What: ResortWhere: Krabi, ThailandFeel: Causal, Relaxing, Uncluttered, Rejuvenating, Airy A sprawling resort with a private entry to the gorgeous, blue beach. We visited as a gang of friends and had a ball. Standing at the heart of Ao Nang, KR was in close proximity to the main marketplace – pubs, restaurants, souvenir shops, massage parlours … More Unwind Bindaas: Krabi Resort, Krabi
I need my space to write. And this place provides plenty of it. What: HomestayWhere: Pondicherry, IndiaFeel: Serene, Homely, Earthy Suranjika’s place was tucked at the far end of a quiet street, giving the place a respite from the main road’s hustle-bustle. The place was clean and received plenty of sunlight. The AC room had … More Writing Nook: Santé, Pondicherry
The Narrow Road to the Deep North by Richard Flanagan My Rating: 5 of 5 Stars When I turned the final page, I was relieved and sad at the same instant; relieved to have finally let the fates of POWs take wings to better skies and sad to not be living an alternate life, altogether. … More Book Review: The Narrow Road to the Deep North by Richard Flanagan
Born in a corner, desolate and numb, or on a slate shaking with indignation; Sometimes, on a feather of enviable calm and sometimes, from sheer indecision. Your womb has many colors and so, does your skin; But in each of them, I stand witness, you are my kin. On days of cantankerous mayhem, your pages … More Mo Sangaata, Thank You
Kalank | Directed by Abhishek Varman | Starring Varun Dhawan, Alia Bhatt, Aditya Roy Kapur, Sonakshi Sinha, Sanjay Dutt, Madhuri Dixit, Kunal Khemu My Rating: 2.5 of 5 Stars Aw… Snap! I wish the movie hadn’t gone this messy on its lament of doomed love that even good actors like Alia Bhatt and Varun Dhawan … More Movie Review: Kalank (2019)
Exiles by James JoyceMy Rating: 3 of 5 Stars The Heart flutters. Fill it to brim with love and it still flutters at the corners for freedom. Dump in a handful of greed and it continues to flutter in the remaining space for ablution. Allow peace to be its sole tenant and it still flutters … More Book Review: Exiles by James Joyce (1915)
Super Deluxe | Directed by Thiagarajan Kumararaja | Starring Vijay Sethupathi, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Fahadh Faasil, Ramya Krishnan, Aswanth Ashokkumar My Rating: 4 of 5 Stars Imagine. Imagine the level of expectations a cinephile might have from a movie that, by its rave reviews, managed to drag her out of her comfort tongue to a … More Movie Review: Super Deluxe (2019)
This post is important because let’s face it – biblipohiles are gluttons. We can’t stop at the sight of a book; we have to reach out and feel it in our hands and eyes for ourselves. No amount of regaling by a friend would do. Unless we have held it in our senses and evaluated … More Bookchor Sale at Chennai and Hyderabad (March & April 2019)
Gully Boy | Directed by Zoya Akhtar | Starring Ranveer Singh, Alia Bhatt, Kalki Koechlin, Siddhant Chaturvedi, Vijay Raaz My Rating: 5 of 5 Stars “अपना time आएगा” said that spunky lad And the first time over, he appeared mad; क्यूँकि पहली बार जब सुनी वो Rap वाली रवानी, सोचा पगलाया है रणवीर क्यों मारे … More Movie Review: Gully Boy by Zoya Akhtar (2019)
Hag-Seed by Margaret AtwoodMy Rating: 4 of 5 Stars [Originally appeared here: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/li…] The Shakespearean scent is high in the air in his 400th anniversary year and a handful of reputed authors are capturing it to present it anew in the Hogarth Shakespeareseries. A task so stimulating, so enchanting that it is bound to throw aromas of … More Book Review: Hag-Seed by Margaret Atwood (2016)
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