After hearing tonnes of praises for this book, I decided to finally give it a shot. And was I happy, yes indeed!! It was such a thrilling ride. This book handles a kind of not so developed genre in Marathi literature world called Historical Fiction. Yes, there are tonnes of books based on historical people…
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Hindi Kahani Sangrah
A compilation of short stories penned by master storytellers and edited by one of the legendary novelist; this was my first attempt to read Hindi literature outside of academic world. And, I’m so pleased with this wonderful compliation put together by the famed Sahitya Akademi. There are 30 different stories penned by the stalwarts of Hindi literatures such as Amritlal Nagar,…
Shikhandi – The plight of Amba | Devdutt Pattanaik
My first read of the year – stories from ancient land with the theme of queerness running through them. To begin with the author – Devdutt Pattanaik; a noted mythologist discusses this theme from the viewpoint of Indian and Non-Indian philosophies. This view is better explained by giving examples not only from Indian subcontinent but…