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Vishy
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Reader. Blogger. Tennis and Cricket lover. Science lover. Movie and Music and TV show fan. Love cats and dogs, especially wild big cats. General couch potato.
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Just finished reading the second part of Kalki's 'Ponniyin Selvan'. Very happy to make the acquaintance of the shy, introverted, but also kickass boatwoman Poonguzhali. My review is here.

#Kalki #TamilClassics #TamilLiterature #PonniyinSelvan

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Book Review – Ponniyin Selvan (‘Ponni’s Son’) – Part 2 (Suzhar Kaatru / ‘The Storm’) by Kalki
I just finished reading the second part of ‘Ponniyin Selvan’. In this part, the main character, in my opinion, is Poonguzhali, the boatwoman, who is a strong, introverted, independent w…
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November 9, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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Just finished reading the first part of Kalki's epic historical novel, 'Ponniyin Selvan' ('Ponni's Son'). I read it last when I was in school. Enjoyed reading it again. My review is here.

#Kalki #TamilClassics #TamilHistoricalNovels

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Book Review – Ponniyin Selvan (‘Ponni’s Son’) – Part 1 (Pudhu Vellam / ‘First Floods’) by Kalki
I read ‘Ponniyin Selvan’ when I was in school. I tried reading it again a few years back, but got distracted after reading one part. Last week, I watched the film adaptation of the book…
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October 29, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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Just finished reading 'Amirtham' by T. Janakiraman. It is his first book. Like his other books, it is about a woman who rebels and tries to live life her own way. My review is here.

#Janakiraman #TamilLiterature #TamilClassics

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Book Review – Amirtham by T.Janakiraman
‘Amirtham’ is T. Janakiraman’s first book. It is named after the main character in the book. Amirtham is the daughter of a courtesan. Her mother has trained her in music and philo…
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October 1, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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Just finished reading 'Marappasu' / 'Wooden Cow' by T. Janakiraman. It is about a woman who refuses to be constrained by the rules of society, refuses to be owned by anyone, and does everything to be free. Loved it. My review is here.

#TamilClassics

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Book Review – Marappasu (‘Wooden Cow’) by T. Janakiraman
I discovered Marappasu (‘Wooden Cow’) by T. Janakiraman through Divya’s review. I got it last week and read in during the past few days. ‘Marappasu’ is the story of a …
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September 25, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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Read my third straight T.Janakiraman book. This time it was a collection of short stories. My review is here.

#Janakiraman #ShortStories #TamilLiterature

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Book Review – Kottu Melam by T.Janakiraman
After reading a couple of novels by T.Janakiraman, I decided to read this short story collection by him. I think this is his first short story collection. The title of the collection, ‘Kottu …
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September 19, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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Read another book by T.Janakiraman, 'Amma Vandhaal' ('Mother has arrived'). The main theme is about two rebellious women who break social constraints. Enjoyed reading it. My review is here.

#Janakiraman #TamilLiterature #TamilClassics

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Book Review – Amma Vandhaal by T.Janakiraman
After reading ‘Moga Mull’, I decided to read another book by T.Janakiraman and so I picked this one, ‘Amma Vandhaal’ (‘Mother has arrived’). Appu was just eight …
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September 16, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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Just finished reading the Tamil classic novel, 'Moga Mull' ('Thorn of Desire') by T. Janakiraman. It is an older woman – younger man love story. It is also a love letter to music. Loved the book. My review is here.

#Janakiraman #TamilLiterature

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Book Review – Moga Mull (‘Thorn of Desire’) by T.Janakiraman
I saw the film adaptation of T.Janakiraman’s ‘Moga Mull’ (‘Thorn of Desire’) sometime back and liked it very much. I’ve wanted to watch this film for a long time…
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September 11, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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Finished watching the K-Drama 'Descendants of the Sun' yesterday. It had a star cast and I enjoyed watching it. Loved the humour, the banter, the romance, the bromance 😊 Wrote something about it here 😊

