Jayapadma RV When order comes from the High Command, it is ignored at ones own peril. So here I am sitting by the sidelines of a workshop, compiling my list - of words caught between covers; of craft that has transported me to worlds hitherto unexperienced; of discoveries..... Here we go: Old Man and the Sea (Ernest Hemingway) - For the ultimate testimony to the spirit of humankind, of overcoming weaknesses with the will of mind!! Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (Robert M Pirsig) - For helping discover what I was, when lifes decisions were stuck on cross-roads Les Miserables (Victor Hugo) - For Bishop Myriel and the essential goodness of man Khasakinte Ithihasam [Legends of Khasak] (O V Vijayan) - For discoveries, accidents and the craft of story making Randam Oozham [The Second Turn] (M T Vasudevan Nair) - For the agony of coming second, always.... Pather Panchali [Song of the Road] (Bibhutibhushan Bandhopadhaya) - For the feelings and after-effects it left, for a long period.... The Elegance of the Hedgehog (Muriel Burbury) - For the sheer surprise of picking up a good book.. The Godfather (Mario Puzo) - For satisfying the sense of macho-ness Love in the time of Cholera (Gabriel Garcia Marquez) - For teaching me to enjoy books and last, but not the least, Prof. Dumbledore, Mr. Potter and Ms. Granger (J K Rowling) - For helping rediscover the child in me So, it is.... Waiting for Suvojit Chattopadhyay, Thrivikraman Kannan, Shraddha Kulkarni, Shubha Bhattacharya
Posted on: Mon, 01 Sep 2014 07:25:20 +0000
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