Unboxing Echoes of Becoming
Reflecting on the journey of writing a chapter in the anthology “Echoes of Becoming” amidst personal grief. The project evolved through collaboration and resilience, culminating with its launch on September 7.
This blog is our space to write about our thoughts, views and notes about our travels. Osho owned 90 Rolls Royces while being a Sanyasi …. The so-felt contradiction is very fascinating and hence the name !
Reflecting on the journey of writing a chapter in the anthology “Echoes of Becoming” amidst personal grief. The project evolved through collaboration and resilience, culminating with its launch on September 7.
The 1st Assassin by Mainak Dhar is a gripping modern-day spy thriller set in India, featuring Major Aaditya Sen, who must prevent the US President’s assassination. As Sen navigates moral dilemmas and PTSD, the plot thickens with international espionage, betrayal, and high-stakes action. This fast-paced political thriller is a must-read for spy genre enthusiasts. Rated 5/5.
I strongly recommend reading this beautiful book titled The Greatest Love Story Ever Told. Rating it 5/5. It’s truly worth a read.
Hard News is a purely fictional tale by Mark Sullivan about the happenings in a Newspaper office in California. My rating is 3/5.
The Lincoln Highway is another fantastic book written by Amor Towles. Do read it. A story that will stay with you !
A short review of the book Battle of Vathapi, Nandi’s Charge, by my batchmate and dear friend Dr. Arun Krishnan. Not giving away the plot !
Sutradhar is a collection of short stories that form “an ode to Bharat’s eternal glory”. Historical events viewed through the cultural prism.
I hadn’t heard of Kazuo Ishiguro till he got the Nobel prize earlier this year. Its sad that I missed reading him all this while. The minute I heard his name, I immediately looked up his books on Kindle and found this title “Never let me go” which was very intriguing, so I bought it. … Read more
This was the other book that I had bought just before our trip to Laos. The author, Anthony Doerr won the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for this book and after reading it, its well deserved. The story is set during the World War II and its about Marie Laure, a French girl who has been blind … Read more
Today morning I received the following message on Whatsapp (God bless the creator). While its amusing to think of the fact that we haven’t progressed much beyond a horse’s ass, it’s also fascinating to think of how some of the modern implements, measurements and even social practices are because of a decision taken hundreds or … Read more