Manav Kaul
2018
Hind Yugm
pp. 208
Tumhaare Baare Mein is an unconventional piece of work.
The NoseNikolai Gogol1836(original in Russian)(Read ebook)Gogol’s ‘The Nose’ presents his take on authority and identity. In a society driven by hierarchies, where relationships are marked by power, the story presents a strong take on how people tend to define themselves. The fictional account presents the story of a civil servant waking up one day to…
Name: Gods of WarAuthor: Ashok K BankerReading Time: 12 metro rides (atleast) About the Book:Gods of War talks about five completely dissimilar individuals hand picked by the Hindu God, Ganesha, from all over the world for saving not just all of humanity, but the whole of creation, from what can simple be described as complete annihilation of…
Baaghi Ballia (Hindi)Satya Vyas2019Hind Yugm The story of this book revolves around student politics in the hinterland of Uttar Pradesh. The book seems like an accurate portrayal of the conversations, concerns and preoccupations of young adults in the town. The first few chapters were very engaging. There was a lot of humour and novelty in…
How the Zebra Got Its Stripes (And Other Darwinian Just So Stories) Leo Grasset (trans. Barbara Mellor) 2016 Hachette, Profile Books pp. 154 I picked up this book as part of Hachette India’s bookstagram challenge during the COVID lockdown, currently in progress. This lockdown has had many effects including giving me even lesser time for…
This is the second in a two part series on mental health of teachers. In this post I am sharing a brief review of the book How to be a Happy Teacher: A Practical Guide to Self-Care and Wellbeing in the Classroom and Beyond. Reference How to be a Happy Teacher: A Practical Guide to…
Name: The Oath of the VayuputrasAuthor: AmishNo. of Pages: 565Publisher: WestlandYear of Publication: 2013 About the Book:The Oath of the Vayuputras is the third and last (Thank God!) of the Shiva trilogy written by Amish Tripathi. The story continues from the previous books but they were written so long back that it is almost impossible…