‘The Tunnel of Time’ by R. K. Laxman: Book Review I’ve always been a die-hard fan of R. K. Narayan’s books and it is through him I came to know of his younger brother R. K. Laxman, the famous political cartoonist of India. But I became acquainted with R. K. Laxman’s writings in the year 2010 while teaching English literature to my sixth-grade students. The lesson was … [Read more...] about ‘The Tunnel of Time’ by R. K. Laxman: Book Review
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‘My Days’ by R. K. Narayan: Book Review
‘My Days’ by R. K. Narayan: Book Review My Days is the autobiography of R. K. Narayan, also known as the Grand Old Man of Malgudi. He is one of the greatest literary figures India has produced. His ‘Malgudi’ series, are books that are very dear to every Indian reader’s heart, along with their memorable characters like the mischievous Swami, the theatrical printer Mr. … [Read more...] about ‘My Days’ by R. K. Narayan: Book Review
Living a life like Anton Chekhov’s ‘The Bet’: An Essay by Fiza Pathan
Living a life like Anton Chekhov’s ‘The Bet’: An Essay by Fiza Pathan It was in the year 2014 that I came across Anton Chekhov’s short story ‘The Bet’. It was one of the literature lessons that was prescribed for the ICSE tenth graders. I read ‘The Bet’ which was a story about the way a young twenty-five-year-old lawyer manages to stay fifteen years in solitary … [Read more...] about Living a life like Anton Chekhov’s ‘The Bet’: An Essay by Fiza Pathan
‘The Secret History of the Gnostics’ by Andrew Phillip Smith: Book Review
‘The Secret History of the Gnostics’ by Andrew Phillip Smith: Book Review The Secret History of the Gnostics is a good introduction to the scriptures, beliefs, and traditions of the many Gnostic groups and churches of the past and present. It discusses the birth of Gnosticism, Gnostic mythology, and the various groups that are considered to be Gnostic. I read the Holy … [Read more...] about ‘The Secret History of the Gnostics’ by Andrew Phillip Smith: Book Review
‘Open Confession to a Man from a Woman’ by Marie Corelli: Book Analysis
‘Open Confession to a Man from a Woman’ by Marie Corelli: Book Analysis ‘Open Confession to a Man from a Woman’ was published posthumously in 1925. It was a fictional work of Marie Corelli which spoke about the flip-side of love. In another blog post, I have done a general book review of this amazing little book. Today, I’m going to go deeper into the contents of the … [Read more...] about ‘Open Confession to a Man from a Woman’ by Marie Corelli: Book Analysis