Category: read
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THE LIFE OF A MAESTRO
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Mi… Alladiya Khan This is Ustad Alladiya Khan Sahib’s life story, written in Marathi by one of the best classical vocalists we have today, Ashwini Bhide Deshpande. There were a few reasons for this reading choice: First, Ustad Alladiya Khan’s stature in Hindustani classical music is legendary. As the venerated stalwart of the Jaipur-Atrauli gharana,…
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THE GODDESS OF SOME THINGS
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I read Mother Mary Comes To Me like a possessed monkey. I shirked some work, skipped some chores, and died to come back to its pages every time I had to step away to do something else. That is the magnetic pull of Arundhati Roy’s writing. Is it perfect? Not at all. Like every thing…
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OH, TO READ!
I am an inveterate reader. Committed, addicted, insatiable. I come from a family of readers. Growing up at a time and place where television hadn’t reached us yet leave alone the powerfully addictive internet, reading was my window to the world. We siblings would quarrel about who had first claim to a new book, wait…