I remember my history teacher asking us in his first-class: “Why do we study history?” We were not interested. Neither […]
The Last Queen: Chitra Banerjee hits the right notes, again! Read More »
Hamilton’s choice (2020) is a historical fiction revolving around the life of one of the founding fathers of the United
Hamilton’s choice by Jack Casey Read More »
The house with a thousand stories is a story set in Assam that explores the complex relationship within a family and sings the stories of violence and bloodshed in the North-East India.
The House with a Thousand Stories: The Indian drama Read More »
Amitav Ghosh has been awarded the Jnanpeeth award recently, and it is a historic moment as he is the first
Why Amitav Ghosh Matters to Literature Read More »
The Radiance of a Thousand Suns is a book written by Manreet Sodhi and covers the stories of periods in
The Radiance of a Thousand Suns Read More »
What it means to live in the most secluded country in the world. Curious to know? Here is a review of spine-chilling tales from North Korea. Read to know more.
Forbidden stories from inside North Korea Read More »
The post talks about the third book in the Ibis trilogy, Flood of fire. I am ending this year on a high note after finishing a seminal work from one of the best authors in India, Amitav Ghosh.
Flood of fire, third book from the Ibis trilogy Read More »
In this post, I talk about second book in the Ibis trilogy. River of smoke which has turned out to be more interesting than Sea of Poppies. Follow the journey of opium with two new ships Anahita and Redruth
River of Smoke: As the Ibis trilogy progresses Read More »
I discuss here one of the greatest work of historical fiction by an Indian author, Amitav Ghosh. The roller coaster ride between land, river and sea. Welcome to the book review of “sea of poppies”
Sea of Poppies: A follow up before River of Smoke Read More »
I discuss here one of the greatest work of historical fiction by an Indian author, Amitav Ghosh. The roller coaster ride between land, river and sea. Welcome to the book review of “sea of poppies”
Of opium, seas and tragedies: Sea of poppies by Amitav Ghosh Read More »