List and write-ups of books we read in September
Yes, the energy and interest are back. Our reading lists have increased since last month and we hope the trend continues.
Write-ups
Muralidharan Parthasarathy (on Games People Play: The Psychology of Human Relationships) : This book is better understood by people who…
List and write-ups of books we read in August
The dip continued. From 13 reading lists, we were down to 9 for August. We don’t exactly know why reading took the backseat last month too. Maybe there’s too much good stuff to watch on OTT?
Write-ups
Muralidharan Parthasarathy (on Oxford Lectures…
List and write-ups of books we read in July
A slight dip in the number of books our members in July, maybe they had extra work loads at the beginning of the second half of the year. …
List and write-ups of books we read in June
The monsoon not only lowers the temperature but also elevates the mood. The summer heat exhaustion dissipates. For some people, the pitter patter is a visceral experience like a lullaby. Apparently the sounds of the rain give the brain a tonic…
List and write-ups of books we read in May
Our MayReads saw a slight uptake on the numbers. Our write-ups are normally mini-reviews. But this time, one of them has poems and another is a full review.
Write-ups
Manohar Grandhi (on The Alamanack of Naval Ravikant): This book is an…
Books we read in April and a few micro-reviews
April saw a fine increase in our reading list - a good start to the second quarter of the year - as if the summer heat that put us down in March reading was rebuffed by us by reading more.
First…
From the editor’s desk, Table of contents and download links of the inaugural edition.
By Lavanya Nukavarapu
It was Sunday morning. Father Carlos Munevar was getting ready to address the crowd in the church. Today the subject he chose for his sermon was the power of forgiveness. …
By Drishika Shah
I turned around and saw a spooky shadow and it vanished. A cold shiver ran down my spine. There was thunder and tremendous lightning. At first, I thought that someone was playing a juvenile prank on me as I suffered from phasmophobia but then I started to…
By Swapnil Saurav
थोड़ी तीख़ी थोड़ी नरम
आओ बिरयानी की बात बताये हम
टाटा खाये बिरला भी खाये
ऐसा लज़ीज़ खाना सबको भाए
चावल के लम्बे दाने
उसके ऊपर काजू इलाइची लगते सुहाने
किसी में होता मीट मटन
तो किसी में होता सब्जी मशरुम बटन
बहुत बढ़ाते प्यार बिरयानी
जब मिलके खाते चाचा चाची नाना और नानी
नमक ज़रा सा और गरम मसाला
हल्दी जीरा मिर्च भी डाला
मुँह में पानी तब भर जाता
पैराडाइस की जब कोई बात झेड जाता
जैसे ही इसकी खुशबू हवा में आती
मेरे दिल की धड़कन अक्सर बढ़ जाती
आओ मिलके करे भोज प्रारंभ
आज करे बिरयानी से ही शुभ आरंभ
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Swapnil Saurav started writing in the year 2013 with technology books and in 2018, he also started writing fiction stories and novels. He writes about common people and describes things which can happen in anybody’s life.
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