Book: In an Antique Land Author: Amitav Ghosh Year: 1992 Bookhad Rating: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ The slave of MS H.6 first stepped upon the stage of modern history in 1942. His was a brief debut, in the obscurest of theatres, and he was scarcely out of the wings before he was gone again - more a prompter's whisper than a recognisable... Continue Reading →
The end came upon us like a thief. And left with an equally light tread. It caught us unaware; it caught us asleep. The light of the sun came creeping Upon our sleeping forms. It gently stirred the darkness away Into nothing. The new day was equally bright. Just like the many previous ones; The same... Continue Reading →
I’m a fan of re reading and I think I have mentioned that more than once right here. There are many reasons which compel me to read a book that I've already perused and, usually, it is the want of getting closer to the story or the character of the book. This January I chose... Continue Reading →
Amitav Ghosh was born in Calcutta and grew up in India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. He studied in Delhi, Oxford and Alexandria. Ghosh's work has been translated into more than twenty languages, and he has served on the Jury of the Locarno Film Festival (Switzerland) and the Venice Film Festival (2001). He has taught in... Continue Reading →
We bring to you this year end delight. The following are the books that Bookhad read. All hyperlinks will take you to their respective reviews on this blog. We'll keep updating these hyperlinks as and when we review the books. We are growing. That's like saying that the Himalayas are gigantic or that Orwell was a... Continue Reading →
The second admin, Fayesal Siddiqui, has been the rock of this place. Every time things looked bleak, he held on. Every time, we had no will to go on, he egged us on. We've never known this man to give up. Ever. And that's why, for me (Sameen), he is not only a friend who... Continue Reading →
Book: The Circle of Reason Author: Amitav Ghosh Year: 1986 Amitav Ghosh’s debut novel begins in a small village called Lalpukur in the Bengal region. It begins from here and travels around half the globe, to Africa, to meet its end. The lead characters in this fable are Balaram, Nachiketa Bose, Bhudeb Roy, Zindi and... Continue Reading →
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