Revisionism is not a popular style when it comes to Indian Literature. There has never been many champions who had thought ‘what if a certain story of old’ was not how it actually happened and tried to look at the same story from a different perspective. Hence ‘Randamoozham’ or The Second Turn penned by Jnanpith award winner M.T.Vasudevan Nair, one of the living legends of Kerala literature, has to be held in high esteem.
Author:Milkha Singh and Sonia Sanwalka
Publisher:Rupa Books
Year: 2013
ISBN: 9788129129109
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‘The Race of my Life’ is an autobiography of the world renowned athlete, ‘Milkha Singh’. The book is written by him, together with his daughter Sonia Sanwalka. The introduction is penned by JeevMilkha Singh (his son) and the foreword is graced by the words of popular director Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra. The book encapsulates the journey of his life. It opens with Milkha’s birth and subsequently his family is introduced.
The Lowland starts as the tale of two brothers; Udayan the iconoclast, and Subhash the conformist. Udayan becomes a revolutionary and ends up doomed, Subhash chooses to be just a regular guy in the pursuit of happiness – but with one exceptional action – the reverberations of which affect him deeply, all his life.
Author: Khaled Hosseini
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Year: 2008
ISBN: 9781408844441
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" Mariam was 5 years old the first time she heard the word harami." and so begins Khaled Hosseini's saga about the lives of two women and how they are at the discretion of the fickle finger of fate.
A tongue-in-cheek investigation into Ganesha’s role in writing the epic of epics, the Mahabharata. Did he just take dictation…. or did he play a more active role in shaping this greatest of all sagas?
Boomtown is a mélange of eccentricity, life crisis, friendship and love. It is about an India where the youth are constantly kept on their toes by their elders to succeed, and in spite of scorning traditions or the system, we all conform to it in the end. The author has done his homework and what we get in the end is a wonderfully crafted novel that makes a mark in the reader’s mind.
September brings with it the first whiff of the festival season, and also some mindblowing new books! Here's a sneak peek into a few of them. Adventures with Hanuman, My Journey by Abdul Kalam, The Lowland by Jhumpa Lahiri and many more.
Author: Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
Publisher: Rupa Publications
Year: 2013
ISBN: 9788129124913
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Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam, better known as A.P.J Abdul Kalam not only has a long name, but also a long legacy. This is the first time I picked up his one of his books, out of sheer curiosity. ‘My Journey’ was an introduction into the personal life of this dynamic ex-president of our country.
“Once in a while our school has half days, and the teachers spend the afternoon ‘in service,’ which I think must be a group therapy for having to deal with us.” ― Neal Shusterman, Bruiser Whether your teachers need therapy after dealing with you, or the other way around…. check out these awesome Teachers Day picks from us. Goodbye, Mr. Chips! Author: James Hilton Click for latest prices An old-fashioned, sentimental novella about an old-fashioned yet beloved teacher of boys at an English school. Mr. Chips, like many teachers who go on to become favourites among their students, was not the most brilliant teacher at his school, but his dedication and, later in the book, his blossoming sense of humour contributed towards his popularity among the boys. A comfortable, feel-good book about bygone times. The Offering : The Story of Ekalavya and Dronacharya Author: Hansa Pathak Click for latest prices A look at the dark side of student-teacher relationships. We all know this story of a wily old teacher who demands a terrible sacrifice from his best student just to appease his favourite one … but Campfire brings alive the mythological tale in a scintillating graphic novel format. An…
Chicago is Egyptian journalist Alaa Al Aswany’s second novel. Set in post-9/11 Chicago, the novel examines the issues of immigration, cultural hijacking, identity crisis, the American Dream, politics, religion, racism and more.