I had to read this because of the fact that it had gotten the Booker prize when it was published in 1981, then it got the Booker of Bookers prize in 1983 and recently it got the Best of Booker prize in 2008 which basically means it’s the best book written since 1969(when the Booker […]
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A couple of months back I had seen a promo of this film and I was very excited for two reasons. (a) Will Smith is my favorite Hollywood actor (b) the concept of the film was very unique and had unlimited potential for humor. Add to that some decent action and this was certainly blockbuster […]
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I had heard so much about this book before I started it. The author is a Nobel Prize winner, the book is supposed to be just fantastic and amazing, it’s supposed to be a masterpiece like none other and it had been compared to Don Quixote by Cervantes. Now I don’t know of Cervantes and […]
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Every city has its well-kept secrets. To discover them when you least expect it is an indescribable feeling altogether! The last time something like that happened was around a month back. I was spending a few days with a very close friend who was visiting Delhi after a long time. We really wanted to go […]
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I was sitting with two associates/friends of mine last evening in a restaurant and having a sip or two, and of course discussing many issues and strategies. Behind one of the friend, on a semi-giant TV screen, I could watch the Test match between India and Sri Lanka. There is nothing much to said about […]
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It was last Sunday evening I think, and I was going back home walking thru a nice green park that’s a showpiece of the locality I stay in. I noticed two young boys, aged about 19-20, and a girl standing around one of the benches there. The boys were wearing loose denims and funky T-Shirts […]
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The first thing which comes to mind when you hear this name is that it must be a bulky and boring chore of a read. But I believe in always starting a book with a fresh mindset. And not only was I pleasantly surprised but I came to understand what all the hype was about. […]
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I have wanted to write this ever since the day I finished it. So I must clarify that this isn’t much of a book review but more of a statement of reverence. I am sure every one of us has read this book and some have loved it and others have hated it but none […]
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I don’t know how many of you are ‘Big Chill’ aficionados but after a smashing success that ‘Big Chill’ had attained with their Italian/ Continental food (?) well mostly Italian food, ‘Big Chill’ now proudly brings us closer to the orient with their brand new restaurant ‘Mystic in Bali’ (hope I spelt everything right?). MYSTIC […]
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You must be thinking instead of picking up a lighter topic why the hell I am picking up such heavy and confusing topic (I am also thinking the same ;-( ). Yes Confusing! You will be sure when you further go ahead with this.
You cannot escape it. The minute I switch on […]
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