T.R.Shankar Raman’s The Wild Heart of India
— By Manoj V. Nair, IFS ‘The Wild Heart of India’ is a compilation of essays by conservation biologist T.R.Shankar Raman aka Sridhar written over a period spanning a quarter-century. As the sub-title indicates, the pieces are centered around the cross-cutting
On Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni’s The Forest of Enchantments
By Geetanjali Manral The book is based on the famous mythological epic The Ramayan. We have read and heard many versions of this great epic. But to read it from Sita’s perspective was refreshing as well as captivating. The character of SITA has
On Ranjit Desai’s Karna – The Great Warrior
By Kanupriya Singh Though the Great War was fought for eighteen days, but it impacted the mankind for eternity. Penned by VedVyasa, the epic, Mahabharata, had a simple story, with complex characters of varied undertones. One of them is Karna, the enigmatic hero who
On Rajeeva Ratna Shah’s Footprints on the Sands
"Lives of great men all remind us, We can make our lives sublime , And departing leave behind us--- Footprints on the SANDS of time!" These lines by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's PSALM OF LIFE, were the inspiration behind the book---FOOTPRINTS ON THE SANDS! But
On Bhar Dutt’s Rewilding
-- By Manoj V. Nair, IFS ‘Rewilding’ by environmental journalist Bahar Dutt, is an extremely heartening book depicting notable examples in India attempting to bring back endangered species from the brink of extinction. In ten crisp chapters, the book tells us
On – Andrew Fidel Fernando’s Upon a Sleepless Isle
What happens when Malgudi Days has a one night stand with A Hundred Years of Solitude, with The Great Railway Bazar for a fleeting ménage à trois, and they part with wry, sardonic smiles and an ever so slight sting
