Archives for Memoir
The First Indian by Dilip Donde – Solo Circumnavigation
The first Indian by Dilip Donde is the story of the first Indian solo circumnavigation under sail. It is surprising that with thousands of years of maritime history, no Indian had…
Love Everyone by Parvati Markus – on Neem Karoli Baba
Love Everyone by Parvati Markus is the tale of the hippie generation. The generation that was born in the West but came to the east as seekers. They had their…
The Girl with Seven Names by Hyeonseo Lee & David John
North Korea is a black hole for most of us. We only know small bits and pieces about this most closed country in the world – most of the times…
There’s more to Life than a House in Goa by Heta Pandit
There’s more to life than a House in Goa by Heta Pandit was launched at Goa Arts & Literature Festival. And that is where the author very kindly gave this…
Born Strong by Paul Lam – Book Review
Tai Chi has always generated a curiosity in me, but never enough to actually go learn it. So when I got a request from Born Strong author - who is…
Mother-in-love by Manju Dasgupta
Manju Dasgupta writes about her mother- in- law, whom she chooses to refer to as her mother- in- love for this book. Otherwise, she calls her Ma-almost like the first syllable…
Cracking the Code by Ayushmann Khurrana, Tahira Kashyap
Every once in a while you come across a book that surprises you. Ayushmann Khurrana’ s Cracking the Code – My Journey to Bollywood is one such book. When I…
God’s Own Office by James Joseph
God's own office by James Joseph This small little book is probably an indicator of the times to come. Where some of us, if not most, would be able…
Billion Dollar Painter – The Triumph and Tragedy of Thomas Kinkade by G. Eric Kuskey
Thomas Kinkade apparently is a household name in America. We might have seen his work in Hallmark greeting cards and other merchandise. He was probably one of the rare artists…
Moving to Goa by Katharina Kakar
Moving to Goa by Katharina Kakar This book by Katharina Kakar was on my reading list since the day I moved to Goa this January. Reading it after living here…