#SongHyeKyo #KimJiWon #SongJoongKi #JinGoo

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Series Review – K-Drama – Descendants of the Sun
After watching ‘Encounter’, I decided to watch ‘Descendants of the Sun’. My friend tells me that this is Song Hye-kyo’s most famous series and so I was very excited. S…
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August 6, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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Watched a K-Drama after a long time. It was called 'Encounter'. It starred the wonderful Song Hye-kyo and Park Bo Gum. I wrote something about it here 😊

#Encounter #SongHyeKyo #ParkBoGum

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Series Review – K-Drama – Encounter
I am going through a reading slump right now. I’ve got four half-read books next to me but am not able to continue with them. My friend recommended some of her favourite K-Dramas. It has been…
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July 28, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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Just finished reading Brian Dillon's 'Suppose a Sentence'. My review is here.

#BrianDillon #SupposeASentence #Essays

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Book Review – Suppose a Sentence by Brian Dillon
I’ve had this book with me for a while, and so I thought it was time to read it. When he was reading a book and he discovered a beautiful sentence, or a beautiful passage, Brian Dillon copied…
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July 16, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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Read Mihail Sebastian's beautiful play, 'The Holiday Game' recently. Translated by Marina Sofia (@marinasofia.bsky.social) Loved it! One of my favourite books of the year. My review is here.

#MihailSebastian #RomanianTheatre

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Book Review – The Holiday Game by Mihail Sebastian (translated by Marina Sofia)
I discovered ‘The Holiday Game’ by Mihail Sebastian through Marina’s recommendation. The play was originally written in Romanian and Marina was kind enough to share her translatio…
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July 8, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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Read Manu Larcenet's graphic novel adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's 'The Road' today. The artwork was incredibly beautiful. Loved it. My review is here.

#TheRoad #CormacMcCarthy #ManuLarcenet

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BookReview – The Road by Cormac McCarthy (Graphic novel adaptation by Manu Larcenet, Tamil translation by S.Vijayan)
I got this graphic novel adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s ‘The Road’ yesterday. It looked very beautiful and so I immediately paused my current reading project, and started reading…
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June 19, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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Just finished reading the first part of the 'One Thousand and One Nights'. Have wanted to read the complete edition for a long time. Scheherazade is a wonderful storyteller! My review is here.

#Scheherazade #ArabicClassics #OneThousandAndOneNights

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Book Review – The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night (Volume 1) (Translated by J.C.Mardrus and Powys Mathers)
I’ve wanted to read the full version of One Thousand and One Nights / Arabian Nights for a long time. Like everyone else, I’d read the popular stories from it, like Alibaba and Alauddin…
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May 27, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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Just finished reading 'The Mahabharata' (the Amar Chitra Katha comics adaptation). It was 1300 pages long. I loved it. My review is here.

#TheMahabharata #AmarChitraKatha

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Book Review – The Mahabharata (Amar Chitra Katha Comics adaptation)
I’ve wanted to read a proper big version of ‘The Mahabharata’ for a long time. I read a short retelling when I was a kid. Of course, I’m familiar with the main episodes and …
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May 14, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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Just finished reading the second part of Philip Pullman's trilogy, 'The Subtle Knife'. Enjoyed reading it. My review is here.

#PhilipPullman #TheSubtleKnife #HisDarkMaterials

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Book Review – The Subtle Knife (His Dark Materials – Book 2) by Philip Pullman
After reading the first part of Philip Pullman’s trilogy, I picked up the second part ‘The Subtle Knife’ a few days back, and I finished reading it today. ‘The Subtle Knife&…
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April 29, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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Just finished reading 'The Golden Compass', the first part of Philip Pullman's 'His Dark Materials' trilogy. Enjoyed reading it. My review is here.

#TheGoldenCompass #HisDarkMaterials #PhilipPullman #FantasyClassics

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Book Review – The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials – Book 1) by Philip Pullman
I’ve wanted to read Philip Pullman’s fantasy trilogy for a long time. Finally picked up the first part ‘The Golden Compass’ (also called ‘The Northern Lights’) a…
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April 24, 2025 at 7:22 AM
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Just finished reading the 3rd part of The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King. Feeling happy that I've been able to read it finally. Feeling sad that the epic adventure is over...

My review is here.

