Book Review: “Brida” by Paulo Coelho
Brida is a captivating novel about a young Irish woman on a quest for knowledge and self-discovery. The novel explores themes of love, fear, and the quest for meaning.
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Book Reviews
Fire on the Ganges Life among the Dead in Banaras
Despite the book’s length due to its page count, it reads smoothly enough to be finished in one sitting. Without overlapping them, the author has skilfully combined and depicted the characters’ entwined stories in her work.
‘Perceptual Experience’ by Christopher Hill
The strength of the book lies in its ability to present a unified perspective on perception, from its foundational aspects to the way full-fledged perceptual experiences provide epistemic justification for perceptual beliefs.
Film Analysis
The Mastermind behind Naatu Naatu’s victory
The ‘Natu Natu’ song has a special place in the history of world cinema. Many people have questions like Will Indian cinema win an Oscar? Is a Telugu film going to Oscar? ‘RRR: Raudram Ranam Rudhiram’ has dispelled such suspicions.
Moneyball: Economics principles in drama
Several principles like opportunity coss, loss aversion, sunk costs are well depicted in the movie.
Amitav Ghosh’s ‘The Great Derangement’ and Public Response to Covid-19
In the months following the emergence of the first known cases of the Covid-19 virus across several countries, the most common and immediate response observed in people was denial. Despite its rising numbers, a vast majority dismissed the virus as similar to one that caused the common flu, attributed Covid-19 deaths to undisclosed diseases and…
Poetry
I Miss Sparta
I miss Sparta Though born 750 years post the Magna Carta Engulfed in the humdrum of Consumerist life I long when sparkles from dories fly Hopping for groceries on my old rusty car How wonderful it would be to rein in Pegasus and fly off to adventures afar Following the same old daily routine What…
Nature’s Wave
When will the sun-sodden life be back?/ When will we stop crushing nature’s soul into powders of profit?
A tribute to Mahendra Singh Dhoni
To,Our Captain CoolWho finishes off in styleMahendra Singh Dhoni Always a class apartMan who hits the ball straight into our heartWith hopes of millionsHe stood tall with all of our aspirationsWith a charming smileThis man always ran an extra mileWhenever we lost, he took all the blameAlways kept the spirit of the gameStarted his journey…
Short Stories
Laalsa
I woke up to the sunlight falling on my face from the window. I looked around to check the time but could not find my clock. It must be later than usual, the sun is brighter than usual. As always, I forgot to close the curtains last night and I am bearing the brunt of…
My mini cosmos: A world of Imagination
It all started when I was 8, a happy childhood, and I was still at the dunce level of understanding the real world. I was a teeny kid, happy in my own LaLa Land. The small toy that comes with every KinderJoy had me excited and jumpy.
The meeting – A tale of mythical fiction
Human life on earth cannot exist without suffering. It’s a sign of existence. While giving birth to a child, a mother suffers, and when the child grows up, he too suffers. So every being suffers; just the sufferings differ from person to person
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