The Street Lawyer John Grisham 1998 Century pp. 348 The Street Lawyer is a thriller about an affluent lawyer who is shaken by being in a sudden hostage situation. A large part of the book is about the thoughts and reflections of this protagonist and his questioning of what values to hold close to heart….
A Girl, A Stolen Camera and A Borrowed Bike: The Tale of a Journey Nikhil Singh Shaurya 2018 Notion Press pp. 78 The book is exactly what it is titled: tale of a journey, undertaken by a girl, who comes across a stolen camera and borrows a bike. The story had potential and would have…
GST Unpacked: Beyond the Jargon TCA Sharad Raghavan 2017 Westland pp. 40 This short book covers the history of bringing GST in India, along with the key provisions of the taxation structure. It is of course useful for all Commerce teachers and students. But it is also a good read if you are generally interested…
The Crooked Banister Carolyn Keene 1971 Grosset and Dunlap pp. 179 This quick read was a reminder of my childhood days. One of the earliest memories I have of reading are of borrowing books from the library to read detective stories. The idea of a teenaged girl, solving mysteries was so enchanting. Nancy Drew was…
Fatal Accidents of Birth: Stories of Suffering, Oppression and Resistance Harsh Mander 2016 Speaking Tiger pp. 203 Harsh Mander’s writing never fails to leave an impact. So far, I had heard his lectures and read some articles, but this is the first book by him that I picked up. It is a book that will…
Kingdon, G. G. (2019, May 22). Hoodwinking India’s Children. The Times of India (New Delhi), p. 18. In writing this article, the author has relied upon her professional experience and undertaken an analysis of recent trends in board examination results in India. The article presents a perspective on understanding marks scored by students in board…
An Unsuitable Boy Karan Johar (with Poonam Saxena) 2017 Penguin India pp. 352 I picked up this book because I wanted to read something light, and positive. The resonating image of Karan Johar is of a chirpy, happy, rich, over the top Bollywood celebrity and I thought how terse would his auto biography be! It…
Tim Tim Raston ke Aks (Hindi) Sanjay Vyas 2014 Hind Yugm pp.160 Another collection of short stories in Hindi. I have made it a point to read Hindi regularly and have started enjoying some of the contemporary writers in Hindi. I remember picking up this book by Sanjay Vyas from the New Delhi World Book…
Critical Robin Cook 2007 Pam Macmillan pp. 476 Another in the Laurie Montgomery- Jack Stapleton series, Critical is a medical fiction about the tie up of medicine with the corporate world. With a bit of personal twist, Jack has to undergo surgery himself in a hospital that has a recent history of dealing with a…
19 04 2019 Mittal, R. (2019, March-April). Pedagogic Concerns Centred on the ‘Happiness Curriculum’. The New Leam, 5(42): 15-17. The paper focuses on the debates around the introduction of Happiness Curriculum in schools. It begins with the argument that the curriculum focuses on “education in happiness” or teaching about happiness ignoring the broader idea of…
