February 15, 2016
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Have you checked out what the InstaScribe Team has been reading? You could read about the Talking Terrace Book Club in January, 2016 Part 1 and Part 2. Jaya read a couple of books on a variety of themes. The … Continue reading
February 8, 2016
by Neelima
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Did you visit our Talking Terrace Book Club post last week? You can read it here. Today we’ll look at the books my colleagues Srishti and Abhaya were reading. Srishti took us through an old story that she had read … Continue reading
February 1, 2016
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In this blog post, we will look at some of the books that my colleague Anil and I were reading. I finished reading a book that is part memoir, part tryst with philosophy by author scientist and journalist, Barbara Ehrenreich. … Continue reading
December 28, 2015
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Jaya had an eventful philosophical reading month in November, the highlight being that she finally managed to read Bertrand Russell’s The History of Western Philosophy after two long years. “Russell’s dispassionate approach should be appreciated. We have to remember that … Continue reading
November 23, 2015
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Priya Iyer, a biologist, had come down to this session of the Talking Terrace Book Club. (Read Parts 1 and 2) Priya and I both got talking about Homo Sapiens for some reason. I was reading(and am still reading) a … Continue reading
November 19, 2015
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Abhaya had a long reading list. There was his favorite author Mannu Bhandari’s Hindi book Bina Deewaron ke Ghar, a story about the quintessentially jealous husband who encouraged his wife but is in a quandary once his wife is successful. Krishna … Continue reading
November 16, 2015
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Books from multiple genres were discussed in the first session of the Talking Terrace Book Club in October. While reading John Keay’s To Cherish and Conserve and India Discovered, Jaya discovered how history was something that was created. People don’t … Continue reading
August 31, 2015
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Read Part 1 here. “I’m thinking clearly now, right?” Abhaya said on reading The Art of Thinking Clearly. It’s become a kind of company manual now, since everyone seems to have read it or talked about it at some point. “Every … Continue reading
August 27, 2015
by Neelima
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Let me warn you that the book lists are long, but all lovers of books love the Long Book List—in fact it’s a great motivator! Even though The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton is a very long book and a Booker … Continue reading
May 28, 2015
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The seriousness of our May session was interrupted by Srishti’s return to Good Omens. She takes her time with her books. “The baby swapping I told you about finally happened,” she said,” and it was all because of the chattering … Continue reading