by J.R.
I do not know who I am. I really am drawing a blank right now. The whole world seems to be fading away and I feel like I'm shutting down. The systems are failing and it is time to just give up, hibernate, cease all activity. And then the other part nudges and asks what… Continue reading Life and books and poetry
From this morning Bookshelf
You randomly decide to catch up with a friend at a bookstore which has a cafe that is known for chai. Well, no suspense there it is called Cha Bar and the bookstore goes by the name 'Oxford Bookstore'. This is in Connaught Place of New Delhi, India. So, I was in the metro today… Continue reading Cat Among The Pigeons
There is a guy in his early 20's in the metro, he is reading a book and is engrossed in it. He is thin and wears baggy jeans and a shirt that looks faded. There is a bag on the floor between his legs and he is facing the window but he is not paying… Continue reading Observing someone
There is a guy named Puneet out there who looks like me. How do I know about that? Well, let me tell you a story. I entered this metro and stood to one side knowing very well that it will get crowded soon. After five minutes I realize that this guy sitting on a seat… Continue reading I am no Puneet
Reading a brilliant book under the lamp with a song called Husna by Piyush Mishra playing in the background.
Page 410- "The kind of a book that you want to finish but you also want to read slowly" I finished reading The Book Thief yesterday. Now imagine, completing a book like this when you are in public and that too in an almost overcrowded metro. A wrong decision there but I had to complete those… Continue reading A book you want to finish
Harry Potter Always Photography is undoubtedly one of my favorite things in the world. I really like settings things and playing with light and recently I started to take photographs of the books I own. So I got this nice deal and bought The Hogwarts Library and they looked real nice. I took out my weapon, and… Continue reading Harry Potter Always- Photo Post
Went to the Book Fair 2016 in Delhi last Sunday. There was a long queue to get into the fair, had to wait for almost half an hour. Had a good time and bought these books besides some urdu ones for my mother. If you happen to be in Delhi, then going to the fair… Continue reading Book Fair 2016
Mr. Mankell died of cancer some weeks ago. He is one of my favourite writers, having read several of his Kurt Wallander series I decided to pick this one up. This is where you get to read about how Kurt became a detective, read till page 70 and so far it is good. Lastly, he… Continue reading The Pyramid
Thoughts of a Crooked Mind 