Write-ups and book reads of our members in November, 2022 Even for the penultimate month of the year, we have an exciting list of book-reads and write-ups. As the year winds down, our readers have kept up their reading tempo. First the write-ups and then the lists. Write-ups Muralidharan Parthasarathy (on…

Write-ups and book reads of our members in October, 2022 The October lists are down, but we have two superb reviews by Muralidharan Parthasarathy and Fizza Younis. …

Write-ups and book reads of our members in September, 2022 For the first time in HydRAW history, a member has read more books in a month than Arun Kumar. It’s Fizza Younis whose book reads count in September is sweet sixteen. That’s very inspiring and we wish Fizza continues her…

Write-ups and book reads of our members in August, 2022. The monsoons do not deter us from reading. In fact, it looks like the rains retain our reading rhythm. The streams of our mind ever eager to roam in lush literature have no resistance or avarice to the thunders and…

Write-ups and book reads of our members in July, 2022. Our readers expect nothing but top-notch writing to give a favourable opinion. Read the write-ups to know what we mean. Fizza Younis met her target of reading all Hercule Poirot mysteries by Agatha Christie and penned a heartfelt exploration. First…

Write-ups and book reads of our members in June, 2022. We have done well in the books read in June. Arun Kumar is still the numero uno with 21 reads (though down 7 from last month), whereas reading queen Fizza is surging with 18 reads (up 3 from last month)…

Write-ups and book reads of our members in April, 2022. A welcome increase in the books read in May. Hope this trend continues. Our default numero uno reader is Arun Kumar. It’s the second rank that varies. We have a new deputy this month, Fizza Younis with 15 books read…

Write-ups and book reads of our members in April, 2022. Drop in the number of books read by our members!! Perhaps we should attribute it to the hottest March and April that India had in 122 years!!! Write-ups Arun Kumar (on Teaching Happiness and Well-being in Schools) : This book is…

Write-ups and book reads of our members in March, 2022 This month’s reading list includes a comprehensive review of Nandan Nilekani’s Imagining India. Write-ups Muralidharan Parthasarathy (on Imagining India) : In the first chapter ‘Ideas that have arrived’, Nilekani emphasizes that Indian public felt there was improvement living conditions and new…