Speaking for myself : An anthology of Asian Women’s writing

The geographical span of Asia is vast. Like we coined the term ‘Western civilization’, can we culturally connect all the separate nation states with distinct political boundaries and separate cultures in Asia and call them “Asian civilization”? This is debatable. But this book makes an effort in such a direction. Ranging from Uzbekistan to IndiaContinue reading “Speaking for myself : An anthology of Asian Women’s writing”

The tree with a thousand apples !

“He puts his arms around his shoulders and walks him out. The apple tree in the back yards looks down at them, stoic and expressionless, like a mute spectator who has a million words to say, yet would prefer to remain silent, always.” During this period, when you are flooded with books, having themes ofContinue reading “The tree with a thousand apples !”