That is great @amarami and @sourabhdatta2

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-…[Read more]

That’s great going @sunil !

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

A big feat !

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…[Read more]

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.

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 f…[Read more]

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.

Looks like a well written book.

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

@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”.

@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.