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| I am one of those many Indians who was never a practicing Hindu and one fine day, I started reading the Hanuman Chalisa and then continued to read it every day. For two years, I was content with its calm poetic rhythm, without seeking a literal meani ...more | |
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| I read Blasphear (Blasphemy+Fear) by Suhail Rauf in two sittings. The time between the sittings when I slept and woke in the morning, I was in the place Sohail had meticulously created. This is a cleverly crafted, beautifully written book by a sensit ...more | |
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| I read Blasphear (Blasphemy+Fear) by Suhail Rauf in two sittings. The time between the sittings when I slept and woke in the morning, I was in the place Sohail had meticulously created. This is a cleverly crafted, beautifully written book by a sensit ...more | |
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| ‘The Unburn Desire’ is a captivating and tender tale that spans the life of a boy through his teens till he is a young man in his early thirties. Roy is the name of the boy and by page 3 I was pulled right into what Roy calls his adventurous fable. B ...more | |
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| I'm a sucker for murder mysteries and courtroom dramas, so when I came across Divyaroop Bhatnagar's Mussoorie Murders, it didn’t take long for me to curl up and get lost in its pages. Mr. Bhatnagar is a master storyteller, weaving together two interb ...more | |
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| Not bad! Uncle Jack adeptly navigates the fine line between a character teetering on the edge of lechery and a genuinely charming older gentleman with a refreshingly unabashed attitude towards sexuality that would seem appropriate only in Paris. Char ...more | |
“Like a thief, the image of her taut, well-formed body crept into his mind next. His hair swept backwards, shot up like long needles in the rush of the air and his thoughts grew bolder. He marveled how beautifully her body arched as she stood and gave commands. Vishwakarma, the god of all craftsmen, in an exalting moment had threaded a wire through it to give it that elegant curve. From that instant, the memories of a wife, of dear daughters waiting back in the village seemed hazy as in a dream. Inhibitions became soft barriers. He remembered the gestures of Chanda Bai’s two hands as she talked; her palms like delicate seashells; her elegant fingers. Flashes of her jewel studded ears, another pair of shells; and her long hair lovingly braided by her servants with thick strands of white and yellow jasmine flowers interlaced in them. He wanted to caress those flowers with his finger.”
― The Thugs & a Courtesan
― The Thugs & a Courtesan
“I cannot explain how it all happened, Father. I know only that now I want to be with her.”
― The Thugs & a Courtesan
― The Thugs & a Courtesan
“How often he had felt that living life is nothing more than writing on the surface of the lake! So fleeting! Ephemeral! Although each day when it arrives seems like the day that has just passed, it does hold well the power to bring something new or to take away someone dear.”
― The Thugs & a Courtesan
― The Thugs & a Courtesan
“People loathe the idea of destruction, particularly when it is the destruction of property or of life one is talking about (Destruction of the good name of a person, however, is a completely different matter)”
― The Thugs & a Courtesan
― The Thugs & a Courtesan
“I am a story-teller, even a story-teller of renown. May I add now that I am not much to look at? No, I am serious. My face is hideous. A look at me reminds one of a little finger – brown - enlarged to the proportions of a human body, wrapped two thirds down with a cloth about the loins, the entire frame resting on two wobbly knees. I was born bald and not a single strand of hair has ever sprouted on this miserable head. Think of me as a faceless man; in fact, I would rather you think of me as just a voice.”
― The Thugs & a Courtesan
― The Thugs & a Courtesan
“His head was bent on one side and he seemed lost in an opium dream, looking lovingly upon the world – men, animals, the carts, carriages, palanquins, all - as they passed by. Or perhaps he was looking upon nothing, for his gaze did not so much as flicker when Firangia came to a stop and greeted him.”
― The Thugs & a Courtesan
― The Thugs & a Courtesan
“It all happened when he saw that rich man’s daughter - his senses forsook him - and to impress the father he set out for foreign lands to become rich himself. Of course in the meantime the girl was engaged to be married to another man. Why must tales of love be sweet for folks like us?”
― The Thugs & a Courtesan
― The Thugs & a Courtesan
“I sent word to my love-crazed brother, informing him of the news of the wedding of his beloved and reminding him that this love is a hollow emotion – is gilt, not gold - and the so-called beloveds, faithless people, and that his efforts must henceforth be directed towards worthier objects. But there is an inborn antagonism between love and reason, Sirs?”
― The Thugs & a Courtesan
― The Thugs & a Courtesan
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