Genre: Fiction/Short StoriesPublisher: Harper Collins Rating: 4.5/5 stars Summary: Jayant Kaikini’s compassionate gaze takes in the people in the corners of the city, the young woman yearning for love, the certified virgin who must be married off again, the older woman and her medicines; Tejaswini Niranjana’s translations bring the rhythms of Kannada into English withContinue reading “No Presents Please: Mumbai Stories by Jayant Kaikini”
Author Archives: Ritu Bindra
Food Allergies are NOT a Fad! Surviving Food Allergies in India
We Indians love drama! India is a country where serious terms are thrown in just for the heck of it. Feeling low is termed “depression” and intense dislike for certain items is termed “allergy”. Food allergies are practically unheard of, and that is an unfortunate reality. Dealing with a lack of awarenessI have been strugglingContinue reading “Food Allergies are NOT a Fad! Surviving Food Allergies in India”
Daddykins: A Memoir of My Father and I by Kalpana Mohan
Genre: Memoir/AutobiographyPublisher: Bloomsbury India Rating: 4.5/5 stars Summary: When journalist Kalpana Mohan’s elderly father falls ill in Chennai, she is on the next flight over from California and the home she has shared with her husband for three decades. Caring for her sometimes cranky, sometimes playful, and always adored father at his home in Chennai,Continue reading “Daddykins: A Memoir of My Father and I by Kalpana Mohan”
Taking the plunge
After much deliberation, I finally decided to take the plunge into the world of blogging. Late bloomer, I know! Combining my two great loves – books and food, this is where I share my views on books, an occasional TV show or movie, and of course food. I have grown up surrounded by books andContinue reading “Taking the plunge”
Bohemian Bibliophile 