The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead Rating: 5/5 Reading the blurb of this book is not enough. When you dive into it, you realise the magnitude of things it talks about. Honestly, I had never read anything about slavery in the 19th century in such detail. We were taught about it in school I suppose, but it was not relevant. […]
Book Review: The Road
The Road by Cormac McCarthy Rating: 5/5 Before beginning the book, I had read a couple of reviews at Goodreads and one of them with the lowest-star rating claimed that the reason why the book is not good enough is that: it’s repetitive. I think it is a factually correct review but absolutely incorrect in terms of judging it by […]
Artistic Pursuits
I have started sketching (sort of) again. It started about three years ago just after my college placements… After getting a job offer, I felt so relaxed that I started thinking about picking up my favourite, old hobby: painting. I overestimated myself and thought that I was ready to try oil paintings (after a gap of almost 10 years!) I […]
Writing isn’t easy
I have started writing another short story. I had an idea sitting around in my head for quite some time now. It came to me about six months back, and when I tried to recall this idea a couple of days back, I was surprised that instead of having disappeared, it had taken a more concrete shape in my mind. […]
Not promises, but goals
‘ The clock ticked by, the days flew. The year was ending, that I knew. Next year I would do, I told myself, what I want to. I started scribbling on journals, tapping lists on phone, hoping that this year would be better, so many skills to hone! Writing is the first, Reading more is for sure, Then there is […]
A guide to sounds in early morning
In a typical Indian town or suburban area, it is not just the crack of dawn that heralds a new day but also the mingled sounds that come from near and afar. The earliest sound is the call to prayer from the nearby mosque, the crisp, beautiful azaan echoing in waves in the silent air. Soon after begins the incessant […]