Books like these are always tricky to analyse. More often than not, they bring me back to the question of how does one judge the literary merits of a book? Lately, I had read books which I liked instantly, or rather vehemently loved. In the case of Gods and Ends, I loved the easy flowy … Read more
The book flows as smooth as poetry and takes you on an explorative journey of Hazaribagh. The structure attempts to give you a holistic understanding of Jharkhand.
In the last shot of Succession season two, the camera moves slowly towards Logan Roy, a close-up shot of his face. His son has done something which no one expected, least of all him. The ever-brilliant Brian Cox, who plays Logan Roy, shows us his craft of acting when he holds that expression of contempt, … Read more
HBO’s ‘Succession’ won the Best Drama Series award at the 74th Emmy Awards. This is the second time Succession has won an Emmy Award. So let’s know what is so special about this show that has become so popular? This is the sixth time in eight years that HBO’s TV series is winning an Emmy … Read more
Severance Review: The big tech giant Apple has been in the OTT business for a while now. Their initial productions like The Morning Show, Servant, Little America, even Ted Lasso etc. were presented with huge marketing across the globe. The Apple TV+ shows got nominations for Golden Globes, Oscars, etc. Even the winner of the … Read more
Kamal Hasaan’s Vikram is currently streaming on Disney+ Hotstar in multiple languages. And, if you have seen the film you’d be in awe of the tremendous background score produced by Anirudh Ravichandran. Vikram is an ‘An Anirudh Musical’. As you can guess, the movie credits don’t shy away from promoting the makers’ collaboration with the … Read more
Shubhangi Swarup’s debut novel is the literature of marvellous excellence, and original imaginative grit. This novel is an experience which you would have never had. When you pick up the book, even with the blurb, you can barely anticipate what this ambitious novel entails. The book just takes a few pages to stand out. Like, … Read more
Just after I was done reading ‘One Part Woman’– another novel by Perumal Murugan– I couldn’t shut up about it. Without wasting a minute, I searched the author’s name: Perumal Murugan. One of the articles about the author quoted Murugan, “Perumal Murugan the writer is dead…An ordinary teacher, he will live as P Murugan. Leave … Read more
“Charat Singh was feeling kind, though he did not relax the grin which symbolized six thousand years of racial and class superiority.” The book follows a story of an ‘untouchable’ Bakha, who cleans toilets for a living. The profession has been passed onto him through generations. As the book is set in the pre-independence era, … Read more
Rajeev Tyagi | Ground Report | Ajinkya Rahane and Cheteshwar Pujara, the two veterans of test cricket have not scored runs. The team management has been supporting them for over a year now. With the names like Hanuma Vihari, and Shreyas Iyer waiting to replace them in the test squads, Ranji Trophy has come as … Read more
