In the Miso Soup (Ryu Murakami)
A tense, suspenseful work that sheds light on the depravity of the underground sex culture in Japan, In the Miso Soup horrifies, scares and ultimately enthrals the reader. Parts of […]
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The Scream
Edvard Munch created four versions of the same picture in between the years 1893 and 1910, which he gave a common name – the scream of nature. The pictures show […]
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Please Look After Mom (Kyung-Sook Shin)
A look at contrasting values and cultural divides, Please Look After Mom is a look at not just the role of a mother but at generation, cultural and value gaps. […]
» Read moreReimagining India: How can India match China’s medal count by the 2024 Olympics?
By Jyotirmoy Mukherjee Understanding the objectives It’s tempting to weigh India and China—its largest neighbor—on a scale at every opportunity. Case in point: the massive difference in the countries’ […]
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Secret Daughter (Shilpi Somaya Gowda)
Perhaps the best way to describe this book is “A Tale of two Mothers”. Ultimately however, even that title may fall short as the book explores childlessness in America and […]
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China Rich Girlfriend (Kevin Kwan)
“China Rich Girlfriend” picks the story a few years after the events of “Crazy Rich Asians”. When we compare the novel to its predecessors, it is far more interesting. In […]
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