by Ranjani Rao | Jul 7, 2022 | In books
The book stood silently on my bookshelf, awaiting its turn. Perhaps it heaved a sigh every time I picked something else – a glossy new read from the library, a highly recommended audiobook or even a classic. I love memoirs yet I hesitated to pick this...
by Ranjani Rao | Jan 2, 2021 | In books
A rainy beginning to a long-awaited New Year! Seems like a good day to sit down and compile resolutions, make lists and contemplate why we need to participate in this annual ritual, knowing that it loses significance even before the first month of the year comes to an...
by Ranjani Rao | Oct 31, 2020 | In books
I like to think of myself as a prudent person. I weigh my options carefully when it comes to spending; money or time or energy. Except when it comes to books. My good sense deserts me when I come across book recommendations. Here’s a list of books that are currently...
by Ranjani Rao | Oct 4, 2020 | In books
Hourglass: Time, Memory, Marriage By Dani Shapiro At the time of writing this memoir, Dani Shapiro had already written three prior memoirs. At the time of reading this memoir by Shapiro, I had read her latest one, Inheritance – A memoir of genealogy, paternity...
by Ranjani Rao | Sep 10, 2020 | In books
Zora Neale Hurston said “There are years that ask questions and years that answer.” 2020 is certainly a year that asks one question – Why? Why do I have to be stuck at home? Why can’t I travel freely? Why is there no separation between work and leisure, self and...
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