Book Review – Brink
Sri Bhyrappa’s Kannada novel “Anchu” is translated to “Brink”. Use of archaic, idiomatic English makes it difficult to read this magnum opus.
English
Mind Your Language … indeed !
The two sitcom re-runs that I have been watching regularly are Sherlock Holmes and Mind Your Language. I am particularly fond of Mind Your Language.
Wren & Martin
I don’t know if Kendriya Vidyalayas still use the English Grammar and Composition text book by Wren & Martin. For my generation, this was THE text book for English Grammar and Composition. In the last week of December, we started our de-cluttering phase 2 and started with the books. I found my old Wren & … Read more
Kal CON-Aaj CON-Kal CON
Lets admit it – Indians are gullible, easily CONned and we love dynasties. We love the color white, in people, cars, food and brides and we love the color black in money. Its easy to fool us, even more so if you speak in English. We feel ashamed if we cannot speak the foreign language … Read more
Book review – Wuthering Heights
Yes, this is the classic by Emily Bronte. I had never read it till recently. Completed reading this about 3 weeks back and didn’t manage to post my review :). This novel was first published in 1847 .. A 168 years back. It took me atleast a 100 pages of reading before I could get … Read more
Appearances are deceptive !
Yesterday I wrote about Lord Ganesha and missed talking about an important lesson that we should learn from him. His brother Lord Karthik is handsome, well built and looks like a God. In comparison, Lord Ganesha has an elephant’s head, a potbelly and a mouse for a ride …. If they weren’t Gods, we humans … Read more