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Are digital books changing the way authors write?
A very balanced take on the way digital books are shaping the way books are read and written, in this article. For more than three years now I have been reading digital books and I read paper books...
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Less people are reading e-books than expected
My wife and I constantly discourage our daughter from using gadgets such as her iPad or our mobile phones, especially for reading books. We prefer that she reads paper books. On my blog I have written...
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My thoughts on Bhagat Singh’s atheism and the perception of God in general
Quite a well-written essay by Bhagat Singh on why he was an atheist. Although now his arguments may seem clichéd (because we have come across such arguments against theism multiple times, especially...
View ArticleWhat being liberal truly means
Many often claim, with profuse clarity, “I’m a liberal!” What does being a liberal mean? It means being open to new, different and sometimes even opposing ideas. It doesn’t matter if those ideas belong...
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Do you really understand what words like insaad jarayam and deeda danishta mean?
These are the “common” words the Delhi police thinks, are very easy to understand by the common folks. Yes, maybe in the 17th century, but not now. According to a PIL filed by advocate Amit Sahni the...
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The review of Autobiography of a Yogi
Autobiography of a Yogi, as the name suggests, is an autobiography of an Indian yogi named Paramhansa Yogananda. Prior to becoming a yogi, his name was Mukunda Lal Ghosh and was the fourth child of a...
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Book review: Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami
Buy Norwegian Wood Now I started reading Norwegian Wood with two misconceptions: like most (at least the ones that I have read) books by Haruki Murakami the story would revolve around something...
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Maa keh ek kahani (माँ कह एक कहानी) by Maithili Sharan Gupt
माँ कह एक कहानी। बेटा समझ लिया क्या तूने मुझको अपनी नानी? कहती है मुझसे यह चेटी, तू मेरी नानी की बेटी कह माँ कह लेटी ही लेटी, राजा था या रानी? माँ कह एक कहानी। तू है हठी, मानधन मेरे, सुन उपवन में बड़े...
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Satpuda Ke Ghane Jangal (सतपुड़ा के घने जंगल) by Bhavani Prasad Mishr
सतपुड़ा के घने जंगल नींद में डूबे हुए-से, ऊँघते अनमने जंगल। झाड़ ऊँचे और नीचे चुप खड़े हैं आँख मींचे, घास चुप है, काश चुप है मूक शाल, पलाश चुप है; बन सके तो धँसो इनमें, धँस न पाती हवा जिनमें, सतपुड़ा...
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Review of Matsyagandha by Narendra Kohli
I don’t exactly remember how I ended up ordering Matsyagandha by Narendra Kohli. One of these days I was trying to find something from Maithili Sharan Gupt and ended up ordering Matsyagandha and...
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