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The Tatas

A few years ago, I watched an interview with Ratan Tata. Part of what he said, stuck in my head. Quoting “The Tata group believes in humanity first and profits the last and our personal wealth and growth happen when...

A few years ago, I watched an...

True Story

There is Gunpowder in the air

As I started 2020, one of the things I told myself is that I would explore more genres, writing styles and author. One of those encounters brought me to Manoranjan Byapari' s Gunpowder in the air. For those who do...

As I started 2020, one of the...

Biography Non Fiction True Story

The Untold Story – Mother Teresa

This book left me disturbed, it took me a few days to digest the possibility of what IF someone we believed as an unicorn, turns out to be otherwise. The book starts with an alarming question, Does Mother Teresa deserve...

This book left me disturbed...

Biography Cinema Non Fiction

Nambiarswami

I have heard about this man in various occasions. If we bring up the topic of Villains of Tamil Cinema, we can never miss out this name Nambiar. Yes, the greatest villain known to the Tamil cinema world. You know how they say,...

I have heard about this man i...

Biography Cinema Feminism

Healed

This book is not a preaching material nor a biography. It is a memoir, a journey of a celebrity fighting and surviving stage IV cancer. Growing up, I lost two of my auties in cancer, I have seen both their...

This book is not a preachin...

Fiction Mythology

Kamadeva

I was a little sceptical when I was starting this book. Wasn't my type of story to read nor a writing style I preferred. But quite interestingly Anuja Chandramouli kept my interest going. Through her eyes Kamadeva and Rati are...

I was a little sceptical when...

Fiction Hinduism Mythology

The Thirteenth Day

Mahabharatha has always fascinated me. We have heard about all the famous names like Arjuna, Karna, Bhima, Yudhistra, Druyodhana and so on. The 13th day is a take on Kurushektra War, telling its story from the eyes of Abhimanyu, the...

Mahabharatha has always fasci...

Non Fiction

Coming out as a Dalit

This book was all over social media beginning this year, it is a result proceeding from the famous caste discrimination suicide case in the Indian history, Rohit Vemula. Three days after his suicide, the author, Yashica a successful journalist in...

This book was all over soci...

Fiction Hinduism

Palace of Assassins

Being an ardent fan of mythology, I can assure you I have read quite a number of them. Making me more intrigued to start on this book. Palace of Assassins is the story of Ashwatamma. For those who don't know this name, he...

Being an ardent fan of mythol...

Fiction Homosexual True Story

Straight to Normal

After several failed attempts to write this book due to the fear of the law and society, Straight to Normal: My life as a Gay Man is the story of the author himself. It's a very refreshingly unapologetic read narrating...

After several failed attempts...