Indian Readers discussion

Hi fellow readers
I am creating the thread here.
You all can reserve one space each.
Whenever a book about India/by Indian is read, do edit and update the respective threads.

cheers :)

The participants so far (according to message numbers)

2. Syl
3. dely
4. Shoa
5. Srividya
6. Windsor
7. Vikas
8. Manveer
9. Girish
10. Rebecca
11. Nix
12. Amol
13. Jenny
14. Gorab
15. Ashish
16. Mohit
17. Srividya. No.2
18. Jasmine
19. Hazel
20. Poongothai
22. Sanaya
23. Alisha
24. Shreya
25. Harsha
26. Ankit
27. Ranjith
28. Abhishek
29. Janhavi
30. Sangeetha
31. Jess
32. Vikas 2
33. Tracey
34. Suresh
35. Bipin
36. Alok
37. Krubha
38. Phani
39. Sandipan
40 William
41. Akhilesh
42. Venu Madhav Reddy
43. Pallavi
44. Tuhina
45. Raman
46. Shriram
47. Jaya
48. Sharadha
49. Raman
50. Jaya
51. Sheetal
52. Ankit
53. Shine
54. Rahul
55. Indrani
56. Nikita
57. Aishwarya
58. Nishith
59. Siva
60. Selvakumar
61. Rakhi
62. Santhi
63. Lakpa Tashi Bhutia

Reserved for self :) COMPLETED B-)
1. One Part Woman- was a gem of a read. 5/5. Highly recommended.
2. Family Life
3. Room Inside a Room
4. Em and The Big Hoom
5. Waves in the Sky Feb 9, 2016
6. Noon
7.Scandalous Housewives: Mumbai - enjoyable, fast paced.
8. Ghachar Ghochar - fantabulous. My mind is all ghachar ghochar reading this.
9. Sea of Poppies- fantastic
10. River of Smoke - fabulous
11. The Company of Women- theme was good, but execution failed, as many a time it downgraded into an erotic orgy.
12. In a Land Far from Home
13.Flood of Fire
14. The Case of the Deadly Butter Chicken
15. Those Pricey Thakur Girls
16. Mango Cheeks, Metal Teeth

Here I am!

1) Nine Lives
2) Shilappadikaram
3) Timeless wisdom from ancient India
4) The Missionary Position: Mother Teresa in Theory and Practice
5) The Dance of Siva: Essays on Indian Art and Culture
6) The Toss of a Lemon

Hullo! (ʘᴥʘ)

Am here as well and am looking mighty pleased with this thread! :D Thanks Syl! ;)

Indian Reads 2016
Duration: 1/1/16 - 31/12/16
Books read: 5/10

1. Yayati: A Classic Tale of Lust - 5/1/16 - 4 stars
2. Em and The Big Hoom - 25/2/16 - 5 stars
3. 51 Lesser Known Tales From the Mahabharata - 27/2/16 - 2 stars
4. Laugh with Laxman - 29/3/16 - 5 stars
5. Ghachar Ghochar - 2/4/16 - 5 stars

Save my spot.

Indian Reads 2016
1. क्रिस्टल लॉज - सुरेन्द्र मोहन पाठक
2. मिस्ड कॉल - अनिल मोहन
3.कत्ल की आदत - जितेन्द्र माथुर
4.चरित्रहीन - शरत चन्द्र चट्टोपाध्याय (4/5)
5. क्राइम क्लब - सुरेन्द्र मोहन पाठक(5/5)
6. The case of missing servant - Tarquin hall(4/5)
7.बहुरूपिया - सुरेन्द्र मोहन पाठक (4/5)
8.धब्बा - सुरेन्द्र मोहन पाठक (5/5)
9. Delhi is not far - Ruskin Bond(3/5)
10. मौत का खेल/दौलत और खून - सुरेन्द्र मोहन पाठक (4/5)(Omnibus containing two books. Maut ka khel was average read while daulat aur khoon was a full on thriller)
11. The case of Man who died laughing - Tarquin Hall(5/5)
12. विचार - नरेन्द्र दाभोलकर(5/5)
13. हमला - अनिल मोहन (3/5)
14. The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling(3.5/5)
15.खूनी हवेली - सुरेन्द्र मोहन पाठक (2.5 /5 )
16.Bhava by U R Ananthamurthy(4/5)
17.फ्रिज में औरत - मुशर्रफ़ आलम ज़ौक़ी
18.होटल में खून - सुरेन्द्र मोहन पाठक 3/5
19. Blood and Soil - Sant Singh Sekhon 4/5
20.बदसूरत चेहरे - सुरेन्द्र मोहन पाठक 3.5/5
21. गोवा गलाटा - सुरेन्द्र मोहन पाठक 5/5
22. खौफनाक इमारत - इब्ने सफी 3/5
23.जहाज का पंछी - इलाचंद्र जोशी 4/5
24. नेताजी कहिन - मनोहर श्याम जोशी 4/5
25. मुखबिर - अनिल मोहन 2.5/5
26. कर्मभूमि - प्रेमचंद 3.5/5
27.वह फिर नहीं आई - भगवतीचरण वर्मा 2.5/5
28.काली दुनिया का भगवान - रीमा भारती 2.5/5

Oh well. Hello.

