Comments on: Book Taggin’

By: shnaega

shnaega — Thu, 30 Jun 2005 22:33:00 +0000

How come I am not finding Jayakanthan in this big list ? Personally I have read only “yuga santhi” and was very much impressed. But I have come across so much refrences to his writing from other authors (mainly Bala kumaran)…
Maybe he will find a mention if our parents are putting their list ?
But all in all, a great list. I would like to add “Mara Kaal” and “Aasai ennum vedham” by Bala kumaran, “Madhyamar” short stories from Sujatha, “Fountain Head” by Ayn Rand.

By: Venky Krishnamoorthy

Venky Krishnamoorthy — Tue, 14 Jun 2005 10:47:32 +0000

Have you read “Reading Lolita in Teheran”?

By: Ragu

Ragu — Sun, 12 Jun 2005 22:59:44 +0000

Guru,

Thanks for the email and quoting me on the list of people who can contribute. In view of my very vast and wide cast intellectual interests, i would end up best 5 books under some 10 different categories like Philosophy(Western,Eastern(sub menu), Psychology,Economics, Sociology,Spirituality,Fiction-Class (English,tamil,kannada),Ficton-Mass(Mystical,Magical,Criminology,Pulp,Legal,Psychology) Non fiction(english,tamil),Music, Sexuality,Feminism,Politics,….sorry this looks like a bibliography for a book on my intellectual pursuits….
The best thing I can do is quote may 10-15 significant authors(tamils) and their fiction work…shall send by email when time permits…
Sorry to be sounding too conceited, I am just speaking plain truth….-Ragu

By: Gangadhar Ambati

Gangadhar Ambati — Fri, 10 Jun 2005 16:27:40 +0000

First time on your blog..Nice blog..And i’ll look forwrd for your posts in the future…

By: Sanjay Kumar K

Sanjay Kumar K — Fri, 10 Jun 2005 13:49:11 +0000

Lazy thanks for introducing this section, as I feel there isn’t much of a serious reading going on even among the “educated” lot.maybe reasons for all the communal problems, I guess(weird?!…I don’t think so).

Surely I wud rate Arundhati Roy’s “The God of Small Things” as an english classic coming from India.it evoked all sorts of review, for its “strange” narrative,uncanny use of language, an unnecessary inclusion of sex at the end, description of exotica…
but it is nonetheless a great master-work(oops…mistress-work?).the pathos underlying the killing of Velutha,the mental breakdown of Estha, the Child abuse and most importantly the caste prejudice of our fragmented society,oh dear! it still lingers in my memory…and I haven’t said yet abt the novel.maybe sometime later.

Recently I finished reading biography on Darwin by White and Griffith. I must admit that it was an interesting read.surely Periyar wud have liked him very much.

By: Srihari

Srihari — Fri, 10 Jun 2005 11:16:54 +0000

Swami and Friends is one of my favourites!!
Ram.C,
It wasn’t Anant Nag. Girish Karnad.

By: Thodarumm (aka Suganthi)

Thodarumm (aka Suganthi) — Fri, 10 Jun 2005 11:06:10 +0000

Alright, alright..promise this is my last avatar. No more name changes. Mutrupulli, I could not resist this username. Ennakku sutthama nyabhagam illai…the last of the trilogy…Folks of the faraway tree..I thinked and thanked and thinked and thanked..absolutely cannot recall. I keep thinking of the ‘Land of Goodies’..saapatil thaan gavanam…
I am going to actually get the series now and read it again.

By: Ram.C

Ram.C — Fri, 10 Jun 2005 08:17:30 +0000

I still remember chewing ‘swami & friends’ when it was prescribed in my school days. (As part of the studies).. Still remember Anandnag in that serial, as Swami’s dad.

Balakumaran’s ‘Thaayumaanavan’ is still one of my favourite…..

By: shekhar

shekhar — Fri, 10 Jun 2005 00:56:33 +0000

geeks of the same city flock together.me an engg geek.

r.k narayan’s books do rock.”ignited minds” by APJAK is motivating.

By: varnam

varnam — Thu, 09 Jun 2005 23:23:04 +0000

Book Tag

Thanks to Surya for tagging me. This is part of the meme that is bouncing in the Indian Blogosphere. Total number of books I own:I don’t own lot of books. Right now the count will be less than 100. All…

By: Nitin

Nitin — Thu, 09 Jun 2005 18:24:37 +0000

offtopic, have you guys heard the songs from oru naal oru kanavu, music by illayaraja. sonu nigam has sung a couple songs in it, i didnt know sonu nigam could sing tamil songs, he sings so well in tamil too.

By: Chenthil

Chenthil — Thu, 09 Jun 2005 15:37:43 +0000

Guru, I feel the same about Aadhavan. We lost a great writer in his prime. Have you noticed similarities between Catcher in The Rye and Enn Peyar Ramaseshan? I felt Aadhavan’s novel was better than Salinger’s.

By: Hemanth

Hemanth — Thu, 09 Jun 2005 12:51:19 +0000

I hope we have not forgotten Khushwant sigh here. His novel, Delhi, to all those who love history and soft-erotica. It was a runaway hit with me.. I love both.

If you have read “A hangman’s journal” by Satish Warrier – a lesser known writer of the English language – very powerful.

Other non fiction books I loved reading:-

Anita pratap’s Island of blood.

Roots of terrorism by Kanti Bajpai

By: mutRupuLLi

mutRupuLLi — Thu, 09 Jun 2005 11:01:53 +0000

The last of the trilogy,
“Folk of the faraway tree”
Remember curious connie!!!

By: ss

ss — Thu, 09 Jun 2005 09:27:03 +0000

Hey Lazygeek,
Have you read the English teacher by R.K Narayan? Beats even Swami and his friends