Weekend Movie Review – Qarib Qarib Singlle and Ittefaq
Last weekend I watched two Hindi movies “Qarib Qarib Singlle” and Ittefaq. One is a Romantic Comedy Road Drama and the other a Whodunnit? Thriller. Ittefaq (coincidence) inspired by the 1969 film by the same name stars Sidharth Malhotra, Akshaye Khanna and Sonakshi Sinha in lead roles. I like Akshaye and he has been selective in his roles and has an intensity that a character … Continue reading Weekend Movie Review – Qarib Qarib Singlle and Ittefaq
Intimacy by Hanif Kureishi Goodreads 43/50
Intimacy by British Writer Hanif Kureishi is the story of a middle Aged Screen Writer. In fact 24 hours of his life as he is contemplating leaving his wife of many years and their two son’s aged 5 and 3 and move out with his much younger girl friend Nina. This is the first book I have read of Hanif and intimacy makes me want … Continue reading Intimacy by Hanif Kureishi Goodreads 43/50
The Man Who Loved Books Too Much – Goodreads 42 / 50
The true story of the prolific book and document thief John Gilkey and his obsession with wanting to own rare books. The Cat and Mouse Chase with the antiquarian bookseller turned detective Ken Sanders. Though we all know that rare books are very valuable we often don’t think of rare book thievery in the same as Art and paintings. Authored by Allison Hoover Bartlett ‘The … Continue reading The Man Who Loved Books Too Much – Goodreads 42 / 50
The Woman Who Can’t Forget – The Memoir of Jill Price (AJ)
How do we see memory, I am sure we all have to recollect, there is a kind of effort involved. What if remembering does not need an effort. What if you cannot forget. What if you can remember exactly what happened a few years back, on a particular day, who you were with and what you did. And like that if all the days in … Continue reading The Woman Who Can’t Forget – The Memoir of Jill Price (AJ)
Milan Kundera’s The Festival of Insignificance
Kundera’s 11th fictional work. The Story of the intersecting life of Alain, who has not seen his mother since his childhood; Ramon a retired intellectual; D’Ardelo, a narcissistic; and Charles and “Caliban” who operate a catering firm… Marking the 40th book in my 50 Book 2017 challenge. One specific part is etched in my mind with an extremely heavy philosophical tag. The imagination … Continue reading Milan Kundera’s The Festival of Insignificance
Love Wins: From Institutional logic to Constitutional logic
Love Wins is an interesting read. A history class of our times through the moving stories of lovers, lawyers, judges and activists who worked towards one of the most important, national civil rights victories in decades—the legalization of same-sex marriage. Written by Debbie Cenziper and Jim Obergefell the book unveils the struggles to open the eyes of a society that was hesitant to do so. It … Continue reading Love Wins: From Institutional logic to Constitutional logic
John Hersey’s Hiroshima – “Everyone who can Read should Read”
We live in a world where people have started referring to Nuclear Warheads like it is something they have seen in a movie or on High Definition TV while sitting on their plush Couches with a remote control giving them the Divine power to change channels. But we all know that’s not the case. That is why it is important that we regularly go back in … Continue reading John Hersey’s Hiroshima – “Everyone who can Read should Read”
The Power of a Plant – The incredible Journey of the People Farmer Stephen Ritz
Just finished reading the amazing journey of Stephen Ritz ‘The Power of a Plant” chronicling his mission to grow healthy minds and Schools. The book starts with the statement he made in his 2012 TED X talk “I am not a farmer. I am a people farmer, My favorite crop is organically grown Citizens.” It is not just the statement that is profound and you will … Continue reading The Power of a Plant – The incredible Journey of the People Farmer Stephen Ritz
Commuter Bliss – #75 of 365 Poems
Strangers who have become so familiar now No names tagged to each of them Not even sharing a smile with most of them many occupying the same seat or space or handle bar doing the same thing every single day listening to music, reading a book, sleeping, staring I have wondered what their lives are like what they do for a living… how they live, … Continue reading Commuter Bliss – #75 of 365 Poems
Coffee shop – #74 of 365 Poems
On a Coffee Struck weekend morning in the local coffee shop I ponder on the way people order coffee. Do they know what they want before they walk through the door Just like they know what they want when they enter other people’s life May be it does not matter in the case of coffee No one is asking you to make up your mind … Continue reading Coffee shop – #74 of 365 Poems
Vinod Narayan 