Month: June 2018
Book Review: Blood Red Sari By Ashok Banker
Book Review: Blood Red Sari By Ashok Banker When I was searching for books to read in the library last week, I happened to come across this book with the title ‘Blood Red Sari’ written by Ashok Banker. The name Ashok Banker sounded vaguely familiar and I pulled the book out of the shelf […]
Book Review – The Eye Of the Predator – By Abhisar Sharma
Book Review – The Eye Of the Predator – By Abhisar Sharma I interacted with Abhisar Sharma in a recent Facebook video chat conducted by Blogchatter. Being a fledgling writer myself I had asked him a question. I told him that I was unable to follow the conventional style of writing fiction, recommended by […]
Flash Fiction, Friday Fictioneers – The Ever-forgiving wife
Flash Fiction, Friday Fictioneers – The Ever-forgiving wife Jean watched his ex-girlfriend Irene berating her boyfriend Joseph from his boat. He couldn’t hear her from this distance but he pitied Joseph. He remembered being in Joseph’s shoes often. Initially, he couldn’t figure out how to get rid of Irene. He was a married man. But Irene […]
FFfAW Challenge – The Meeting of Hearts
FFfAW Challenge – The Meeting of Hearts Tommy and Irena sat together on the bench watching the beautiful fountain in the middle of the circular pond. They were both eating peanuts from the bag held by the elder of the two, Tommy. ‘Why are you called Tommy but I am called Irena?’ asked Irena […]
Book Review: The Secret of the Nagas By Amish Tripathi
Book Review: The Secret of the Nagas by Amish Tripathi In my review of the first book of ‘The Shiva Trilogy’ by Amish Tripathi The Immortals of Meluha, I had mentioned that the author speaks of a civilization so advanced scientifically that the scientists of the country (the so-called Rishis) had developed a potion […]
Book Review: The Contemplation Of a Joker By Manas Mukul
Book Review: The Contemplation Of a Joker By Manas Mukul Manas Mukul’s eBook The Contemplation Of a Joker comprises a number of short stories which try to strike a chord in the user by using emotional appeal. The book is written in the first person. The very first story in which a grandfather describes the story of […]
Book Review – Because: Someone Had to Say It By Namratha Varadharajan
Book Review – Because: Someone Had to Say It By Namratha Varadharajan Simple language, deep meanings. This brilliant collection of poems by Namratha Varadharajan is simply a treat to read. Each poem is associated with a cause which is dear to the poet’s heart. All the poems invoke passion in the reader’s mind. There […]
Flash Fiction, Friday Fictioneers – Emperor Alexander Watches
Flash Fiction, Friday Fictioneers – Emperor Alexander Watches Johnny looked at the idol of the Greek god sitting on the throne. The old fogey was probably keeping an eye out for crooks, thought Johnny. At the opposite end, a statue of emperor Alexander stood watching the crowd. Probably lorded over everyone when he was alive, […]
The Man Who Gave Up A Corporate Career to Teach Poor Children – #WATWB
The Man Who Gave Up A Corporate Career to Teach Poor Children – #WATWB Ravi Gulati With Some of His Students My bad! here I am, late again for the regular #WATWB post. But as I always say, what are our lives worth if we can’t spend some time spreading a few […]
The Evacuation – #writephoto
The Evacuation – #writephoto Captain Rockfort Gulliver steered his spacecraft to avoid hitting a passing meteorite. This was the 14th month since he had left earth in search of another planet for mankind to thrive in. The sole survivors of the resplendent earth; where mankind had thrived for millions of years, was soon about to […]
