TATA LOG – is a select set of Eight Modern Stories by HARISH BHAT from a timeless Institution- TATA. Harish Bhat is a batch mate from IIMA- the batch of ’87. I never had heard of his book. So picking this thick hardbound book at Airport had much to do about brotherhood then the interest… Read More: TATA LOG »
Vikas Singh’s Debut novel- ‘THE BIX FIX’ dealing with the Cricket passion and fixing- is a far too simpler but a well paced novel. It draws on Pakistan Coach who dies and the matches that are supposed to be tainted to the film Star that owns the team in ICT- T20 carnival. As usual you… Read More: THE BIG FIX »
‘Lady, You’re not a man’ goes with a misguiding subscript- The adventures of a woman at work- by Apurva Purohit. In the words of the author- who also blogs at what else but ‘Womanatwork.co.in’ – ‘it is It is a fun look at the travails a working woman faces as she scurries around managing home… Read More: LADY, YOU’RE NOT A MAN »
Life stories – narrated with simplicity and honesty . Many of them being episodic in nature and many more which colour life through the canvas of time. Beautifully picked from different strata of life and a wide spectrum of emotions- Sudha Murthy in these short stories brings alive so many lives and different messages that… Read More: THE DAY I STOPPED DRINKING MILK »
‘The One Thing’ is a simple management Motivational success secret kind of book that goes with the subscript ‘The surprising simple truth behind extraordinary results’ Gary keller throughout the book focuses on a simple truth- if you are clear about ‘what is that one thing that will make other things doable – easy or unnecessary’… Read More: THE ONE THING »
NOT MY KIND OF BOOK Sometimes you should judge the book by its cover and listen to your own gut feeling. Unfortunately I did not and end up reading SPYING IN HIGH HEELS- by GEMMA HALLIDAY. ( Oh it says this was on New York Times Bestselling Author list)- must not be the book. Defined… Read More: SPYING IN HIGH HEELS »
We went to watch this movie- for a simple reason- we like Shahid and this was his movie after a long long time. The promo’s on air were promising and they remained the best part of the movie. Though Shahid charm works most of the time- the movie in itself has nothing to add. The… Read More: PHATA POSTER NIKLA HERO »
IF YOU WERE TO SEE A MOVIE THIS SEPTEMBER- MAKE IT LUNCHBOX. After ages you have such a simple story, brilliantly directed by RITESH BATRA, absolutely empowered cast and a movie that you really do not want to end! You want to be part of the plot- move along with the characters- silently watching from… Read More: LUNCHBOX »
GOOD ENOUGH FOR ONE SHOW Many of our films are interpretations of some movie from a different country, language and culture. It has never bothered me and is not something that in anyway affects my liking or disliking the movie. I am told that ‘Shudh Desi Romance’ is in many ways our ‘Runaway Bride’. Must… Read More: SHUDH DESI ROMANCE »
Having just finished ‘BUSINESS SUTRA’ by Devdutt Pattanaik- I picked up few other books by him. Nearing ‘Ganesh Chaturthi’ – 99 thoughts on Ganesha seemed to be the right one to read. And to be honest I was disappointed in the shallowness of the whole content. Maybe I the self-acclaimed Ganesha follower failed to fins… Read More: 99 Thoughts on Ganesha by Devdutt Pattanaik »
