Finished reading Vir Sanghvi’s ‘Rude Life’. It's a memoir about his life through the years as an Indian journalist cum Lifestyle writer from the time of emergency until now. The book is mainly a chronicle of India's various prime ministers, and the events they presided over that shaped India, divided India, and built India, as …
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Sophie’s Choice
Meryl Streep as Sophie Sophie's choice, as defined by Collins dictionary is "A choice between two persons or things that will result in the death or destruction of the person or thing not chosen". Yesterday, I watched this movie which is based on William Styron's novel with the same name. I heard the phrase 'Sophie's …
Book Review: Small Fry!
Small Fry is a memoir by Lisa Brennan-Jobs, Steve Jobs' eldest daughter. I was super excited to learn that she is publishing a book and I promptly preordered it on Amazon. Excerpts in Vanity Fair and Lisa's profile in the New York Times indicated that the book might ruffle a few feathers. The book was published …
Book Review: A pack of Lies
I just finished reading this book and have loved it. Parental divorce and some other events make Ginny, a young feisty girl, live a bizarre, different, and unexpected life. Its free from old thought, convention or traditions. If society doesn’t matter, then the ideas of right and wrong change. Pre-marital sex, abortion, drugs, live-in relationships, …
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