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Love Dan Brown, Neil Gaiman and Amish Tripathi? You will surely like reading V. S. Edwár’s debut work, Reign of Pawns: Book 1 – The Parieur’s Play
If you love authors like Dan Brown, Neil Gaiman and Amish Tripathi, you will surely like reading V. S. Edwár’s debut work, Reign of Pawns: Book 1 – The Parieur’s Play. These three writers represent very different territories in contemporary fiction. Dan Brown brings global intrigue and intellectual puzzles. Neil Gaiman carries myth into the…
Kazuo Ishiguro – the timeless art of storytelling – and his fiction
Kazuo Ishiguro’s novels occupy a rare space in contemporary literature because they combine emotional restraint with extraordinary depth. His fiction seems simple on the surface, yet it unfolds with an intensity that reveals itself slowly and with great precision. Ishiguro’s writing does not rely on dramatic plot twists or ornate language. Instead, it works through…
DHARMA KARYA: An Ideological Book by Prof Bharat M Mody – A Detailed Book Review
Prof. Bharat M. Mody’s DHARMA KARYA: An Ideological Book invites readers into a world of thought that is rooted in deep concern for the direction of modern society and a sincere desire to revive a more conscious and meaningful way of living. What strikes the reader first is not the polemical force of the book,…
Asian Book Critics, Dr Alok Mishra’s yet another vision, conceptualised
Dr Alok Mishra’s newest initiative — the launch of Asian Book Critics — adds yet another dimension to a literary career already distinguished by creative, critical, educational, and institutional engagements. Through Asian Book Critics and his earlier platforms such as Indian Book Critics, Ashvamegh, English Literature Education, English Literature Forum and BookBoys PR, Dr Mishra…
Thoughts Between Life and Death by Dr Alok Mishra, a review of the poetry collection
Dr Alok Mishra’s Thoughts Between Life and Death is a poetry collection that balances itself on the thresholds of existence, mortality, memory, and transcendence. The very title sets the tone for what unfolds in the subsequent poems: a meditative and reflective exploration of the fragile yet profound space between birth and death, between the material…
How to Read Albert Camus, A Beginner’s Reading Guide to the Philosopher of the Absurd with The Best Order of Books to Pick
How to Read Albert Camus: A Beginner’s Guide to His Books, Philosophy, and Impact Albert Camus, one of the towering figures of 20th-century literature and philosophy, remains both accessible and enigmatic. To some, he is the philosopher of the absurd, a mind grappling with the harshness of existence without slipping into despair. To others, he…
In Conversation with Dr. Alok Mishra: Unpacking Indianness in Indian English Poetry
On the warm afternoon of June 27, 2025, the academic corridors of Nava Nalanda Mahavihara buzzed with scholarly excitement and celebration. In a packed conference hall echoing with applause, Alok Mishra—poet, critic, editor, and influential voice in contemporary Indian literary discourse—successfully defended his doctoral thesis titled “In Search of Roots: Indianness in Indian English Poetry.”…
Moving for Moksha by Alok Mishra, a detailed book review
Alok Mishra’s Moving for Moksha is not merely a poetry collection. It is a philosophical journey in verse, an introspective pilgrimage that resonates with an urgent intensity and a purposeful calm, much like the ancient texts it echoes silently. Composed of fourteen interwoven poems, this collection assumes the form of a spiritual discourse—sometimes personal, sometimes…