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Book Review: A Dilli-Mumbai Love Story by Abhimanyu Jha
A contemporary Indian Love Story that revolves around 26/11. Join us as we review Abhimanyu Jha's A Dilli Mumbai Love Story
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Book review: der deutsche sommer by Arnab Chakraborty
21 year old Arnab Chakraborty's debut novel der deutsche sommer is a scrapbook of of a student who spent 2 months in Germany - snippets of feelings, friendly exchanges, ticket stubs, names of associates and dollops of information booklets, they are all in there. Read the review
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Know your author: Manju Kapur
Post liberalisation, women have become a dominant (and more importantly, recognized) force in the society. They chart their own course. Manju Kapur belongs to that select group of authors who bring to fore the issues and challenges that these newly emerged Indian Women face.
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Book Review: The Color Purple by Alice Walker
Written entirely as an exchange of letters between two sisters and God, The Color Purple by Alice Walker is a must read piece of feminist literature that tells the story of the physical and mental abuse of Black women by men in Africa and America in the 1930s. Read the in depth review by Ruth Zothanpuii
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Book Review: 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff
A series of letters between a quirky American lady and an antiquarian book store located in the bylanes of London, 84 Charing Criss Road is a book that every book lover must read. Find out why....
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Jaipur Literature Festival 2012: An Overview @ INDIAreads Online Library cum Bookstore
Posted on 14 January 2012
I say again, lest my last post failed to register with the ‘deaf futtbucker’ demographic hiding amongst you: The Jaipur Literature Festival 2012 is about to get underway. There are Lit Fests and there are Lit Fests. This one, though, is not your average overdose of book readings and (equally lackluster) panel discussions. The authors will [...] Continue Reading
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Jaipur Literature Festival – The Funny Side Part 2 @INDIAreads Online Library cum Bookstore
Posted on 09 January 2012
At the 2010 Lit Fest; 1. Catherine Clement, French intellectual and author of ‘Edwina and Nehru: A Novel’ and Nayantara Sahgal, Jawaharlal Nehru’s niece discussed the roaring affair between Jinnah and Sarojini Naidu. “It is well known in France. Why is it not spoken of in India?” asked Clement. Came the reply, “Because our national leaders are not allowed to [...] Continue Reading
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Jaipur Literature Festival – The Funny Side Part 1 @INDIAreads Online Library cum Bookstore
Posted on 09 January 2012
Homies! The Jaipur Literature Festival (20-24 Jan ’12) is about to get underway. It’s been a bumpy ride - The inaugural event in 2006 drew a crowd of about 100 attendees, including some who “appeared to be tourists who had simply got lost,” according to the event’s co-director William Dalrymple. And the naysayers feel the festival is all about [...] Continue Reading
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New Releases in 2012 @ INDIAreads Online Library cum Bookstore
Posted on 05 January 2012
People! 2012 is about to be quite a year; doomsday predictions notwithstanding. With a star studded line-up of authors and titles to choose from, rest assured the literary roller-coaster at INDIAreads is not about to stop anytime soon. Check out these gems that may be pre-ordered at INDIAreads shortly; 1. I’ve Got Your Number – Sophie Kinsella (Feb 2012): [...] Continue Reading
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We’re Giving Away Bestsellers in 2012 @ INDIAreads!!
Posted on 29 December 2011
People !!!! Now is the time to subscribe to INDIAreads. We’re giving away a Free Bestseller with every purchase of an INDIAreads Smart/Bonanza Plan in 2012. You heard us; our shelves runneth over. Only for New Members, though. Existing Subscribers will have to settle for our massive discounts and flawless service; it’s quite sad, really. So please hurry and mooch off [...] Continue Reading
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Christopher Hitchens – The Man who took on Nietzsche
Posted on 26 December 2011
I try to deny myself any illusions or delusions, and I think that this perhaps entitles me to try and deny the same to others, at least as long as they refuse to keep their fantasies to themselves. - Christopher Hitchens (13th April 1949 – 15th December 2011) That was Hitchens for you. Writer. Orator. Contrarian. But just [...] Continue Reading
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The Christmas Investigation: Sights, Sounds and Smells
Posted on 25 December 2011
Christmas Food – ‘People Will Eat Anything’ 1. A traditional Christmas dinner in early England was the head of a pig, prepared with mustard. 2. At lavish Christmas feasts in the Middle Ages, swans and peacocks were sometimes served “endored”. This meant the flesh was painted with saffron dissolved in melted butter. In addition to their painted [...] Continue Reading
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Different Cultures, Different Celebrations: Christmas Series II
Posted on 25 December 2011
How do different cultures celebrate Christmas?? Here's to a global flavour with these little known facts Continue Reading
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