The Motorcycle diariesThe story is about a bike trip of an ordinary man. Two medical students on a old bike (La Poderosa 2 ) set out on a long journey which later on becomes a lifetime journey( December 1951 to August 1952 covering Argentina , Chile , Peru , Colombia and Venezuela). The journey wasContinue reading “The Motorcycle Diaries”
Category Archives: Novels
Book Reveiw: To Kill A Mocking Bird
Name : To kill a mocking bird.Author : Harper LeePrize:Pulitzer Prize Winner “Shoot all the Bluejays you want, if you can hit’ em, but remember it’s a sin to kill a mocking bird.” The author wrote this book in a very racially tensed time. The book deals with the issues of racism and injustice.The MockingContinue reading “Book Reveiw: To Kill A Mocking Bird”
Book Reveiw : Keep Off The Grass
Book : Keep Off The GrassAuthor: Karan Bajaj I picked up the book because it had a fascinating title. Keeping up to name, the book speaks about Vippasna , Marijuana , and the “F” word umpteen times . How a Yale graduate working in an Investment Banking firm gives up his job and comes toContinue reading “Book Reveiw : Keep Off The Grass”
Book Review : Love story
Name : Love StoryAuthor: Erich Segal An entertaining book and a fast read unlike the other two books ( Acts of Faith and Doctors ) by the author. All you need is some three hours to read the book . It is like any other love story full experiences which are a feast to read.Continue reading “Book Review : Love story”
Book Review :It’s Not About The Bike , MyJourney Back To Life.
Book Name :It’s not about the bike My Journey Back To Life. Author: Lance Armstrong.“Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside and something else will take its place. If I quit, however, it lasts forever.” As is written on theContinue reading “Book Review :It’s Not About The Bike , MyJourney Back To Life.”
Book Review : The White Tiger
Title : The White TigerAuthor : Aravind Adiga If this would have been written in IITM it would have been named as “The White Deer.”The story revolves around a village boy who goes on to become an entrepreneur. But his rise to glory had a dark route. The author brings out the darkness in theContinue reading “Book Review : The White Tiger”
Book Review
The Inscrutable AmericansBy: Anurag Mathur I would categorize this book as a Masala book and mostly fall to the types of “Five Point Someone ” and “One Night At Call Center “.Read the whole book on a train and was so captivating that I completed it in one sitting. The story centers around an averageContinue reading “Book Review”
Book Review
Book : The Fountainhead Author: Ayn Rand Written by Ayn Rand in 1943 , a total classic which has enthralled me . In fact the book has traveled a long way since it has been published . It has been included as a course book in many universities and lots of review books are thereContinue reading “Book Review”
Shantaram
Much read and said about the book and after reading it seems everything is true. The whole story is great .Its about love , friendship, faith and above all its about our country . I thought I knew my country well but after reading the book have changed my mind . Shantaram has presented hisContinue reading “Shantaram”
Books to read
Well already read two books this summer and really both were great . A Thousand Splendid Sun’s : Khaled Hosseini It intends to deal with the plight of women in Afghanistan . Focuses on mothers and daughters, and friendships between women.It brings out clearly hoe the women are downtrodden in Afghanistan and reading we getContinue reading “Books to read”