First Reading Challenge Sign-up for 2013
byI know, I know, I have time and again joined and failed reading challenges. Why do I even keep bothering? But, I like this…
Asian Fiction
7.7 The Case of the Deadly Butter Chicken
byVish Puri is as fond of butter chicken as the next Punjabi. So when it’s served at the Delhi Durbar hotel at an India…
8.3 Identity, Culture, and New Beginnings: A Review of Unaccustomed Earth
byThis is a book of longish short stories about the Bengali American experience. Each story involves a Bengali family or individual who has immigrated…
A Case of Exploding Mangoes
byThere is an ancient saying that when lovers fall out, a plane goes down. This is the story of one such plane. Why did…
Teaser Tuesdays – Unaccustomed Earth
byThis book is a compilation of short stories. Here I am sharing a couple of quotes from the first short story in the book….
Teaser Tuesdays – A Case of Exploding Mangoes
byHe sits back, his hands resting lightly on the steering wheel, ignoring me. I study his pink, manicured fingers, the fingers of a man…
6.1 Thrilling Read: A Mysterious Death At Sainik Farms
byWhen Ugrasen drops dead at No22 Sainik Farms, his niece Anjali is horrified, upset and confused. Though only fourteen years old, she knows something…
The Krishna Key
byFive thousand years ago, there came to earth a magical being called Krishna, who brought about innumerable miracles for the good of mankind. Humanity…
You Never Know When You”ll Get Lucky
byWhew! What a mouthful of a book title! Kajal is a copy-writer working in an ad agency in Delhi. She’s a typical sassy, confident…
The In(eligible) Bachelors
byI think I quite like desi (Indian) chick-lit these days. There are not too many of them, so the market is not saturated and…