#Tolkien #AlanLee #TheReturnOfTheKing

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Book Review – The Lord of the Rings (Part 3) – The Return of the King by J.R.R.Tolkien
After taking a reading break for a few days, I took out the third part of the Lord of the Rings, and did a readathon for the past few days and finished reading it today. The third part, ‘The …
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April 20, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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Just finished reading the 2nd part of 'The Lord of the Rings', 'The Two Towers'. It had some of my favourite scenes in the story. Loved Treebeard the Ent, one of my favourite characters. My review is here.

#Tolkien #AlanLee #LordOfTheRings #TheTwoTowers

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Book Review – The Lord of the Rings (Part 2) – The Two Towers by J.R.R.Tolkien
After reading the first part of ‘The Lord of the Rings’, I decided to read the second part, ‘The Two Towers’. I finished reading it yesterday. This review is probably filled…
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April 13, 2025 at 6:54 AM
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Just read the first part of Tolkien's 'The Lord of the Rings', 'The Fellowship of the Ring'. Had wanted to read it for a long time. Very happy that I finally got to read it. My review is here.

#Tolkien #AlanLee #LordOfTheRings #FellowshipOfTheRing

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Book Review – The Lord of the Rings (Part 1) – The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R.Tolkien
After reading ‘The Hobbit’, I decided to take the plunge and immerse myself in Tolkien’s epic adventure, ‘The Lord of the Rings’. I finished reading the first part, &#…
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April 9, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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Just re-read Tolkien's 'The Hobbit' after a long time and then watched the movie adaptation for the first time. Loved them both. My thoughts.

#Tolkien #TheHobbit #AlanLee #Tranduil #LeePace

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Book Review – The Hobbit by J.R.R.Tolkien
I’ve couldn’t see the film adaptation of ‘The Hobbit’ when it came out in the theatres. So a few days back, I decided to watch it. While watching it, I felt a strong impulse…
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April 4, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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Just finished reading Faiqa Mansab's new book, 'The Sufi Storyteller'. Loved it! Interesting literary mystery, insightful analysis of storytelling, beautiful love letter to food. My review is here.

#FaiqaMansab #TheSufiStoryteller

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Book Review – The Sufi Storyteller by Faiqa Mansab
When I discovered that Faiqa Mansab’s new book ‘The Sufi Storyteller’ was coming out soon, I was very excited. I loved her last book, ‘This House of Clay and Water’, a…
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March 31, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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Just finished reading 'Divya' by Yashpal. Interesting historical novel set in the 1st century BCE. Loved it! My review is here.

#Yashpal #HindiClassics #HistoricalFiction

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Book Review – Divya by Yashpal (Translated by Anand)
I discovered Yashpal last year and got this book, ‘Divya’, and another book by him. ‘Divya’ was the shorter of the two, and so I decided to read it now. The story is set in …
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March 25, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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Just finished reading Amrita Pritam's classic novel, 'Pinjar' ('Skeleton'). Loved it. My review is here.

#AmritaPritam #Pinjar #PunjabiLiterature

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Book Review – Pinjar by Amrita Pritam (Translated by Khushwant Singh)
I’ve wanted to read Amrita Pritam’s ‘Pinjar’ (‘Skeleton’) for a while now. Today I finally picked it up. Puro lives in her village with her parents and siblings.…
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March 21, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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Just finished reading Neil deGrasse Tyson's 'Astrophysics for People in a Hurry'. Beautiful book! Loved it! My review is here.

#NeilDeGrasseTyson #Science #Astrophysics

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Book Review – Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson
I wanted to read something on physics recently and so started reading The Feynman Lectures on Physics. After around a 100 pages it became too much for me. So I decided to take a pause and read some…
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March 20, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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Just finished reading the first part of the manga comic, 'Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou' by Hitoshi Ashinano. Beautiful story set in a future Japan in which the main character is a cool young woman, who is not human but a robot. My review is here.

#Manga

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Book Review – Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou (Volume 1) by Hitoshi Ashinano
I discovered ‘Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou’ by Hitoshi Ashinano through a friend’s recommendation. It sounded wonderful and so I decided to read it today. The story is set in Japan, so…
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March 19, 2025 at 7:29 PM