There is nothing more satisfying than reading a book while sipping a hot cup of tea.
Thomas Rostetter finds himself attending a party thrown by enfant terrible Dodo . The party consists of painters and writers and spiritual gurus and their disciples, all of whom are painted in mostly negative terms except for the American girl, Dinah Blake, a budding painter. The 'saintly' Dinah has been badly hurt by Dodo who … Continue reading Friday’s Forgotten Book: Desire to Kill by Alice Campbell (1934)
Yesterday, much to my shock, I learnt of the death of author and blogger, Mathew Paust at Todd Mason's blog Sweet Freedom. Over the years, since I started blogging, quite a few of my fellow-bloggers have passed away, always leaving one wretched. However, Matt's death has hit me pretty hard as he was a blogging … Continue reading Mathew Paust (1941-2021)
Today is the birth anniversary of an illustrious son of India, the revolutionary Bhagat Singh. I thought, this year, I will remember him by reminding myself of some of the books related to him that I have had on my wishlist for long:
"If you believe that shouting the slogan Long Live Revolution makes you a Revolutionary, you are mistaken."Thoughts of a man on his birth-anniversary. Sukhdev (1907-1931)
Cricket is a religion in India and cricket-lovers are not merely fans but rather fanatics. And thus it is but natural that when a serial based on a cricket-series was telecast way back in the late eighties, it should become immensely popular. Bodyline, the serial, was a dramatic (some would say over-dramatic) representation of the … Continue reading ‘Bodyline’: Once Again
It's March and time for the first check-in as we climb the mountains of books that always seem to be spilling-off the shelves.Well, I am not aiming too high. All I have to do is to read 12 books in order to scale my small Pike's Peak. And I seem to be making adequate progress, … Continue reading Mount TBR: March Checkpoint
"Any man who stands for progress has to criticize, disbelieve and challenge every item of the old faith. Item by item he has to reason out every nook and corner of the prevailing faith. If after considerable reasoning one is led to believe in any theory or philosophy, his faith is welcomed. His reasoning can … Continue reading Remembering Bhagat Singh
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