R K Narayan : A Hungry Conversationalist Today, October 10th is India’s most celebrated writer R K Narayan’s birth anniversary. Undoubtedly one of the best story teller we have seen. Growing up reading Malgudi Days, Swami and Friends, Under the Banyan Tree and Other Stories, The Bachelor of Arts, The Guide, Talkative Man, The Financial … Read more
PATRICK MODIANO of France wins the 2014 Nobel Literature Award. The Nobel Academy awarded saying “for the art of memory with which he has evoked the most ungraspable human destinies and uncovered the life-world of the occupation”. As I heard the news I became curious to know more about Patrick Modiano. I came across one … Read more
It’s the season of making biopics in Bollywood. After the tremendous success of Bhak Milka Bhag and Mary Kom, it’s time for a movie on Dhyan Chand, yes the most celebrated hockey player. As I read this news I was filled with excitement and couldn’t stop myself from writing about one of the most popular, fascinating sportsperson the … Read more
Michael Phelps : 6 Months Suspension From Swimming Michael Fred Phelps is an American swimmer and the one who has won the most Olympic medals as an individual with a total of 22 medals(18 gold+2 silver+2 bronze) Michael Phelps also holds the all time record for Olympic gold medals of 18. I have just mentioned … Read more
Zak Ebrahim : I Am A Terrorist’s Son But….. Zak Ebrahim was born to an Egyptian industrial engineer and an American school teacher. When Ebrahim was seven, his father El-Sayyid Nosair killed the founder of the Jewish Defense League, Rabbi Meir Kahane. Later he, co-masterminded the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center. After Ebrahim’s … Read more