The Body by Bill Bryson | Book Review
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My Reading Shelf in 2021
2021 was also a work from home year which means the commute time gets converted to what ever you want.. Some might have had used it in work.. or forced so… but I was lucky to use that for both exercise and reading… Even combining the two activity… I clocked at around 30 books this year… After posting these on social media for a few … Continue reading My Reading Shelf in 2021
India After Gandhi by Ramchandra Guha | Book Introduction
Having learned history throughout my school I always thought I would have a fair idea of what happened… And after school and taking up the Science and Engineering track, I had given up on learning anything of what happened in the past… History was History for me… But over past few years I have been wanting to read more history just to understand better.. on … Continue reading India After Gandhi by Ramchandra Guha | Book Introduction
Nights and Days in Ujjaini
This Post is long due… because I had met MNN Chettan (Madassery Neelankandan Namboothiri) two months back to receive a copy of his translations of the Malayalam’s beloved poet Vishnu Narayanan Namboothiri… I have been close to MNN Chettan for a while here in the US…. My acquaintance with Poet Vishnu Narayanan Namboodiri though go back to when I was a kid… Vishnu Narayanan Namboodiri … Continue reading Nights and Days in Ujjaini
Illiberal India – Gauri Lankesh and the Age of Unreason
There are not many books that I finish reading in one sitting. This was one such book, and the reason is many. ‘Illiberal India’ – Gauri Lankesh and the Age of Unreason is written by Gauri’s lifelong friend and ex-husband Chidanand Rajghatta (Chidu). I bought it from the fresh books on the stand. I believe it was released in May this year. Just so you … Continue reading Illiberal India – Gauri Lankesh and the Age of Unreason
Bookless in Baghdad – A reader’s delightful stroll through 230 pages
The writer in Tharoor has always fascinated me. I have found his prose very beautiful. I have to admit that I say so by only reading his ‘India: From Midnight to the Millennium’. But in this trip I bought a few of his books and read his superbly written collection of essays ‘Bookless in Baghdad’. This journey has given me good reading time. The book … Continue reading Bookless in Baghdad – A reader’s delightful stroll through 230 pages
Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less – Book Review
Earlier this year I had written a post Say ‘NO’ when you have to; And do it with Confidence. I wrote it when I was reminded of an earlier career incident when a friend had told me that I had a problem with Saying NO. For the past few years since I have been exploring the ways of Minimalism and Essentialism. One reason is because a … Continue reading Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less – Book Review
Homo Deus – Read it with Sapiens to acknowledge the breadth of arguments
Homo Deus, Yuval Noah Harari’s second Book is all about Tomorrow. In ‘Sapiens’ he took from Yesterday to Now and Homo Deus takes us from Now to our many Tomorrows. While both books are independently readable, I think to get the true essence and the premise of Yuval’s arguments we need to read both the books. ‘Sapiens’ in my opinion was trying to break some … Continue reading Homo Deus – Read it with Sapiens to acknowledge the breadth of arguments
Yuval Noah Harari’s ‘Sapiens’
I was in two minds to write a review on Yuval Noah Harari’s book ‘Sapiens’. My first thought was to do a combined review after I finish Homo Deus. But that will take time as two other books have come in between. So here we go on Sapiens. Sapiens has been on my reading list for a while, but anything over 300 pages kind of … Continue reading Yuval Noah Harari’s ‘Sapiens’
Abundance: The Future Is Better Than You Think
The decision for me to read ‘Abundance’ had a reason. But once I started I was wondering why was I so late in reading it. It was released 6 years ago, in 2012 and in that 6 years I have had so many bouts and even long spells of pessimism and the sense of scarcity and lack of belief in a future. I was more … Continue reading Abundance: The Future Is Better Than You Think
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