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Category Archives: Books
Blogadda Book Review–My Life, My Rules by Sonia Golani
My Life, My Rules by Sonia Golani is a collection of the stories of eighteen remarkable men and women who made a name for themselves in rather unusual and unconventional careers. It is a book in the same genre as … Continue reading
Blogadda Book Review– The Krishna Key by Ashwin Sanghi
I am still in two minds over this–did I or did I not like this book on the whole? I liked some parts, didn’t like some others, and they cancelled each other out–if you know what I mean! The good … Continue reading
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Tagged Ashwin Sanghi, Blogadda, Blogadda Book Review, Dan Brown, historical thriller, The DaVinci Code, The krishna Key
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Burnt Shadows By Kamila Shamsie: A Review
I had often heard it said in the last couple of years that while Indian authors in English had made a name for themselves internationally and were widely read worldwide for quite some time now, Pakistani writers had of late … Continue reading
Nine Lives by William Dalrymple–A Review
Nine Lives: In Search Of The Sacred In Modern India by William Dalrymple is an account of the lives of nine apparently ordinary persons of extraordinary religious persuasion. It is a fascinating book–part travelogue, part spiritual quest–which gives the reader … Continue reading
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Tagged Baul singers, Devadasi, Jain ascetics, Nine Lives, Tantric cults, the Last mughal, Theyyam, Tibetan monk, William Dalrymple, Yellamma
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The Bookworm’s Tag
On Scribby’s blog I found this absolutely irresistible tag which promised to be loads of fun. The idea is to finish the given sentences with the title of a book you have read. So here I go! In School I … Continue reading
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Tagged books, Pankaj Mishra, tag, The Fountainhead, The Romantics, The Village by the sea
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