Tamasha in Bandargaon - Navneet Jagannathan

Very cool read. I really enjoyed the make believe world of Bandargaon. The Jwala cinema running the movie 'Kroor' ( I even like the derelict title), the sunrise apartments and its people, the servants, the chota mota chor, the odd school, the red quila rule by underworld thieves, the Jinias chai hause, coda apartments with under hand dealings, the politicians and their games etc

 

The people are those whom we see around us quite often. takes up a nice reading. enjoyed it.

Dollar Bahu & Gently falls the Bakula - Sudha Murthy

I have no idea how to describe these books that I read. It happens in everywhere around you. Especially in India.

 

Dollar Bahu: typical, enligtening work for every daughter in law and mother in law. Just shows that there are good and bad
everywhere

 

Bakula is as bakula will be. it was painful to watch shrimathi's life. But I find shrimathis in so many places.

 

So true Sudha so true. I am definitely going through your works while book hunting.

The Secret Garden - Frances Hodge Burnett

This is a book mostly people would have read as children or young adults. The book spans the life of a girl for about 6 or seven months. Her nature, life in India, her demotion as an orphan and her subsequent travel to UK. The people she meets the house and its locked up garden, its affect on her and subsequently on the people she interacts with forms the main 'skeleton of the story. The hero of the story is actually the garden, with good supporting parts played by the moor and the nature around it. The people are seen as those affected by these and the girl.

 

Very good reading. It catches speed and gives a feel good about feeling about life in general. a collector.

Chopped Green Chillies on Vanilla Ice Cream by Sam Mukherjee

Loved this book. The story is about the life and times of a boy and his 5 friends. It covers their time between 13 or 14 years right upto the time they all graduate and go off for higher studies. Every single character in this book is worth enjoying. So is every single event. It is not necessary where this story is happening. You can find most of these things anywhere round you, if you care to really look. you can relate and so you will enjoy. At least, it gave me almost the same sense of 'feel-good' that I felt whenever I read an R.K Narayan book. Definitely will be hunting down anymore works of this

author. Oh and btw, I loved the book cover too.

 

Sam Mukherjee.. Senior write in Globalom Media in Canada. Thankyou Mr. Mukherjee. For this good work. will defnitely check your works again.

31 - Upendra Namburi

I am done reading this one. It's a page turner definitely. Trails and tribulations of a camphorised life-style. 31 days did pack a punch. the stress, tension, worries, uncertainity. a very good read. The one complaint I have about this book is that once I was done with it, I did not get a sense of completion. Somewhere something was missing. It took me full 8 hours to settle down after I was done with this book. But still I enjoyed it.

 

Mr. Namburi, you have already made my author's list. Thank you for this work. see you again.

Saraswati Park - Anjali Joseph

Just started this one. oh man !! the protogonist has lots of shades of me in it. His love for books is enough. Story is slow moving, has a distinct western classic style. Let me see where it goes. It is good so far. I may come with more notes when I am done with it.

 

Anjali is an award winning writer and this book is a winner. Will she make my author list? I don't know. Need to wait and see. at any rate I like the book presentation - man with a bycycle (again). watch this space for more.

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm - Kate Douglas Wiggin

I have no idea why this lady's 'Rebecca..' did not figure in our school days. It qualifies in all terms. Along with so many works that we have made. Rebecca's characterization is so complex. its a worthy book alongside others authors of the classic era. i have already read 25% of this book and I have seen the distinct style of the classic 18th century works.

Miss Kate is definitely worth investigating which I will be doing. Will she make my author's list? Let me wait and see.