Extraordinary books about war to read in lockdown.

All right, let me confess right in the beginning that I dig books about wars, specially the Second world war. Not only books but also movies, but we will talk about the books here. There is something about such books that is too endearing, and too heartwarming and heart- wrenching at the same time, that …

Travel the world from your couch…

I am contacting you, O! Wise reader after some time; and what desperate and dangerous times are these! Death is in the air and we are abound with worry, fear and overwhelming reporting, both true and false, about Corona scare. As the house becomes claustrophobic and the dreams of that golden summer vacation are being …

Turn ‘right’ at historical wrongs…

Should I take a left … No..no…that’s the wrong way….Should I take a right turn…ummm…I don’t know.. ‘What are you doing? Let me sleep it’s 4 am in the morning!’ said my wife while shaking me up from my deep slumber. ‘Hugh!..What?..’ ‘ You were bumbling something loudly in your sleep…What’s wrong with you..’ she …

One vanishing sun and few misty mountains…

A travelogue about a trip to upper kerala and coorg. Alright…I have to admit, rather reluctantly, that Kerala is – ‘ God’s own country.’ The reason why I have used the word ‘reluctantly’ is because I am an atheist and so naturally I don’t like this sobriquet. However, the beauty of Kerala and nearby region …