Literary Thoughts of a Dragon Fly

Book Review - The Ministry of Utmost Happiness Cousin :- What are you reading ? Me : -a novel called-- The ministry of Utmost happiness. Cousin- So did you find happiness ? Me- I don't know... I only started reading this book, because this book was directly/indirectly garnering all the attention at all corners possible. Be it virtual or real. As for me, i was not interested because my limited reading of Arundhati Roy stopped at 2 or 3 pages of "The God of Small things" at a tender age of 15 because i was searching for love making scene descriptions in that novel. From that point on wards to this time, I never read anything about Arundhati Roy or anything written by her. I am glad that i was mightily proved wrong, I am glad that this book picked me. And most of all this review or the thoughts written about this book are mainly for my purpose & recording of thoughts. These initial few lines greeted me, when i started reading- The ministry of Utmost Happi...

Book Review- Baaz By Anuja Chauhan Book Name :- Baaz Author's Name- Anuja Chauhan Publishers :- Harper Collins P-ISBN- 9789352644124 No.of Pages :- 430 Book Source :- Flipkart Review Programme Book Available on :- Flipkart Forget about writing a review, If I had the money and the means, I would’ve turned Baaz into a movie. And Boy! It would’ve turned cash registered ringing and people lining up to buy tickets. This book is addictive, so much that I read it on my desk, with my mammoth of a bag and desktop calendar saving me from prying eyes of colleagues and boss.  As for my dream cast, I guess that’ll be another post, for now we are going to talk about Baaz, Baaz & Baaz. The book opens with a tate-a tate of a young boy named Ishaan Faujdaar& his Nanaji talking about what can make their life go “Dhuk-Dhuk-Dhuk”. Ishaan’s Nanaji gives him the advice that what can ultimately set off his heart racing to “Dhuk-Dhuk-Dhuk” is to be a Pilot in Air force....

Book Review - The Palace of Assassins - The Rise of Ashwatthama Me :- So, I am reading this book based on life of Ashwatthama Mom :-Aha..he is one of 8 Cheeranjivee .. Me :- Just like Hanuman ?  Mom :-Yes..if I am not wrong, the lore is that he was cursed to be immortal. Me :- Why was he cursed ? Mom :- I don’t know much about the story, but I think Lord Krishna Cursed him. Me thinking to myself-    Why would anyone want to meet a cursed Cheeranjeevi. I slept with ricocheting thoughts in my head about Cheeranjivi, curses, Hanuman &Aswathhama and chance encounters with them. I started reading the book, gripped by its narrative so much, that I even tried to draw Ashwatthama , of course limited creative abilities came in between .  There are many interpretations &existence of various philosophies of Mahabharata and its epic characters. One can perhaps ignore the lore where the straight forward tale unfolds or one c...