The need for honest journalism in Oman
Writing in Oman isn’t easy. Bloggers and journalists have come under the radar for being aggressive but I can’t think of a better time in the history of Oman for journalists to shine. The biggest...
View ArticleWould you help a girl?
Long time no blog! I’ll keep this one short and it’s an open question- Of late, Tamil Nadu has become a slaughterhouse or has it always been that way? People have always been very sensitive and abusive...
View ArticleMafia Queens of Mumbai
Mafia Queens Of Mumbai: Stories Of Women From The Ganglands by Hussain S. Zaidi My rating: 3 of 5 stars Hussain Zaidi’s Mafia Queens of Mumbai is a captivating summary of the lives of 13 women caught...
View ArticleDreams from my Father
Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance by Barack Obama My rating: 3 of 5 stars The book would have been so much better had it been written today. There are rumors online about the book...
View ArticleThe Art of Thinking clearly
The Art of Thinking Clearly by Rolf Dobelli My rating: 3 of 5 stars An authority bias I developed some years ago by someone who had significant influence on my rationality (or irrationality) was that...
View ArticleLog Kya Kahenge
“Society exists as a mental concept; in the real world there are only individuals”– Oscar Wilde. All abstractions of such order are both true and untrue. In the same fashion, it could also be said that...
View ArticleShantaram
Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts My rating: 5 of 5 stars I fear putting into words what this book means to me. Some books I can read 300 pages in half a day. Some books I read, savor and be silent...
View ArticleBook Release : Mauri by Saiswaroopa Iyer
About the Book: She wanted to kill the man who others called a God. Love is but an obstacle in her path With her father’s death shattering her world, Mauri is torn away from everything she had once...
View ArticleBookBlitz : India who’s country is it anyway ?
About the Book: India’s rich diversity, both in its physical and natural aspects, is widely known. India has had a great past with achievements in literature, the arts, medicine and mathematics....
View ArticleMeet me at the park
Written for TimesofIndia’s WriteIndia Series for the cue by Ashwin Sanghi. “Daaru piyoge?”, Ranju had texted me. “Will you drink? Needless to say, it was a hot morning in Chennai. I insisted we...
View ArticleDear Friend
We may not be in touch I see and hear about you Your smiling face turns up on my newsfeed But I know you are fighting some battles too. We have all cried in the office bathroom, right? But nothing...
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