Mathilukal is a Malayalam novella by the veteran Vaikom Muhammed Basheer. Translated into English as The Walls, the story is about Basheer who spends a brief period of his life at the Travancore Jail. As the story opens we see Basheer, the protagonist, as a man who is spending his life at the prison befriending [...]

The book is an autobiography of APJ Abdul Kalam, the Missile Man of India. It was written by Kalam and Arun Tiwari. Though autobiographical, I consider it as an inspirational, and positive book of a rare breed. One would really relish incidents quoted in the book, for a life time. The co-author, Tiwari is also [...]

The Da Vinci Code is a primarily a detective novel by Dan Brown. It is regarding the mystery surrounding the death of a curator. Robert Langdon, a symbologist sets out to find the murderer and the mystery involved. He is later joined by Sophie, who is the victim’s granddaughter. They unlock many secrets and codes [...]

Alfred Hitchcock was born to a poultry dealer in London on August 13 1899. By the time he was done with life and cinema in 1980, he rewrote the rules of suspense in film making, and paved the way for directors like Manoj Night Shyamalan to start sneaking cameo appearances of themselves in their own [...]

Short review, Review of Amitav Gosh’s calcutta chromosome

This is a masterpiece by Charles Dickens. The story is told in a semi-autobiographical style and is the story of Philip Pirrip, referred to as Pip in the novel. We see Pip telling his story to us. And as the title goes, it is a story of expectations and life. Pip is an orphan who [...]