April 21, 2017 at 6:48 pm

I have started reading a collection of 20 short stories of Nabarun Bhattacharya.. He has an unique writing style. I like his writings. He was awarded Sahitya Academy for his book Herbert.

April 1, 2017 at 6:32 pm

@shivamani whats the base of your scientific calculation?

Also you do not believe in astrology but you believe in horoscope.. seems funny.

And, I think most of the people wear based on their liking not based on horoscope.. ha ha ha..

April 1, 2017 at 6:25 pm

Hi Diana, I am so sorry to hear about your loss.. I know there is no word which can console you.. This song I had not heard before.. and I am right now listening.. It is very nice song..

Thank you for sharing…

March 21, 2017 at 3:49 pm

NIce review. Have not read the book though.

March 21, 2017 at 3:34 pm

Yes Peeush.. I also have similar feelings while nearing the end. I feel some books should never end. But it does not happen.. You can read the same book again and again but you will never have the same feelings.

March 21, 2017 at 3:26 pm

@shantal that should happen with everyone… I think we all have different liking over the ages..

March 21, 2017 at 3:11 pm

This lyric is too good.. but you must have an ear for hard metal…

I’m tired of being what you want me to be
Feeling so faithless, lost under the surface
I don’t know what you’re expecting of me
Put under the pressure of walking in your shoes
Caught in the undertow, just caught in the undertow
Every step that I take is another mistake to you
Caught in the undertow, just caught in the undertow

I’ve become so numb, I can’t feel you there
Become so tired, so much more aware
By becoming this all I want to do
Is be more like me and be less like you

Can’t you see that you’re smothering me?
Holding too tightly, afraid to lose control
‘Cause everything that you thought I would be
Has fallen apart right in front of you
Caught in the undertow, just caught in the undertow
Every step that I take is another mistake to you
Caught in the undertow, just caught in the undertow
And every second I waste is more than I can take!

I’ve become so numb, I can’t feel you there
Become so tired, so much more aware
By becoming this all I want to do
Is be more like me and be less like you

And I know I may end up failing too
But I know you were just like me with someone disappointed in you

I’ve become so numb, I can’t feel you there
Become so tired, so much more aware
By becoming this all I want to do
Is be more like me and be less like you

I’ve become so numb, I can’t feel you there
I’m tired of being what you want me to be
I’ve become so numb, I can’t feel you there
I’m tired of being what you want me to be

March 19, 2017 at 11:21 pm

Well Sonu Nigam is not singing not more.. but you can like Arijit Singh.. just give a try..

March 18, 2017 at 11:30 pm

I will not say anything about this song.. if you like it you will only say something ..

March 18, 2017 at 3:08 pm

Blue is a nice colour. And I think that is mostly liked by people.

March 17, 2017 at 10:13 pm

I will tell you about a book which inspired me a lot in my school days. Probably, you have heard of the Bengali writer Sarat Chadra Chattopadhyaya especially through the name of Devdas. There are lot of movies made on the same book. But I will not discuss about Devdas. I will tell about Pather Dabi. This book was banned by British Govt after it’s release. 5000 copies sold within a week. It is told that the book was related to Surya Sen someone thinks it’s Netaji Subhash Bose.

Let me tell you the story in brief. You will definitely get this book in English and Hindi.

The book is about a secret society named Pather Dabi whose goal is to free India from British rule. The leader of the organization is Sabyasachi, who is described as being highly educated, having studied medicine, engineering, and law in Europe and America. Sabyasachi is also endowed with physical strength and courage which enable him to elude British intelligence. His physical feats include swimming across a torrential river, and traversing the Eastern Himalayas on foot.

The other major character in the book is Apurba, also a member of Pather Dabi, who is described as a contemptible figure. Emotional and impressionable, Apurba grieves at the colonial rule. He is, however, also weak, timid, and venal. A scene in the book depicts him being humiliated at a railway station by white youth. His obsession with caste purity even during illness and danger is depicted with contempt. Eventually, Apurba becomes a police informer. The main narrative in the book follows Apurba with Sabyasachi appearing unexpectedly, and disappearing as mysteriously.

One reason why Apurba becomes disenchanted with Pather Dabi is that its members do not respect Hindu orthodoxy so he becomes a police informer of the British. Sabyasachi does not believe in the caste system, and towards the end of the book pleads for the destruction of “all that is eternal (sanatan), ancient, and decaying–[in] religion, society, tradition” on the ground that these are “enemies of the nation.”

Other important characters in the novel are Sumitra and Bharati, who work alongside men in defiance of the traditional social conventions of the day. Sumitra is described as being beautiful and intelligent, besides being a nationalist. In the book, Sumitra makes an impassioned argument for why it is appropriate for a woman to leave a loveless marriage.

March 17, 2017 at 7:08 pm

That’s good to know @slayer08

March 17, 2017 at 5:53 pm

@slayer08 thank you. I also don’t like hard rock or metal music. Probably I am also not part of this modern people. I am sure your son will also like Dylan, lenon etc.

March 17, 2017 at 1:54 pm

This is by the choice of your children. What about you?

March 17, 2017 at 1:06 pm

That is a good movie. And you are still a child in mind.