Turning and turning in the widening gyre The falcon cannot hear the falconer; Things Fall Apart; the centre cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world. -W.B. Yeats, “The Second Coming” A detailed insight into pre and post colonial life in late 19th century Nigeria,
APPRENTICED TO A HIMALAYAN MASTER- SRI M (2010)
The Himalayas with their lush green forests, the fresh scent of pine and cedars, the Himalayas with their snow-capped magnificent mountains, the Himalayas with their meandering roads and unfrequented valleys, the Himalayas, the locus origins of yoga itself, have often attracted curious travellers, adventurers, nature-enthusiasts and most of all, the spiritually inclined souls.
A very important party and several stories told in 24 hours- Mrs. Dalloway
Mrs. Dalloway said she would buy the flowers herself. A book taking us into one day in the life of a woman is what it says it is but Mrs. Dalloway is anything but simple. It is set at a time post World War 1 in London.
THE BLUEST EYE- TONI MORRISON (1970)
“ My eyes. My blue eyes. Let me look again See how pretty they are. Yes. They get prettier each time I look at them. They are the prettiest I’ve ever seen Really ? Oh, yes. Prettier than the sky? Oh, yes. Much prettier than the sky. …
Eldorado
Dry leaves crunched below my feet. Crickets chirped from their invisible hiding places, breaking the otherwise silent ambience. Wisps of white flakey clouds were strewn across the glassy sky. The mighty orange ball was sinking slowly, casting warm yellow and pink hues against the blue. A hornbill fluttered to a nearby tree as I made…
The Spy- Paulo Coelho (2016)
The voice of Mata Hari speaks through Paulo Coelho’s book, “The Spy”, revealing a version of her most of us have never seen…
The Last Hour
Twilight- the transition from day to night is truly a magical time. Here’s a poem by me that was inspired by the melting colours of a fading evening.
THE YELLOW WALLPAPER- CHARLOTTE PERKINS GILMAN (1892)
“It is the strangest yellow, that wallpaper! It makes me think of all the yellow things I ever saw- not beautiful ones like buttercups, but old foul, bad yellow things.” A 19th century psychological Gothic horror story, without any actual ghosts, The Yellow Wallpaper invokes very despairing fright in the minds of the readers. The…
The Literary Affair 