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A Lovesong for India: Tales from the East and West by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala

On February 7, 2012, in Book Reviews, Fiction, Short Stories, by Wilfried F. Voss

In this expansive story collection, acclaimed writer Ruth Prawer Jhabvala continues her lifelong meditation on East and West. Set in India, England, and New York City, A Lovesong for India reveals what unites us across oceans, cultures, and lifetimes.

Kama Sutra by Vatsyayana – Newly Translated

On February 1, 2012, in Book Reviews, Health, Mind & Body, History, Nonfiction, by Wilfried F. Voss

Untold numbers of readers are curious about the Kama Sutra but put off by its clichéd image as an erotic Oriental curiosity. This elegant edition offers a compelling modern translation of a classic Indian masterpiece-and a wry and entertaining account of human desire and foibles.

Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, death, and hope in a Mumbai undercity by Katherine Boo

On January 31, 2012, in Book Reviews, History, Nonfiction, Social Studies, Travel, by Wilfried F. Voss

From Pulitzer Prize-winner Katherine Boo, a landmark work of narrative nonfiction that tells the dramatic and sometimes heartbreaking story of families striving toward a better life in one of the twenty-first century’s great, unequal cities.

Buddha: Transfiguration Of A Prince – An Essay by Joy J. Kaimaparamban

On January 23, 2012, in Guest Writers, Joy J. Kaimaparamban, by Joy J. Kaimaparamban

Gauthama who had been known as Buddha and Siddhartha after getting ‘Light of Knowledge’ was born in Lumbini. It is in Kapilavassthu, which is situating in the north part of Basthi district in Uthar Pradesh. He took birth as the son of the King Suddhodana.

The Greatest Holy Sage Of India – Essay by Joy J. Kaimaparamban

On January 18, 2012, in Guest Writers, Joy J. Kaimaparamban, by Wilfried F. Voss

January of 2012 marks the 150th Birth Anniversary day of Swami Vivekananda, the Greatest Holy Sage of India. He is known as a ‘Karmayogi’ who had done his duties without expecting any reward. He had been blowing as a whirlwind all over the word.

Taxila – An Ancient Indian Scholastic Centre

On January 5, 2012, in Guest Writers, Joy J. Kaimaparamban, by Joy J. Kaimaparamban

Taxila, an ancient Indian scholastic centre, which is known as Takshasila among the people of India is now in Pakistan. After India was partitioned into two, the place was included there. 30 kilometers northeast from Raavalpindi, there is Saraikala which is beside Bheerkunnu where Taxila, the scholastic centre was situated.

Ancient India – Naalanda University

On December 29, 2011, in Guest Writers, Joy J. Kaimaparamban, by Joy J. Kaimaparamban

If you think about ancient India, two names will ascend in your minds, Naalanda and Thakshasila. First the name of Naalanada can be considered for attention. The word Naalanda has a meaning ‘Insatiable in giving.’

Walking with the Comrades – An Exposé Of Brutal Repression In India by Arundhati Roy

On December 20, 2011, in Book Reviews, Nonfiction, Political, by Wilfried F. Voss

In her latest book, internationally renowned author Arundhati Roy draws on her unprecedented access to a little-known rebel movement in India to pen a work full of earth-shattering revelations.

The Artist of Disappearance – Three Novellas by Anita Desai

On December 16, 2011, in Book Reviews, Fiction, by Wilfried F. Voss

Award-winning, internationally acclaimed author Anita Desai ruminates on art and memory, illusion and disillusion, and the sharp divide between life’s expectations and its realities in three perfectly etched novellas.

Noon: A Novel About A Boy Caught Between The Worlds Of India And Pakistan by Aatish Taseer

On September 18, 2011, in Book Reviews, Fiction, by Wilfried F. Voss

From the atavistic scenes of a childhood in Delhi to the city’s boom and bust; from an earthquake in Pakistan to threats of violence in the sinister city of Port Bin Qasim; this extraordinary family saga interrogates the nature of power in two changing countries.

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