Gora - Tagore

Gora is one of Tagore's famous novels and it depicts the lives and problems of orthodox and unorthodox Bengali families during the late 19th century. This timeless creation of Tagore tells the journey of a young man, Gora, from religious captivity to his enlightenment as a human being. The novel takes place in Kolkata. Though strong and intelligent, Gora is obsequious to religious beliefs and traditions. His subservience to Hinduism alienates him from his close family, friends and love life. At the right moment, Gora finds out that he is an Irish orphan adopted by an Indian Hindu family. Funny, no one seems to have noticed much about his foreign features. Anyhow, within no time Gora discards all the religious norms he has held close at heart as his birthright and declares himself a free man and pledges to serve him country . A brilliant story.


Does any religion hinder personal goals and block anyone from serving his country?

The Third Man - Graham Greene

According to Graham Greene ,the book was never intended to be more than the raw material for a film and he wanted to entertain , to frighten a little and to make us laugh. But it's not very funny, not much entertaining and not at all scary . The movie is said to be a huge success.


SukumaraKurup must have got his brilliant but misfired ideas from this book or from the movie...

The Broken Wings - Khalil Gibran

The beautiful, tender and sad love story written by the Lebanese philosopher-writer is about his first true love. He falls hopelessly in love with Selma Karamy at the age of 18- love at first sight. Because of the socio-economic status quo, Selma marries another man. They manage to meet up occasionally , soon Selma departs from this world during child-birth  but not from Khalil's heart. Khalil with his poignant writing and beautiful imagery, has transformed a simple love story into a masterpiece.


''Oh Lord God, have mercy on me and mend my broken wings.''

The Wreck- Rabindranath Tagore

The Wreck is the translated Bengali novel written by Tagore in 1906. The storyline is quite simple. It is about mistaken identities and ends in a pleasant note. The diction flows effortlessly and poetic gems twinkles through out the novel. The most disputed and complex philosophies about love and life are presented in its simpler form. The womenfolk are being treated as deities. Even the villain is not quite villainous but just ambitious and outspoken. At times, the soliloquies and monologues of troubled characters are too lengthy and bland.


Tagore is a sage and a great poet. His insights about the life of common people are quite surprising. The simplicity of the work is totally unexpected.

Friends who accuse us of running away from Bahrain

Bahrain ! I spend my most productive years there. I beget 3 kids. See ! As soon as I enter the kingdom as a young bride, the old king dies. We mourn so deeply n loudly that we get the first warning from the housekeeper. We get goosebumps as we watch the upgradation of the handsome young crown prince to King. I grow up from home made ghee to clarified butter. My taste buds fall in love with all kinds of branded junk food. I expand in weight n width. My designation becomes 'Assistant Mistress'. That's what they call teachers. I love it. Orkut happens. Bahrain the bountiful island.

People congratulate us on our decision to abandon the burning ship. It is burning. Now. Not when we switch the ships. We leave before the mutiny. And we feel guilty. Our old friends are full of stories about the unrest. We miss the action.

Bahrain, my heart is bleating for you!

The foreign language English, for deserting me

SOS...... find eng.

OMG!  Dono hw long I'll last in this campus.  5 yr break hasn't done much damage; texting n chatting did.  Spellings.punctuations.  Grammar.  Where r u all?  I hereby promise to delete my orkut account.  Dear Oxford Muse, come back to me ASAP.

Happy Teacher's Day !

Little Women - Louisa M. Alcott

So far I haven't read such a pleasant and heart-warming classic like 'Little Women'. It paints the simple everyday events of the March family - the compassionate and loving Mrs March and her 4 daughters - amiable Meg , dynamic Joe , dove-like Beth and pretty Amy. They live during the civil war ,  experiencing the pain of poverty and the joys of growing up , love and family life. All of them are ambitious and hard working and they love each other like hell and they want to be good all the time. At the same time the book honestly represents the flaws of women - Meg is materialistic , Joe is headstrong and thoughtless , Beth whimsical and Amy aloof. Though affected and moralistic, the March family entertains us to the end.


To my sis - ''Bless you, my darling, and remember you are always in my heart - oh, tucked so close there is no chance of escape ...''