The English Problem – Book Launch

BY DR KAUSTAV BHATTACHARYYA ‘The English Problem’ is a newly published book authored by Beena Kamlani. Published by Bombay Circle Press, it was launched in the city of Bengaluru at a recent literary event at the Hotel Den, located in Whitefield. The event was graciously hosted by Mr. Vinesh Gupta, the General Manager of the Hotel Den. The book launch took the form of a … Continue reading The English Problem – Book Launch

Mrs Dalloway

BY DR KAUSTAV BHATTACHARYYA Celebrating centenary year of Mrs Dalloway the novel & the 1997 film – a literary evening at the Hotel Den in Bengaluru Recently the literary Bibliophiles and lovers of English Literature gathered on a nice cold pleasant Friday Afternoon at the Hotel Den in Bengaluru to celebrate the centenary year of Mrs Dalloway the Virginia Woolf novel.  The celebrations included a … Continue reading Mrs Dalloway

Never At Her Wit’s End

BY ARUNDHATI GHOSH Review 1: Shanta Gokhale’s One Foot on the Ground Shanta Gokhale is an incredible woman. Anyone who knows her or her work will say so. And that’s why I had trepidation about reading her autobiography. In my experience women seldom do justice to themselves when they are telling their own stories. They shrink their achievements self-consciously, or smother their brilliance under a … Continue reading Never At Her Wit’s End