Book Review : When Padma Bani Wifey

I read Anupama's When Padma Bani Paula a few years ago and enjoyed the light hearted way in which Anupama highlights ageism and the challenges that a conservatively brought up Padma faces right up to the day of her wedding. And now Anupama is back to narrate another phase of Padma's life! Seven years after …

Lost and Found in Banaras by Mona Varma : A Review

Mona's writing stands out and shines in this book. This story traces the life of a girl named Brinda who has been widowed at the age of 3 (you read that right!) The description of the wedding and her subsequent widowhood reflect the cruelty of the practice in a heartbreaking way. The writing is vivid, …

An Ode to Winter & Reading

If you like Hallmark movies and Hollywood rom-coms, check this out! An ode to winter and reading, from the romantic in me. https://www.readomania.com/blog/winter-reading-books

Kitchen Fails and A Book

With the malls shut and highways no longer accessible, I, like all of you, was looking for 101 ways to kill time indoors. "Why not spend more time in the little-visited part of the house?" I thought. "I can cook what I want and also spend a few hours doing something in the process!" Culinary …

Book Review: The Anatomy Of Choice

Inconnu, Deracinate, Seelenverwandte, Werifesteria ... Beautiful, unusual words - isn't it? In Harshali Singh's The Anatomy of Choice was the first time I encountered these words. And no, they are not passively referenced in paragraphs to amp-up the writing. Rather, they are used to summarize each chapter concisely in one word - a subtle prelude …

About my bookshelf ’18

Summing up my favorite reads looked like a good way to end the year. So here are ten books which I enjoyed reading in 2018. Do let me know if any of them feature in your list too?! Indian Authors Elixir  Sinjini Sengupta  Definitely one of the best books I have read this year. If …