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Shyamal Bhattacharjee's second English novel A Poet in the Bardo tells the story of a man who is dying in an accident. In those moments of death the man sees his whole life in some flashes wherein human concepts of space and time have no bearing. Even all the events that could have happened but did not happen in life become some miraculous visual experiences and lead him to overcome various bonds and obstacles towards a peaceful death. As the movement of a newly deceased soul towards a desired rebirth or void is described within the pattern of Tibetan Bardo Thodol or Book of the Dead, this novel also describes an equivalent experience. The amazing epicness of the language of that description belongs to Shyamal Bhattacharjee's own poetic style.
Tension and pressure cause unnecessary strain in the din and bustle of modern life. Any attempt to lessen the burden of the mind is undoubtedly a boon. Pebbles of Wit and Wisdom written by N. S. Isaac serves this purpose. It is a brilliant collection of sensible and humorous quotations suited to various occasions and is designed to be a common man's guide to a life happy and gay. It is, of course, a gift pack of quotable quotes aesthetically collected and arranged categorically, which can be used in several situations in life.
Drastic has been the condition and pitiable has been the state of Indian Hockey after March 15th 1975 when it won its only World Cup. The game which made India to be known all across the world and the impetus that it created in terms of the stills, skills, effects and impact, hockey should have been the BEST and the most RICHEST game of India, and the most popular , but it continues to live in the INTENSIVE CARE UNIT , with the players , leading their life as the paupers , living in the state of PENURY , and the administrators being the DRACULA and the DEMONS which has sucked the blood, to completely kill this game. The author who himself was a creditable Hockey player in his College days an...
Do you know how babudom runs in this country?The book presents a humorous, yet realistic account, by one who has seen it all from inside.Funny, yet objective, account by a senior bureaucrat, the book contains 240 engrossing anecdotes on various aspects of India s infamous bureaucracy.Written in a lucid, captivating style with an eye on authenticity,this book will amuse, amaze and entertain you from cover to cover.Some glimpses of its typical working-style:*Under heaps of files...by sitting on them*Overworking by running around in circles*Following the rules in letter forgetting the spirit*In goody-goody officialese to conceal barbs*In service of the nation implying Me First*By dancing... to the tune of politicians*With infallibility by passing the buck*Without breaking rules by bending them*With utmost impartiality on the paper!
This book is a treasure-trove of 2,000 witty and humorous statements on different aspects of daily life. What makes this book the only one of its kind in the world, though, is the fact that each of these titbits begins with the word - IF. In the book the author has made amusing, amazing and significant comments on 351 different aspects of human life. As you read through the book, the author's comments will, in turns, make you grin, guffaw, smirk and laugh. With the witty statements arranged in alphabetical order, there will never be a dull moment as you breeze through these pages.
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