Different books, different stories, different perspectives and different learnings. But one thing is for sure, every book teaches us something special. Following the same line, last month Buy Books India did an amazing campaign that went with the theme ’30 Things Books Taught Us’. And as I read all the reasons it mentioned, I thought… Continue reading 30 Things Books Taught Us
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Apple makes it big!
#AppleLive was the talk of the town a few days back. We all were excited for the big launch but there were some set of apprehensions too. The launch was big, the social media was abuzz and the Apple fans were excited as always. Well, that was obvious indeed, given the fact that after… Continue reading Apple makes it big!
7 Day Booklovers Challenge
Going gaga over selfies! Is the above line going well with your current state of mind? If yes, then don’t miss out on what I’m going to tell you next. Leveraging this selfie fever to their favour, many brands are every day coming up with the ‘selfie’ contests. But here’s what beats ’em all. Listen… Continue reading 7 Day Booklovers Challenge
Five Must Watch Movies of Robin Williams
Five Grammys, four Golden Globes, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, two Emmys and an Oscar – that pretty much tells us everything about the actor that Robin Williams was. A career span over five decades made him a household name but how all of us connect with him is through our childhood. He was a teacher in disguise who… Continue reading Five Must Watch Movies of Robin Williams
Five Positive Thoughts To Keep You Going
‘Be Positive‘…That’s what we hear all the time but it is easier said than done! To strike negativity, one must embrace positivity. And that’s what I’ve rooted for here. They say that ‘change is the only constant’… As per me, that change should always be progressive. And to attain that progressive change, what we need is the positivity to sustain us. So,… Continue reading Five Positive Thoughts To Keep You Going
Soak into Books While It Rains Outside!
Reading is an activity that you can enjoy anytime, any day and any moment. But sometimes things play as a catalyst and throw you into the ‘I’m dying to read a book’ state of mind. Weather is one such catalyst. Well, speaking of weather, monsoon is the time when the reading bug bites you way… Continue reading Soak into Books While It Rains Outside!
10 Emotions That Every Reader Experiences
Lately, I noticed quite a lot of gifs going around in the internet. Interactive and in your face…such is their appeal! So, I thought why not sum up the emotions that a reader goes through while reading! And here are the top ten expressions that you’d find familiar: 1. Reading is nothing less than a… Continue reading 10 Emotions That Every Reader Experiences
How Well Do We Know Indian Authors?
Ask anybody to name few English novelists and the reply will mostly be Jeffrey Archer, John Grisham or Dan Brown. Never would anyone come up with Kiran Desai or Jhumpa Lahiri! It might be just my imagination but if you pay a little attention, you’ll know that it’s definitely the case. May be Indian writing in English is a bit less triumphant but you can’t really blame it… Continue reading How Well Do We Know Indian Authors?
FIFA Fever On The Go
The world is high on football fever. And why it wouldn’t be! It’s the most anticipated season…it’s the FIFA World Cup season. The whole of West is under the frenzy which is quite contagious. India being a cricket-obsessed country rarely notices anything other than its favorite sport, but football definitely is an exceptional case. While it’s a bit hard to follow each and… Continue reading FIFA Fever On The Go
Maya Angelou by Maya
Maya Angelou…Well, who can write about this writer better than Maya herself? With seven autobiographies, she has surely given the world a glimpse about her life. Each autobiography offers the reader some personal insights about her life. And it’s indeed a bliss to turn through every page of her life. So, here’s my attempt to give you a glimpse on what… Continue reading Maya Angelou by Maya
R.K. Narayan… The man behind ‘Malgudi Days’
Malgudi Days… Each one of us must have watched this famous TV series, I am sure. But unfortunately, we have forgotten the man behind this classic piece – R.K.Narayan. Such is the status of the man that if you talk about legendary writers of the early Indian literature in English, R.K. Narayan will always be mentioned along with Mulk Raj Anand and Raja Rao. Best known… Continue reading R.K. Narayan… The man behind ‘Malgudi Days’
The Accidental Prime Minister by Sanjaya Baru
The Accidental Prime Minister – The Making and Unmaking of Manmohan Singh: Recently released Sanjaya Baru’s book has indeed given us a food for thought. For the ones who don’t know the story, here’s a little synopsis – Sanjaya Baru is an Indian Policy Analyst who was Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s media advisor in UPA-1.… Continue reading The Accidental Prime Minister by Sanjaya Baru
Five Books that We’re Looking Forward to Read
One thing that sorts it out for any book lover is the well-defined list of what to read next. Although we all have this mental list of books to read, yet there are the ones that the whole world looks forward to. And hence in no way you want to lag behind. So, here are… Continue reading Five Books that We’re Looking Forward to Read
Election 2014: Advertising at its peak
I recently came across this article saying that this year’s election had cost India almost $5 billion. This money is next to the price tag for 2012 U.S. Presidential election which ends up making it the costliest election ever in India. With this, India has surely entered into the sophisticated campaigning zone that mostly developed… Continue reading Election 2014: Advertising at its peak
RIP Gabriel Garcia Marquez
One Hundred Years of Solitude and ‘Love in the Time of Cholera’…Whenever the name of the Columbian author, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, comes up in a book club or in a random conversation, these two novels are always the highlight of the subject. Where for the former, Marquez was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in… Continue reading RIP Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Why George R.R. Martin is different from any other author?
George R. R. Martin…The serial killer in the history of fiction! Yes, that’s how many a book lover or TV fanatics, for that matter, know him. And as much as we hate him for that, he is the one whom we thank everyday for a classic series i.e. ‘A Song of Ice and Fire’. But… Continue reading Why George R.R. Martin is different from any other author?
Backpacking in India
I love travelling. And , with time, my love for travelling has only increased. So, lately I got hold of a social profile called Zostel that made me think about backpacking culture in India. For those who are alien to the concept of backpacking, here’s a basic definition- Backpacking is a form of low-cost travelling in… Continue reading Backpacking in India
RIP Khushwant Singh
Khushwant Singh… The first mention of this author for many would have been from the NCERT book of class 11 – ‘The Portrait of a Lady’ where the author gave the picture perfect portrayal of his grandmother. Until that time I had no idea about the nature of fame he had. It’s just lately… Continue reading RIP Khushwant Singh
‘Two States’ In The League Of Books-To-Movies List
Books-to-movies seem to be the latest fad in Bollywood. And the best thing is that it has worked most of the times. Yes, we did watch flicks like ‘Saawariya’ which was a complete disaster; also flicks like ‘Aisha’ which was not so bad; and something like ‘3 Idiots’, a super hit. For the ones who… Continue reading ‘Two States’ In The League Of Books-To-Movies List
Afro Asian Book Council at New Delhi World Book Fair
So, New Delhi World Book Fair is over. Hope you all attended and enjoyed too. The interested readers may read my musing on ‘New Delhi World Book Fair: What to expect?’ Having commented on the NDWBF as an event, I’m going to give you the details about the Afro-Asian Book Council that I attended at… Continue reading Afro Asian Book Council at New Delhi World Book Fair
New Delhi World Book Fair: What To Expect?
New Delhi World Book Fair is one of the major calendar events in the publishing world that has been held for 41 years now. And as important as it is, this year Prints Books decided not to participate. Though I did visit the arena as a trade visitor and also attended the Annual General Meeting… Continue reading New Delhi World Book Fair: What To Expect?