Posts Tagged With: Books
Books
There are times when I really do love the look of my desk. Like when a book about the Ramayana, with the subtitle “Exploring Rama’s Anguish”, sits next to another (not about the Ramayana) whose subtitle reads, “How We Mate, Why We Stray, and What It Means for Modern Relationships”. The titles vibe quite nicely [...]
Title Deeds
Alright. Might as well get it out of my system. Yesterday, I chanced upon Better Book Titles. It’s a brilliant collection of accurate titles that give you the meat of the stories without poetic waffle. Among my personal favourites are “The Handmaid’s Tale” rechristened as “Sarah Palin’s America”, Faulkner’s “Light in August” as “If You [...]
Inner Truth
It’s tough being a girl in India. The Census 2011 shows that the practice of female infanticide continues in many parts of the country. Put the words “Delhi” and “rape” in Google search, and you get 5,210,000 results (in 0.10 seconds). For a large majority of this country’s women, here’s how life works in general: [...]
Cue Left
“The painting titled Bollywood Buddha has been removed from the exhibition due to the protest from Hindu fundamentalist. Though the show continued without the painting, the artwork is currently under Mumbai police custody. I hope that writer would also say something about it. Thank you Dorjee” That’s the comment that Dorjee Lama left for the [...]
The Russians
I don’t do New Year resolutions. There are enough unexpected disappointments in life without me setting myself up for more. This year, however, I have resolved to do something. When I decided to do it, I hadn’t realised it was a New Year resolution but it happened in early January and it’s a resolution, so [...]
Dead Good
There’s sushi, vomit, zombies, gratuitous violence and modest ladies who can balance their entire, upside down bodies on one finger (a “modesty string” around the ankles makes sure the skirts obey decency instead of gravity). What’s not to adore about “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies“? Hand Ms. Austen her smelling salts and let Seth Grahame-Smith [...]
Open and shut
I realised that, in case of certain of certain books, I don’t read them as much as devour them. I started reading Andre Agassi’s “Open” yesterday at 7pm. I think I finished it a little after 1am. Now here’s the catch: I didn’t read it in one sitting because it’s brilliantly written. “Open” isn’t brilliant [...]
A for Adapt
Ok, it doesn’t matter how much you dislike Jhumpa Lahiri’s writing, how can you not fall in love with her dad making pulao? Personally, I’m not entirely convinced about either the recipe (no black peppercorns, really?) or Amar Lahiri’s assertion that it’s not buttery, but as a wise person said, “It’s hard to go wildly [...]
World Domination
