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When I read really good fiction like Homegoing, I feel everything is right with the world (if it makes any sense?). I feel connected and rooted. Homegoing is one of those books, which not only holds your finger and walks you through history, personal history but also moves you by its sheer scope and beauty.…
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Part 1 of the mid-year books round-up here. The sense of an ending by Julian Barnes – Fabulous! Also how well do the British write! The book is filled with amazing thought provoking material. Also works as a thriller, as you are trying to solve a suicide. Old age, memories are themes dear to my…
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This year I have decided to do mid-year and end of year books posts. Because its criminal (I know! I know!) to do just one post in a year and not write about each and every book. Without further ado, here’s a chronological list. Will divide it into 2 parts for brevity. Amsterdam by Ian…
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This blog has gone through many identity crises. Has changed names quite a few times. In ‘trumspringa’ it found itself, so it made an attempt to adhere. For its 10th year completion in June, as I started my research to move to a domain, it was easiest to get one by my own name. So I…
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I read and enjoyed and also got (un)necessarily involved in really good fiction, thanks to the Neapolitan Novels series by Elena Ferrante. For beginners its a 4 book series, traverses the friendship and story of 2 girls growing up in Naples Italy from 1960s to early 2000s. (I had decided to do a 1/2 yearly…
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I am looking at the final descent of the Cassini spacecraft into Saturn’s atmosphere. As Cassini dares into the uncharted territory, I well up. There is something deeply moving and romantic about the images. I wonder what all the astronomer’s in the world must be feeling now. Wonder, excitement, awe of what awaits? As the…
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Of unfinished/unstarted/left in random state projects. Because Upasna who I am constantly in awe of wrote one with the most apt illustration.1. Books – 9 physical books have piled up on my to read list. I don’t know how/when I am going to arrive at them. 2. Photo memory project – I am not big…
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Baths/showers are for the weaklings. If you are from the drylands or plains (or cities) and want to live in the mountains, then, forget what a bath feels like. Because when you are up there freezing your exposed body parts, read toes and fingers (if not wearing socks or gloves. But why will you do…
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Book Love 2015 here! Starting to pen down this year’s ‘read’ book list well in advance. Because I’ll be in the mountains on new year’s (mild show off) and don’t want to fall behind on my yearly ritual. A slight change this year, is I am also going to put down the list of books…
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Getting that itch to write a philosophical post. Maybe also because my birthday was around the corner and I cannot help but make a list. Of thoughts, things, and my musings. Travel – I increasingly feel that I live in a silo. I read only particular books (despite the efforts to include writers from different…