fifty, which is young for a tree, midlife for an elephant, and ancient for a quarter miler whose son now says, “Dad, I just can’t run the quarter with you anymore unless I bring...

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Marked by P.C. Cast, Kristin Cast

First there was Count Dracula. Then came Edward Cullen, the vampire threat throb who has become the new age “romantic hero.” And now we have Zoey Redbird, a sixteen year old half Cherokee girl who is...

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Palace of Illusions by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

I have never read the Mahabharata but as a kid I religiously watched B.R. Chopra’s version of the epic on telly. The one character that fascinated me was Draupadi, and it wasn’t just because of the...

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Wild Orchid by Cameron Dokey

Cameron Dokey’s Wild Orchid is the retelling of the Ballad of Mulan, the story of a young Chinese girl who disguises herself as a boy and goes to battle to save her aged father from conscription. The...

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New controversial book on Gandhi

The review of the latest book on Mahatma Gandhi has caused a huge uproar when it hit newspapers in US and UK. The book titled “Great Soul: Mahatma Gandhi and His Struggle with India”, is written by...

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Book Review: 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff

If there is a book that every bookaholic must read, it is this, it is this, it is this. 84, Charing Cross Road – a weird name for a book, don’t you think? I would probably have never picked it up if I...

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‘For there she was’: Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf

They say you stumble upon inspiration exactly when you’re not looking for it, and how right they are. Life has not been the same ever since my unexpected encounter of two hundred pages of absolute...

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Just Married, Please Excuse: Book Review

Move over Monica and Chandler – Y and Vijay are here, the quintessential metro couple walking the thin line between life in a metropolis and values of a small town. They are crazy, they are fun, they...

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When Marijuana saved the world!

Book Review: Toke by Jugal Mody Review by Reshmy Pillai Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Three facts I bet you did not know about marijuana and getting stoned! We know Lord Shiva enjoys marijuana and loves...

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