Friday, February 24, 2017

Rusty The Boy from the Hills

Once more reading through the early life of Rusty gave a feeling of serene India and her beauty. The boy that grew up with his grandparents mostly, lost a mother to divorce, half lost his life during war, lost his father all of a sudden and almost lost his home, did not ever lose the spirit of life. This is the true essence of Rusty stories where humour and tragedy goes hand in hand which never feels out of place. The love for the land where he was born seems to pull Rusty always towards his home whenever there lurks a chance to draw him out to places far away. In this book Rusty presents a wonderful narrative of how he grew up in his childhood among his nature loving Grandfather, his rationally optimistic father, his eccentric yet harmless uncle and above all his loving Grandmother who made his life complete in his childhood. With them it actually helped the child to grow to a young boy who could be happy with the simple ways of life that infused him with strength as well as hope for the coming uncertain future.

Sunday, February 05, 2017

Dwi-Baibahik K(n)ata


If acute loquaciousness is the downside of the story multiple twists at the climax is certainly credit to same. When a case of bigamy turns up corpse in the residence of a renowned businessman resulting in arrest of a salesgirl then it remains upon a cool brain to unravel the knots of the mystery. A fast paced novel with a thrilling courtroom drama leaves all but the prime sleuth in awe. With subtle cheatings during the unraveling, the narrative is supremely enjoyable as well as intensely suspenseful. Interspersing passion with mystery the author presents the anecdote with his signature style and acknowledges an obvious mistake in introductory explanations without which I would have failed to notice it.

Saturday, February 04, 2017

A Short History of Nearly Everything

The book had been recommended by one of my very senior colleagues and it proved to be a most worthwhile and enjoyable item. Nowhere ever had I found a more enjoyable narrative of the history of earth and its evolution. With a lucid flow of language some of the most defining discoveries of the world as we know have been described. The events that prompted a finding, the snubbings received by a few, the interpretations of some that may well have been otherwise explained and some actions that obliterated the last of the evidences, these are but a few of the facts penned in minutest detail in this wonderful anecdote of the history of the planet earth. Funny yet serious the book will humour thoughtful readers.