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Protected: Stepping Into 2021, in Books and Music
Category: The Whistle Library
Gandhi in India and Beyond
The last book I read in 2020 was Ram Guha’s Gandhi: The Years that Changed the World and I don’t think I could have ended what was a tumultuous year with a better read. In a year that was arguably the most chaotic that India has seen since Independence and the Partition, and that has… Continue reading Gandhi in India and Beyond
Writings on The Wall #16: New Year Wishes
The few of us fortunate enough to have seen 2020 through can hopefully look forward to a better 2021. As always, this is the time for new year resolutions, and perhaps most people will long to be out once again, meeting their friends, relations and colleagues. Many will also be hoping to travel freely once… Continue reading Writings on The Wall #16: New Year Wishes
Ovid in the Time of Covid: Chaos
As we begin 2021, I thought of sharing a new monthly piece in place of Owl About Words, in which I shared Ivor Brown’s views of various English words, their origins, usage, etc. from his book, Just Another Word. As TS Eliot wrote in Four Quartets: “For last year’s words belong to last year’s language… Continue reading Ovid in the Time of Covid: Chaos
Protected: Reading to Begin the New Year With
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Writings on The Wall #15: New Year Gift
Hello readers. Hope you are all enjoying a safe festive season in 2020. While the coronavirus pandemic rages around the world, there is hope in the new vaccines that are being produced. And perhaps those of us lucky enough to make it through 2020 can look forward to a better new year. The festive season… Continue reading Writings on The Wall #15: New Year Gift
History of Burma, But Which One?
I am back to reading non-fiction now, as you can tell. My father bought The Hidden History of Burma early this year and I thought it’s time I read it. Thant Myint-U, the author, being the grandson of U Thant, former UN Secretary General, was an important draw, of course. It’s a country I first… Continue reading History of Burma, But Which One?
Owl About Words: Glimmer of Hope
These days, there is a lot of hope being pinned on the new vaccines that are being produced around the world. And there is finally a glimmer of hope in this long Covid-19 pandemic that has ravaged the world. The word that I have chosen for this month from Ivor Brown's book, Just Another Word,… Continue reading Owl About Words: Glimmer of Hope
Protected: Goodbye-to-2020 Reading
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Machines Like Us. Do They?
The days of the pandemic, when technology is playing an even bigger role in people’s lives and many are singing its praises, is a good time to turn to science fiction. To imagine what AI can do to our lives and our work. More importantly, to our relationships with each other. These days, I read… Continue reading Machines Like Us. Do They?
Peripatetic Perch 