By Sailen | Published:
December 28, 2010
Historian, columnist, biographer, environmentalist, Ramachandra Guha continues to have a monumental impact on India’s publishing world. It’s evident he is at the forefront of writers telling India’s story, in its various social-economic-political manifestations, always maintaining a deep focus on India’s overall human condition. With his clear, concise writing ability and his genuinely unbiased perspective, the [...]
By Sailen | Published:
December 6, 2010
Back in the day writers would sit in coffee shops, discussing new styles, themes and subject matter - this was an old school phenomenon that enhanced modern literary movements as monumental as the Beat Generation… Today we facebook, we tweet, we g-talk, we blog, and while this maybe fast track communication, one can’t help but [...]
By Sailen | Published:
December 3, 2010
About a month back I watched a hilariously ironic documentary (or rather mockumentary?) called ‘Exit Through The Gift Shop’. The film centers around street-art culture and profiles the infamous and ingenious graffiti artists of our time, brought to you by none other than British enigma (love him or hate him), Banksy. The DVD is being [...]
By Sailen | Published:
November 23, 2010
As much as it was part of India’s entertainment industry, if you search our collection of books, there is a high chance you won’t find even one discussing the brassy dance bar subculture in our country. Until now. Journalist Sonia Faleiro has written a nonfiction narrative study about this all but forgotten world in which [...]
By Sailen | Published:
November 18, 2010
Watched The Social Network (2010) over the weekend… more excited that it was the new David Fincher (psst - Fincher will be directing “The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo” which is slated for release next year) movie, than a movie about Facebook, and even more excited to know that Aaron Sorkin, the creator of The [...]
By Sailen | Published:
November 8, 2010
Notes From An Indian Conservative (2010)
Admittedly, I was a little daunted before reading Jerry Rao’s collection of conservative columns. The series of writings have been published in Indian Express over the past five years and portrays a unique point of view that we aren’t usually exposed to. Being young and somewhat idealistic, I tend to [...]
By Sailen | Published:
October 29, 2010
Jon Stewart can be listed as many things - comedian, television host, political satirist, author - just recently he was voted the most influential man of 2010 trumping Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg and Steve Jobs. Some of you might be acquainted with his immensely popular satire show on the US TV channel Comedy Central (he [...]
By Sailen | Published:
October 27, 2010
Halloween is creeping up and while Indians don’t really celebrate it as enthusiastically as those in the West, we decided to put together a list of classic horror movies that would work well for a spine-tingling marathon session of blood, guts and ghouls, for the freaky weekend. Interestingly, as we researched these movies, we found [...]
By Sailen | Published:
October 19, 2010
In 2006, Jed Rubenfeld, a member of Yale Law School’s faculty, released The Interpretation of Murder - telling the story of world renowned psychologist, Sigmund Freud’s first and only visit to the United States in 1909. The book is a murder mystery thriller set in New York at the turn of the century, and is [...]
By Sailen | Published:
October 18, 2010
An innovator in India’s IT industry with a wealth of experience, ranging from 10 years developing Wipro as a global force, to becoming the Vice-Chairman and Gardener at India’s leading software firm, MindTree - Subroto Bagchi’s three books are a testament of his vast knowledge in the professional sphere. The Bagchi collection has a brilliant [...]
