Literature

  • Crime and Punishment: A Timeless Exploration of Human Nature and Morality

    Why do classics, despite being old, continue to stand out even in today’s times? I am sure this is a question we ask ourselves every time we end up buying more classics than contemporary novels. Is it something about the thickness of these books, with tiny font-sized text scrawling like ants through the pages, or…

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  • A Review of The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny Part II

    A review of the novel, “The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny”, capturing the details of the latter chapters. Understand the journey of the protagonists by going through this review.

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  • Manifestation of the Truth

    The past two weeks have been challenging…mainly because of the manifestation of the truth that the world is no more free. I have been spending my time at home reading and educating myself about the facts that we will like to not accept outright…rather pretend that everything, yes every damn thing, is okay and fine.…

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  • Understanding Margo Roth Spiegelman

    Last few weeks have been quite enlightening… as the ultimate truth “solitude is bliss” steadily dawned on me. This realization leaves one feeling lonely and empty initially, but eventually turns out to be that truest companion whom you trust more than yourself. The innate quietness of solitude calms the mind lost in a maze of…

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  • A Voice from the Main Deck: A Book Review

    Discovering lesser-known novels is like finding a hidden treasure. Such books, despite looking old and less exciting, can turn out to be a real treat for a book lover.  They can influence readers by offering life lessons that no one around them can. Recently, I had the opportunity to page through three such books. They…

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  • Right now…

    Right now… I am struggling with the  overwhelming feeling of “loss”, in all forms.  A feeling that surges in our hearts and minds when we decide to walk alone.  And, walking alone on a yet-to-be-determined road can be a very lonely journey my dear folks who are right now trying hard to find their way…

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  • Arun – A Short story

    Arun It was Arun’s story that fascinated me and increased my curiosity to know more about him. I had never known Arun and maybe not even  meet him ever, yet whatever I came to know about him and his adventurous life made me rethink about my own undisclosed dreams that are waiting to be realized…

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  • The Hindi literature has always been the primary source to comprehend the magnitude of the sociopolitical problems of the Indian society, whether it is the deep rooted patriarchy, subjugation of the commons using religion and other divisive rituals, inner conflicts of an individual or any other rural and urban pertinent topics of discussion and contemplation…

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  • With the exodus of people to the Middle East countries in search of greener pastures for earning a better livelihood, the entire village was steadily transforming from once picturesque village lined with lush green trees into a concrete jungle now only lined with gated residences deliberately adorned with exotic tiles and nonessential embellishments. These multistoried…

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  • Understanding Desperate Times by Reading David Copperfield

    What is it that makes a person throw all worries away and so desperate to walk miles and miles to reach their destination in tragic times. Is it the hope of retreating to a place that a person imagines to be his or her “home”? Is it because the person, left penniless and hopeless by…

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