In Her Shoes by Jennifer WeinerPicked this up to sail through a tough (reading) patch having only then started The English Patient.
Rose, Maggie and Ella, the three main characters stand out from the ones of this genre that I've read so far. Whether by the plot, the characterization or the writing style - this definitely isn't the route ‘chick-lit’ fare, absolutely loved it for this difference.
Multiple City: Writings on Bangalore edited by Aditi De
This is a collection of articles, stories and pictures/cartoons by different writers put together to give an idea about how Bengalooru came to be.
It is divided into parts demarcating articles on Bangalore's history - how it came to be ruled by Kempe Gowda, the arrival of British Raj and their influence on the ‘tota’ city, those on the different areas -cities- within the city, some dwelling on a select area like Majestic, Basavangudi and finally a set on Bangalore's transition (only in name) to a 24/7 city.
Numerous famous names figure in this collection - R.K.Narayan, Ramachandra Guha, Thomas Friedman, William Dalrymple, C.K Meena, Winston Churchill, Shashi Deshpande, U.R. Ananthamurthy, Claire Arni and more..
I particularly enjoyed R.K.Narayan's article on the 'pets'. Ramachandra Guha's article on the Premier Bookshop stands out too, and being able to recollect his fairly recent article in The Hindu magazine on the closure of the bookshop, this was all the more special.
Just skimmed (skipped rather) through the latter portions on the city today - what could they have to say that I can't see and live through everyday?!
This is a collection of articles, stories and pictures/cartoons by different writers put together to give an idea about how Bengalooru came to be.
It is divided into parts demarcating articles on Bangalore's history - how it came to be ruled by Kempe Gowda, the arrival of British Raj and their influence on the ‘tota’ city, those on the different areas -cities- within the city, some dwelling on a select area like Majestic, Basavangudi and finally a set on Bangalore's transition (only in name) to a 24/7 city.
Numerous famous names figure in this collection - R.K.Narayan, Ramachandra Guha, Thomas Friedman, William Dalrymple, C.K Meena, Winston Churchill, Shashi Deshpande, U.R. Ananthamurthy, Claire Arni and more..
I particularly enjoyed R.K.Narayan's article on the 'pets'. Ramachandra Guha's article on the Premier Bookshop stands out too, and being able to recollect his fairly recent article in The Hindu magazine on the closure of the bookshop, this was all the more special.
Just skimmed (skipped rather) through the latter portions on the city today - what could they have to say that I can't see and live through everyday?!
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