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1984 in 2020: A Must Read
“Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.” The masterwork, 1984, was published in July 1949, almost 7 decades ago. George Orwell was already a literary star; however, nobody envisaged the lastingness his work is going to have over time. Like a lot of people, I read this book…
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Marginalia- The Lost Art of Conversing with the Books
Somewhere around ten years ago, I clearly remember how I started reading books and eventually scribbling my thoughts on pieces of paper. At times, it’d be a back of the book, sticky notes or just a notepad. When the size of thoughts started to thicken, I went on to writing on the computer. Now that…
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Life Lessons from the Great Gatsby
One of the finest works of fiction by any American writer- The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. This amazing piece of literary artistry is all about the roaring twenties and New York City, the place to be. Everything can be purchased, and everything can be bought. But can you make money erase your past?…
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How to Pursue Deep Work?
Nobel Prize winner J. K. Rowling was famously absent from social media while she was writing the Harry Potter novels. In 2009, her staff opened a Twitter account, and for one and a half years her only tweet read- “This is really me, but you won’t be hearing from me often, I am afraid, as…
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Murakami on What to Read
It isn’t an uncommon scenario when we find ourselves at the bookstore for a book to read. We all have been there. Though one section of the bookstore, which is a safe bet, is the “best-selling” one. Or if you don’t visit the bookstore anymore, “bestsellers” on Amazon. These contain the books that might be…