1. Em and The Big Hoom [Rating: 5/5]
2. The Illicit Happiness of Other People [Rating: 4/5]
3. Ghachar Ghochar [Rating:5/5]

Mrs Funnybones My Rating 3.5/5

It was hilarious at places though a more thorough editing would have done it good.

Malgudi Days My Rating 3/5

Delhi Is Not Far My Rating 3/5

The Hungry Tide My Rating 4/5 Loved it. An adventure, poignant and with folk lores.

The Blue Umbrella My Rating 2/5
A cute little story but nothing Great.

Hallo! Will update as I go :)

Incredible India!

reserving my space :)

1. The Guide : 4/5

2. India Grows At Night: A Liberal Case for A Strong State : 2/5

3. My Gita : 3/5

4. The English Teacher : 4/5

5. Cuckold : 4.5/5

6. The Inscrutable Americans : 2/5

7. चंद्रकांता : 3/5

8. Arranged Marriage: Stories : 2.5\5

9. The Dark Room : 3.5\5

10. Gods, Demons, and Others : 4/5

11. The Painter of Signs : 4/5

12. निर्मला : 4/5

13. The God of Small Things : 2.5\5

14. The Great Indian Diet : 3/5

15. Ghachar Ghochar : 4/5

16. A Suitable Boy : Gem of the year! Perfect 5

17. The Death of Vishnu : 3/5

18. English, August: An Indian Story : 2/5

19. Serious Men : 4/5

20. Yuganta: The End of an Epoch : 4.5\5

just finished The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy...
and its the best thing happened to me in recent days !!!
speechless !!! a real readgasm

Hello
I think my next read would be The God of small things

I have just started reading Yuganta by Irawati Karve. This has been in my to read list for a long time now. Enjoying the read so far!

by Puja Mohan

Reserved my spot too

Books about India/by Indian
Jan 1 to Dec 31, 2016

One Amazing Thing by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni | Jan 12
The Bollywood Bride by Sonali Dev | Feb 22
The Accidental Prime Minister by Sanjaya Baru | Feb 24
Narcopolis by Jeet Thayil | Feb 26

This is the link to the challenge:

https://www.goodreads.com/challenges/...

Definitely in :)

I have just written and read my own book for editing at least ten times. Does that count? Kidding :)

A Smattering of Darkness

I intend to read Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri since I enjoy both writing and reading short stories.
Any suggestions for short stories with depth by Indian authors would be appreciated.

Awesome thing . In for sure . :)

Wells my to-read list already had a few books concerning Indian scenarios or India as a matter .

I am currently reading a book called " Aaro Baro" ( meaning 12 more) Short Stories Collection (Bengali) by Satyajit Ray and am quite desperate about reading "The biggest Cover-up by Anuj Dhar" which should provide answers to the year old quest of what really happened to Netaji .
And then "A suitable-boy " by Vikram Seth would be my next when I am done with these.

1) Journey to Ithaca by Anita Desai

Recently completed Rajdeep Sardesai's, one of the most popular Indian TV journalist, 2014: The Election that changed India. Though the book meandered a little bit, and was confusing at times, but that's what you expect when observing something as complex as India's Lok Sabha Elections. It was a very informative read and I suggest all of you to give it a try.

add me too, but i need a help that what is the procedure to go through the book which has no option of preview or audio ,and how to follow or go through audio where i wish to start someone please comp with solution thanks friends that we are moving towards reading culture

Count me in. Currently reading "Leaving times" by Jodi Picoult and "The Zahir" by Paulo Coelho.

If someone has read a real good fiction please list down, it would be my next read and helpful to others too.

This sounds great! How did I miss this thread earlier?

Quick question -- do I have to create a separate shelf for this challenge?
I have set myself a target of 5 books for this challenge.
Books read : 5/5


1. If God Was a Banker - One of those rare ones where you start reading, and immediately regret your choice. Wanted to quit reading, but somehow managed to finish it. Really tested my patience, and tolerance levels.

2. Asura: Tale Of The Vanquished - 3/5 stars. Interesting concept. Ravana's story. There are always two sides to a story, and history is always written by the victors.

3. Mrs Funnybones - 3/5 stars to this one. Liked it. Simple and witty, though the jokes do sound a bit crass sometimes. But I guess that's okay.

4. Hot Tea Across India - 3/5 stars. Read the Kindle edition of this book. It's basically a collection of stories from the author's Ladakh roadtrip. There's an interesting chapter - where the author's car is narrating it's own tale.

5. Roads To Mussoorie - 4/5 stars. Such a lovely book. You can easily recognise Ruskin Bond's writing - even if you had just one page from a book with no author, or book title. Charming is the word to descibe it.
Roads To Mussoorie is a lovely read, full of anecdotes about Mr Bond's travels to/from Mussoorie.
One can imagine sitting around a campfire, somewhere in the hills, listening to the stories.

