October 15, 2015
by Neelima
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You can read Part 1 here. In this section, we steer away from epics in our conversation. Shyamala Rao, a wildlife artist, talked about her journey reading an incredible book called Sonia Sotomayor: Supreme Court Justice by Carmen T. Bernier-Grand. … Continue reading
July 23, 2015
by Neelima
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Things started getting a little more serious after the fairytalesque introduction and the subsequent variety of the BYOB party. Nilesh Trivedi, an engineer specializing in web and mobile software, got An Outline of Philosophy by Bertrand Russell, which he highly recommends … Continue reading
May 4, 2015
by Neelima
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You can read Part 1 here. Jaya is stuck on Kiran Nagarkar—this time it’s Ravan and Eddie. She was not sure if she wanted to replace her idea of the grand sweep of Nagarkar in the historical fiction of Cuckold … Continue reading
April 23, 2015
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We take a break from our regular programming to talk about an important issue concerning all of us, the issue of Net Neutrality. Internet provides a radically new way for authors and publishers to engage with the readers. In this … Continue reading
March 30, 2015
by Neelima
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Ruskin Bond is synonymous with childhood- I remember reading his short stories in anthologies and text books. He writes for adults and children, an effortless writer whose first book The Room on the Roof, written when he was just seventeen … Continue reading
March 11, 2015
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February 19, 2015
by Neelima
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In keeping with the women writers theme, Abhaya read a list of books. We wondered how one can read so many books at all. “They are slender books,” Jaya said. Anyway after a year of reading women writers, Abhaya … Continue reading
February 12, 2015
by Neelima
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When someone you know goes to the Jaipur Lit Fest, you secretly wish you could go as well. Pink city. City of Kings. City of culture. Now books. The very idea of being at a place where almost everyone who … Continue reading
February 9, 2015
by Jaya
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I attended the Jaipur Literature Festival for the first time this year. With five parallel sessions running on all five days of the festival, everyone was likely to find something or the other to suit their interests. There was definitely … Continue reading
January 1, 2015
by InstaScribe
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In keeping with our our tradition (2012,2013, 2014), we have compiled a list of Indian authors whose work has entered public domain at the beginning of this year. The criteria for a particular work to enter public domain this year is … Continue reading