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Bulfinch’s Greek and Roman Mythology: The Age of Fable

Bulfinch’s Greek and Roman My...

ShareDo you know why a spider spins web endlessly or why does a sunflower always face the sun? Why does Moon change shape every night or why do you hear Echo in hills? Well, in this age of Science and Technology, I believe none of these...
Love @ Internet by Rajeev Ranjan

Love @ Internet by Rajeev Ranjan

ShareIn this rapidly shrinking world, full of chaotic emotions and confused identities, can Pure Love survive? As our homes reduce in size and our interactions expand beyond usual boundaries, is it possible to trust strangers with your...
Bridget Jones:The Edge of Reason by Helen Fielding

Bridget Jones:The Edge of Reason by...

ShareFour months ago, I read a story about an overweight girl obsessed with her Casanova Boss, struggling to keep herself in perfect shape, mentally and physically, fighting a futile battle with her rapidly increasing age and caustic...

In Custody by Anita Desai

ShareAfter quite a long time, I have read another novel by Anita Desai. Of late, I felt that her novels tend to depress me and affect my mood for days, by focusing on the tragic side of humanity. To retain my sanity and joy, I steered away...

Curiosity almost killed the Rat-II

ShareGunnu was anxious to watch the live party. He began to keep an eye on the hotel entrance. He tried to ascertain the inside activities with his limited knowledge and vast creative imagination. As evening approached, he saw a large...

Gitanjali by Rabindranath Tagore

ShareHas it ever happened to you that someone says aloud your thoughts, while you were trying to formulate them, attempting to find out exact words, and all of a sudden, someone else communicates the same, and you are left amazed at the...
The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane

The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen...

ShareFor last few weeks, I am oscillating between the literature of two great nations – Russia and America, amazed by sheer brilliance of narration, abundance of techniques and diversity of plots produced by the time tested stalwarts of...
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

Share“All happy families resemble one another, but each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” The particular emphasis on family and its happiness and unhappiness in the very opening line of Anna Karenina lays bare Leo...