Category Archives: Books

Brave New World : Aldous Huxley

Posted on May 24, 2020 by book_blog_admin

🥂 Book Review : Brave New World by Aldous Huxley The book, Brave New World ( BNW) was first published in 1932. It is a dystopian novel often compared with George Orwell’s 1984. It is always fascinating to guess where … Continue reading →

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The Palace of Illusions by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

Posted on May 11, 2020 by book_blog_admin

Palace of illusions falls in the genre of “No man’s land” . Historical fiction ? Mythology ?, History ? Or just fiction?  Amazon groups most of  such literature under main head Science Fiction , Horror and Fantasy and subhead Fantasy … Continue reading →

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This House of Clay and Water – Faiqa Mansab

Posted on November 18, 2019 by book_blog_admin

Some how, I have  a predilection for stories set in Pakistan as I find in them a curious mix of awesome liberal ideas and  absurdly medieval ones; total feminism and extreme male domination; rigid religious beliefs and the fluid, mystic  … Continue reading →

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Anti social Media : Siva Vaidhyanathan

Posted on November 4, 2019 by murali

The title, ” Anti social media” tells it all. Whatever is ambiguous in the title is clarified in the byline; How Facebook disconnects us and undermines democracy. Marc Zuckerberg’s stated aim is to make the world more open and connected … Continue reading →

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Things to Leave Behind : Namita Gokhale

Posted on May 26, 2019 by sibha_wp_admin

The novelist, Namita Gokhale is from an illustrious family of Kumaon. Born in Lucknow in 1956, Gokhale was brought up by her irrepressible grandmother Shakuntala Pande—niece of freedom fighter Pandit Govind Ballabh Pant—and free-spirited aunts (Jayanti Pant and Hindi writer … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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The Revenge of the Non-Vegetarian : Book Review

Posted on March 26, 2019 by murali

One of the greatest advantages of residing in Mhow is having three good  libraries within a radius of two Kms. The icing on the cake is that all these libraries face an identical problem during this part of the year; … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Different Drums

Posted on January 6, 2019 by murali

    Dr M Scott Peck has many bestsellers beginning with “The Road Less Traveled” and two others with similar titles. “Beyond Road Less Traveled’ and ‘Further Along Road Less Traveled’. For a full list of his books see here. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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The Road Less Travelled :Where Science meets Mysticism

Posted on May 22, 2018 by murali

When a scientist explores mysticism or when a Mystic contemplates a science laboratory, it produces astounding results. Though to a western trained mind it might sound rather strange , Science and Religion or Mysticism need not be mutually exclusive. After … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Thirukkural

Posted on May 4, 2015 by murali

 Thiruvalluvar Statue and the adjacent Vivekananda Rock Memorial at sunrise.  Original uploader was Infocaster at en.wikipedia – Transferred from en.wikipedia; transferred to Commons by User:BishkekRocks using CommonsHelper.         I have always been fascinated by Thirukkuralfor it is sheer breath and … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Moga Mul (மோக முள் )

Posted on October 15, 2014 by murali

      Saw the movie mogamul   . Sure it is slow moving , but makes you think at  every twist and turn. The song ‘sollayo vai thiranthu just about sums up the main theme . Archana Joglekar looks beautiful and the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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