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The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave
In a remote Norwegian island, a sea-storm has wiped out 40 fishermen. As Maren watches the sea swallow all the men including her brother and father, the women are left to fend for themselves. As their days pass in a lull, haunted by the ghosts of those drowned in the reckless storm, the women learn…
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Boredom in the time of Quarantine: Finding comfort in stillness
Embracing stillness and adapting to the mundane.
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Coming Out As Dalit by Yashica Dutt: Caste violence, systemic oppression and owning one's identity.
In this memoir, Yashica with great sincerity reveals how she spent most of her life running away from her reality, one she didn’t even question. She writes, ‘ I never saw caste for what it really is—the invisible arm that turns the gears in nearly every system in our country. It’s been working silently for…
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15 crime thrillers that should be on your list: From psychological drama to sci-fi to classic whodunit.
All of us need that adrenaline rush once in a while. When your heart is pumping so fast, it’ll almost come out of your mouth. Thrillers are my got-to reads. I’ve been a sucker for psychological thrillers since the past year but I wouldn’t mind the classic cat and mouse chase either. If you’re looking…
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The Rape Trial by Bidisha Ghosal: When do we say,’ Enough is enough?’
What happens when women take justice in their own hands, going after their abusers, harassers, rapists–doing to them what men have been doing to women since centuries? What happens when the onus of protecting women lies no longer in the hands of the law? Women have been the victim of gruesome rape, of constantly being…
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The Little Prince by Antoine de-Saint Exupery: An emotional rollercoaster of a book.
The Little Prince is a novella that was written by Antoine de Saint- Expert in 1943. It has since been translated into several languages & has made its mark as a classic. Although meant for children, TLP carries poignant themes of love, loss, loneliness, and human nature. I don’t know what I was expecting while reading…
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The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde: A novel about art, beauty and dark side of humanity.
Oscar Wilde in his widely read and often critiqued book explores themes of aestheticism, vanity, of inherently flawed individuals, and hedonism.
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Prelude To A Riot by Annie Zaidi: The novel captures the beginning of the end of a divided India.
Mass polarization and hear-say instead of careful deliberation is the tone of today’s India. Mirroring the dysfunctional, unreliable & highly fractured world, Prelude To A Riot takes us through the lens of the past, the series of events that followed it, ultimately leading to our downfall.
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Identity: Beyond Borders
The anti-narcotics team had arrived. We were about to go through another rigorous round of security check. Sheru, one of the sniffer dogs, was sun-bathing when he heard his name being called, after which, he jumped excitedly and proceeded towards us. If you’re a fully functional human being with a heart, the sight of a…
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Permanent Record by Edward Snowden: The whistleblower who risked his life to reveal USA’s greatest secret.
Edward Snowden’s story of how he went from working for the government to revealing classified information that risked his life.
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