It’s human nature to try and recreate pleasurable experiences. Be it a walk in the gardens, a delicious food item, a book, piece of an art or an interesting movie that withheld our attention and proved to be a loveable delightful experience. We, as humans tend to gravitate towards the […]
Osho, a name synonymous with spirituality and philosophy, far removed from the orthodoxy of religions, propagating the doctrines of love, trust and bliss among individuals. Yes, this is what I believed in ever since I read his short books and listened to his discourses available on Youtube. I was enamored […]
Philippa Gregory’s The Kingmaker’s Daughter, is the story of nine year old Anne, born into the great Neville family and destined to be the Queen of England, going through hell and heaven, fulfilling her dreams and dying untimely at 28. The novel spanning more than 400 pages has a magnetic […]
दूर बजते ढोल पर थिरकना और पास में चहचहाते पंछियों को अनदेखा करना, इंसानी फितरत ही ठहरी.. अक्सर जो लोग हमसे दूर हों या हमारे सम्मान और प्रेम को अधिक तवज्जो न देते हों, हम उनकी ही नज़रों में चढ़ने का प्रयास करते रहते हैं.. शायद कोई लुकीछिपी कुंठा है […]
Roaring Tigers, Squeaking Eagles, Prowling Bears to Whistling Thrushes, name the creature and you will find it lurking in “The Big Book of Animal Stories by Ruskin Bond”, my current read. Though the title is a misnomer. Neither the book is big nor are the stories. In fact, it is […]
Can a piece of cloth be immortalized? Can a wardrobe item be given so much importance that it’s loss kills the owner? And can a story about preparation, possession and subsequent theft of an Overcoat, be so elaborate as to cover almost 20 pages? Yes, it can be. Only if […]
कल किंडल पर अचानक नज़रेंं जा टिकीं, इक छोटी सी किताब पर.. महज़ 90 पेज में लिखी एक फेसबुक फिक्शन.. लप्रेक विधा में शहरी मुहब्बत का नमक समेटे रवीश कुमार की “इश्क़ में शहर होना”, मेरी स्क्रीन पर इठला रही थी.. और मैं अनायास ही जा पहुंची थी यादों के […]
There are stories you want to read again and again and then there are stories, you wish, you hadn’t read once! Especially, if you have already seen and enjoyed a well made, sensitive movie, based on that story! Movies v/s Books You must be wondering why am I peddling the […]
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