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Alright, so I've reached my goal of 5 books for the year. But I'm not going to revise the target. I'll just keep adding books to this shelf, and see how many I read this year.

Reserving my space :)

1. The 3 U Turns of My Life by Gian, Jeet - Read Jan 16, 2016- Average


2. From the Rat Race to Financial Freedom by Arora, Manoj - Read Jan 31, 2016- Highly recomend

Aiming 1 Book a month atleast! thankfully ive had a headstart for now!

Read in Jan 2016

Reading No Murder Tonight by GV Subba Rao...

I think I can manage one book per month.

Read:
1. Chicago Addresses
by Swami Vivekananda
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

2. The Bus Stopped
by Tabish Khair
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

3. The Old Man and His God: Discovering the Spirit of India
by Sudha Murty
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...

4. DREAM WITH YOUR EYES OPEN: AN ENTREPRENEURIAL JOURNEY
by Ronnie Screwvala
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

5. Mansarovar 1 (मानसरोवर 1): प्रेमचंद की मशहूर कहानियाँ
by Munshi Premchand
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

6. Unladylike: A Memoir
by Radhika Vaz
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

7. My Experiments with Truth: An Autobiography of Mahatma Gandhi ("Popular Life Stories")
by Mahatma Gandhi
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

8. Roopadarshi (Kannada)
by K.V. Iyer
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

9. Your Dreams Are Mine Now
by Ravinder Singh
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

10. ರುದ್ರಪ್ರಯಾಗದ ಭಯಾನಕ ನರಭಕ್ಷಕ | Rudraprayaagada Bhayaanaka Narabhakshaka
by K.P. Poornachandra Tejaswi ಕೆ. ಪಿ. ಪೂರ್ಣಚಂದ್ರ ತೇಜಸ್ವಿ
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

11. Selected Stories of Rabindranath Tagore (General Press)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

Currently reading:

1. Wings of Fire: An Autobiography
by A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, Arun Tiwari (Contributor)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6...

2. Gitanjali ("Global Classics")
by Rabindranath Tagore
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

Count me in. Already read

I am also reserving my berth .
Read-

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Read two more in FEB so far


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I patted myself after finishing this mammoth one. I never knew myself for such patience. Finished it just outta respect for 'Shantaram' , otherwiseTooooo much philosophy, little action for me.
Read 3 more




and

Completed!

1. The Curse of Damini  ✔
2. She: Ekla Cholo Re  ✔
3. Unaccustomed Earth  ✔
4. Waves in the Sky  ✔
5. Gachar Gochar ✔
6. The Thousand Faces Of Night ✔
7.The Tamil Story: Through the Times, Through the Tides ✔
8. Em and The Big Hoom ✔
9. The Legends of Khasak ✔
10. This Divided Island: Stories from the Sri Lankan War ✔

I am in.

Read One Part Woman last week

HI everyone. I'm new in the group. I ll try to take the challenge and read as many books possible.
Currently reading The Calcutta Chromosome (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6...).
Happy reading. :)

Reserving my space

The first one on the list :
Shikandi and other Tales they don't tell you. --- Devdutt Pattanaik

Hello all.
Done with one book already - 'India's Struggle for Independence'.
Will keep updating you guys as soon as I keep reading the books but might be a little slow though. :D

I read:
1) Wise and otherwise
2) Johnny Gone Down

Both were average. One time read.

Hi There,
I'd like to join too please.
Thanks Raman

I've read 3 books and have set a target of 20

Hello! Can one more person be added? Would like to enroll myself as well :)

I'd like to join in if it isn't very late :)

First (unfortunately a dismal start to the journey) read was Five Point Someone by Chetan Bhagat.

Next up:

• Palace Of Illusions by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
• Letters from an Indian Summer by Siddharth Dasgupta.
• Curfewed Night by Basharat Peer
• A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry

Will tick them off as I go along :)

I have had an great start so far

1 Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End I think I gave this either a 5/5 or 4/5. Non-fiction about how care for the elderly has changed and what we should plan for. Much more enjoyable than it sounds.

Currently powering through A House for Mr Biswas. 5/5 so far

Next on my list is Two Lives
Fingers crossed I enjoy each book as much as the first two.

Am looking forward to reading Chetan Bhagat and the "marmiteness" of his reviews only makes me want to read him more.

My List :
Indian Mythology: Tales, Symbols, and Rituals from the Heart of the Subcontinent by Devdutt Pattanaik

Red Sun by Sudeep Chakravarti

Running Home by Lizzie Steel

The Goddess in India: The Five Faces of the Eternal Feminine by Devdutt Pattanaik

Seeing Like a Feminist by Nivedita Menon

River of Smoke by Amitav Ghosh

Flood of Fire by Amitav Ghosh

The Ocean of Churn: How the Indian Ocean Shaped Human History

Devlok with Devdutt Pattanaik

Flavours of Avadh: Journey from the Royal Banquet to the Corner Kitchen

Sita: An Illustrated Retelling of the Ramayana
शतरंज के खिलाड़ी Shatranj ke Khiladi

Add my name to the List. :-)
Currently I am reading Mrs Funnybones

April-16 for Illicit happiness of other people