My Hanuman Chalisa by Devdutt Pattanaik
My Hanuman Chalisa by Devdutt Pattanaik Hanuman Chalisa is the most commonly chanted set of verses in India. Written by Goswami Tulsidas after he wrote Ram Charita Manas - these…
Ghumakkad Swami by Rahul Sankrutyayan
Ghumakkad Swami by Rahul Sankrutyayan Ghumakkad Swami by Rahul Sankrutyayan is the story of a wandering Swami who travels across the length and breadth of North India. It is the…
Volga Se Ganga by Rahul Sankrityayan
Volga Se Ganga by Rahul Sankrityayan is an epic. It traces the human evolution from 6000 BCE to 1942 CE through a common man's eyes. It begins on the banks…
Kashi ka Assi by Kashinath Singh – Book Review
Kashi Ka Assi by Kashinath Singh is an epic novel that brings out the life and times of Assi - a neighborhood on the southern most ghat at Varanasi. It…
Matsyagandha by Narendra Kohli – Book Review
Narendra Kohli is a master storyteller. His forte lies in bringing out the Dwanda or dilemmas that go inside a human mind all the time. He picks up characters from…
Hidimba by Narendra Kohli – Book Review
Narendra Kohli has re-written Mahabharata as Maha Samar. That is one series that I hope to read sometime. He has also written a series on the women in Mahabharata. And…
Durgesh Nandini by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
Durgesh Nandini by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay This is the first Bengali novel written way back in 1865. By none other than the author who also gave us Vande Matram -…
Lakshman Rekha by Bhagwati Sharan Mishra
Pollution – this novella revolves around the world of pollution. The first pollution that comes to our mind is that of the environment. And that is what is the focus…
Bichhde Sabhi Baari Baari by Bimal Mitra
Bicchde Sabhi Bari bari by Bimal Mitra Bimal Mitra is author of the story Sahib, Bibi aur Ghulam. Guru Dutt made a film on it in early 60s, just before…
Abhay Mishra’s journey with Ganga
Abhay Mishra and Pankaj Ramendu traveled across Ganga and found stories of its decay and exploitation that they put in their book Dar Dar Gange. Interview with Abhay Mishra Abhay Mishra…