March 15, 2017 at 4:50 pm

Yes “The WHite Tiger” bought many laurels and fame to Arvind Adiga!

March 15, 2017 at 4:28 pm

@ichchhemrityu
Yes, that was the name of Arundhati Roy’s book. It is not a book which everyone will like, but for those who do like serious and off the routine literary works, this is a good book(and award winning too).

March 15, 2017 at 4:20 pm

That is great @amarami and @sourabhdatta2

March 15, 2017 at 4:15 pm

I also think a lot like you.
We ought to waste less, and not throw garbage, except in the garnage bins.
Segregation, Sorting and proper utilization of different types of waste- biodegradable, fruit/veggie waste etc could be turned into big business if we all think seriously and collaborate.
Government should give tax concessions to corporations- private or public for waste management for at least 10 years.
Newer techniques need to be adopted.
Composting should be promoted(as was done in Taraq Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah recently).

March 15, 2017 at 1:29 pm

That’s great going @sunil !

March 13, 2017 at 5:22 pm

Also White Tiger was a debut novel by Arvind Adiga and won him a Man Booker in 2008 on debut!

A big feat !

March 13, 2017 at 5:17 pm

The White Tiger is about a private driver of a businessman in Gurgaon who knows a lot about his master’s life, including some adultery.

The story revolves around how this driver learns English secretly, has to get into jail to save his master,  then kills and gradually controls a big business empire himself through means, which even he inside of his heart knows to be bad.

A gripping story but has shades of grey and black and makes one emotional at times when one realises the current moral decay all around.

March 13, 2017 at 5:12 pm

Unfortunately some or the other form of Depression is affecting many of us. Stressful work conditions right from School to College and further at workplace is impacting many of us negatively.

March 13, 2017 at 5:10 pm

However if we consider the fact that we have been taught English in schools right since our Kindergarten,  we can also think of English as our native language 🙂

Then I can count works like

The White Tiger by Arvind Adiga,

The God of Little Things by Arundhati Roy as works which I like best.

And for those who like instant,  entertaining filmi like stuff, nothing is better than Chetan Bhagat’s works.

March 13, 2017 at 5:04 pm

Frankly speaking, while my school time Hindi was good, and I did use to read a lot of Hindi magazines like Sarita,  Saptahik Hindustan etc, the only worthwhile Hindi books of literature I recall were by my aunt and uncle who were into Hindi teaching in colleges. One was ‘Sita Ka Kanyadaan’ about current issues affecting common people in India.

March 13, 2017 at 4:58 pm

Looks like a well written book.

March 13, 2017 at 4:09 pm

Yes and even if see discussions and blogs centred around Money Earning doing the best and frequented by most people.

March 10, 2017 at 2:08 pm

@ichchhemrityu
Yes some have been distorted very much. There is currently a show “ChandraNandini” on Star Plus, which looks like it has distorted the historical events during Chandragupta Maurya’s time a bit too much.
Programs like “Bharat Ek Khoj” were better and even “The Sword of Tipu Sultan”.

March 10, 2017 at 2:06 pm

@tarasquirrel I have not read this collection, but perhaps will in future.
As of now, I have resumed reading books and novels after a long time, and I get less time to do so.

March 10, 2017 at 1:57 pm

Yes @rebelwoman06 we need to eat things in moderation, even good foods like Veggies, fruits and Milks.
For e.g- If we eat 10 oranges in a day, it is also something that can cause us some kind of a trouble!