Reading Around the Globe: Suraj in India

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Reading around the Globe

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Welcome to Reading Around the Globe, a series here on Reader Voracious Blog geared at fostering a culture of understanding in the bookish community about access to books in various countries around the world. Each post in the series highlights a full interview with one international reader. You can read more about this series and catch up on previous interviews on the master post.

    1. What is your name? Suraj Kumar
    2. Blog URL? https://booksnmyself.wordpress.com
    3. Twitter handle? @shinysuraj30
    4. Where do you live? India. Northern part of India, to be a bit specific.
    5. Do you find that there is a culture of reading where you live? If not, tell us a bit how you came to be one! There’s very little of reading culture in the part where I live. The people in the southern part of our country are superior to us in this aspect. They have a good…

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Book Review: Ramayana versus Mahabharata

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Title: Ramayana versus Mahabharata- My Playful Comparison Author: Devdutt Pattanaik Publisher: Rupa Publications Pages: 208 ISBN: 978-9353332303 Source: Publisher Devdutt Pattanaik's Ramayana versus Mahabharata, as the subtitle suggests is a comparison of the two great epics. Devdutt Pattanaik is no new name in mythological literature and thus the question of his mastery on the topic … Continue reading Book Review: Ramayana versus Mahabharata

Book Review: Punjab, Punjabis & Punjabiyat

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Title: Punjab, Punjabis & Punjabiyat- Reflections on a Land and its PeopleAuthor: Khushwant SinghEditor: Mala DayalPublisher: Aleph Book CompanyPages: 192ISBN: 978-9387561403Source: PublisherPunjab, Punjabis & Punjabiyat is a compilation of various articles written by the author at various points of his life. These pieces of writing, collected here by his daughter Mala Dayal, represent Khushwant Singh's … Continue reading Book Review: Punjab, Punjabis & Punjabiyat

Book Review: A Yellow House

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Title: A Yellow House Author: Karien van Ditzhuijzen Publisher: Monsoon Books Pages: 368 ISBN: 978-1912049349 Source: Publisher A Yellow House is a coming-of-age novel about a young girl Maya as she explores the world of domestic workers in the present day Singapore. Ten-year-old Singaporean Maya is lonely; her grandmother is dead, her mother is focused … Continue reading Book Review: A Yellow House

Book Review: Convenience Store Woman

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Title: Convenience Store Woman Author: Sayaka Murata Translator: Ginny Tapley Takemori Publisher: Portobello Books Pages: 112 ISBN: 978-1846276835 Source: Publisher Keiko has never really fitted in. At school and university people find her odd and her family worries she'll never be normal. To appease them, keiko takes a job at a newly opened convenience store. … Continue reading Book Review: Convenience Store Woman

Book Review: The House of Islam

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Title: The House of Islam- A Global History Author: Ed Husain Publisher: Bloomsbury Pages: 336 ISBN: 978-1408872277 Source: Publisher The House of Islam by Ed Husain is a remarkable book that clears several misconceptions surrounding Islam. In this book, he accounts for the present situation of Islam, that is for the negative spotlight in which … Continue reading Book Review: The House of Islam

Book Review: The Occasional Virgin

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Title: The Occasional VirginAuthor: Hanan Al-ShaykhTranslator: Catherine CobhamPublisher: Bloomsbury CircusPages: 230ISBN: 978-1526601643Source: PublisherThe Occasional Virgin presents a short period of life of two friends- Huda and Yvonne. Brought up in Lebanon, Huda is a Muslim and Yvonne is a Christian. Both of them come from conservative families- where women are deemed inferior to men. Having … Continue reading Book Review: The Occasional Virgin