Tag Archives: Books

Why I read…

Posted on June 26, 2011 by Prashansa

Why I read… I have been buying books recklessly. I see a book I have heard about and pounce on it at the very sight of the paperback. I read a review and I think this might be the book … Continue reading →

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Seasons

Posted on February 15, 2011 by Prashansa

Seasons If I were living in a cold Western country, I would have described the weather saying that the snow is finally melting and giving way to green after a long winter. Only if the transition of seasons was that apparent … Continue reading →

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Jaipur Diaries- The Jaipur Literature Festival 2011

Posted on January 19, 2011 by Prashansa

Jaipur Diaries The DSC Jaipur Literature Festival 2011 Last year in January, I sent Mayank Austen Soofi an e-mail when he had just returned from the Jaipur Literature Festival, “See you in Jaipur next year!” At that time I wasn’t … Continue reading →

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“Literature is a luxury, fiction is a necessity”

Posted on January 15, 2011 by Prashansa

“Literature is a luxury, fiction is a necessity” As I shared with you two posts ago, these days I am reading Negotiating With the Dead- A Writer On Writing by Margaret Atwood. The book is a long essay on the role of … Continue reading →

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‘Booking a Journey’

Posted on January 14, 2011 by Prashansa

Here is an article on the centenary celebrations of the declaration of Delhi as the National Capital. National Book Trust, to mark this ocassion, is organising weekend ‘Book Bazaars’ in various parts of the city. I, too, was asked to comment (see … Continue reading →

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Man Booker Prize- the Book or the Author?

Posted on January 11, 2011 by Prashansa

Interestingly, no such epithet was printed on the cover of a similar but newer edition on another website. The series of events led me to conclude (pardon if I sound a little like Sherlock Holmes) that someone at the renowned publishing … Continue reading →

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Sipping tea with Amitabha Bagchi (Part 1)

Posted on January 1, 2011 by Prashansa

Sipping Tea with Amitabha Bagchi (Part 1) On the morning on December 22, 2010, I was flu-stricken, sleepy and chilled to the bone. It was a holiday for the 11th standard and I had no particular reason to make the … Continue reading →

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To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee- 50th Anniversary

Posted on December 19, 2010 by Prashansa

The Mockingbird Lives On “I think there’s just one kind of folks. Folks.” -Scout Finch, To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee ♦ I summoned myself to read To Kill A Mockingbird when I was 14.  I had been an … Continue reading →

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A Bookworm’s Summer (Part 2)

Posted on December 6, 2010 by Prashansa

A Bookworm’s Summer Part 2 June, 2010 On the first day at work, I was told to reach the bookstore late in the morning. Since I didn’t know how to ‘dress for work’, I resorted to the safest bet- a … Continue reading →

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What I’ve been reading lately…

Posted on October 25, 2010 by Prashansa

A Good Year by Peter Mayle I came to know about Peter Mayle and his Francophilia while I was working at Full Circle Bookstore, Khan Market (more of that later). Being an admirer of the beautiful region of the South of … Continue reading →

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