tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9140698802730756464.post6418485096996652165..comments2024-03-06T13:41:15.527+05:30Comments on LOL: Life Of Leo: I: Indian Authors #AToZChallengeSoumyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07439590494620390907noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9140698802730756464.post-31871462903641559222017-07-01T20:45:37.931+05:302017-07-01T20:45:37.931+05:30If you read sci-fi...may I suggest Once Upon a Blu...If you read sci-fi...may I suggest Once Upon a Blue Moon and Worlds Apart; both published by the National Book Trust.Beyond the Blue by Rupa and Other Skies by Vigyan Prasar. I wrote 'em. I am an Indian and a woman...I would love to know how you liked the short (and not so short stories).Sukuduhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15533826922874660119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9140698802730756464.post-84140787181377471292017-04-15T10:55:33.753+05:302017-04-15T10:55:33.753+05:30Ha ha! I couldn't agree more. Premchand, Shara...Ha ha! I couldn't agree more. Premchand, Sharath Chandra, Ruskin Bond(I'd call him Indian), R K Narayan, Chitra Divakurani, Anand Neelakanthan are those few I have read. I also could not progress beyond 2 pages of The God Of Small Things. <br />Grammar, concept, story - it feels they write for the sake of it. Parulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14933210393492294463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9140698802730756464.post-89303706525970945492017-04-14T19:17:41.153+05:302017-04-14T19:17:41.153+05:30Oh yessss Indian authors n their lack of imaginati...Oh yessss Indian authors n their lack of imagination n unskilled grammar- I agree on the bad ones you reviewed as had the same misfortune to read them n swear off them<br />Palace of Illusion was ok - left me craving for sophistication in writing<br />Amish Tripathy - brilliant concept, poor execution n language command<br />Arundhati Roy- puke rating<br />Sitaa curse - couldn't go beyond 2 pages.....<br /><br />I am a fan on Satyajit Ray, Premchand, RK narayanan and ofcourse some regional ones.<br />Loved reading Ghachar Gochar recently which is translated from Kannada - excellent premise n superlative narrative<br /><br /><a href="http://shalzmojo.in/2017/04/l-atozchallenge-2017/" rel="nofollow">Leather that weathers in Pushkar</a><br /><br />shalz75https://www.blogger.com/profile/12088043835065502548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9140698802730756464.post-31952644103314066782017-04-14T18:13:37.821+05:302017-04-14T18:13:37.821+05:30Rohinton Mistry is my favourite Indian author. I l...Rohinton Mistry is my favourite Indian author. I loved A Fine Balance and have read it twice even though it's a sad book. I'm with you on 'The God of small things' --- did not like it at all! I read Vikram Seth and am ambivalent about his books but I do like some of Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni and Shilpi Somaya Gowda's books.<br /><br /><a href="http://sanchwrites.com/inverted-refrain-numb/" rel="nofollow">Inverted Refrain - Numb</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00762987240307604682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9140698802730756464.post-1941654805847814152017-04-14T18:06:39.445+05:302017-04-14T18:06:39.445+05:30Can I say I love you for this post? Everything els...Can I say I love you for this post? Everything else over WhatsApp :) Shailaja Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12639542621638996802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9140698802730756464.post-86962750432329389442017-04-13T23:36:26.258+05:302017-04-13T23:36:26.258+05:30You do realise that if you ever write a book you w...You do realise that if you ever write a book you will be an Indian Author too:))))<br /><br />Rohinton Mistry, Sudha Murthy, Anita Nair, Ashwin Sanghi, Amitav Ghosh, Amish Tripathi, Gurcharan Das, Khushwant Singh, Ah the list of good Indian Authors is endless!<br />I have a special place in my heart for Chetan Bhagat's 2 States as it is my story, with the states reversed :)<br /><br /><a href="http://sirimiri.in/" rel="nofollow">Mayuri</a><br /><br />Deliciously Alivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17431992268355546378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9140698802730756464.post-31273031516280096172017-04-12T21:03:48.845+05:302017-04-12T21:03:48.845+05:30My favourite book by an Indian author is Chanakya&...My favourite book by an Indian author is Chanakya's Chant by Ashwin Sanghi. Brilliant writing, superb execution. I haven't read his other books, all because people see that they aren't as good as Chanakya's Chant! <br /><br />I would also recommend 'More than Just Biryani' by Andaleeb Wajid. Beautifully written, and the plot has food as its major element, weaving in and out of the lives of the three female protagonists! <br /><br />I plan to read Palace of Illusions next month! And I agree with Rajlakshmi, don't ever try Durjoy Datta. That is assuming that you want to stay sane for the rest of your life :PAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04865126680254886813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9140698802730756464.post-19297699467304806512017-04-12T16:46:13.919+05:302017-04-12T16:46:13.919+05:30Oh I so agree with you. My latest find, which tops...Oh I so agree with you. My latest find, which tops the list of worst books I've read belongs to 'Finding Juliet'. I am sure it will be worse than Sita's Curse! Phew! There are few brilliant Indian authors, including Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni. I was so impressed by Palace of Illusions. I had read Shantala's review and knew I had to pick it up. I also have 'Mistress of Spices' with me. Haven't read it though.<br /><a href="http://kohleyedme.com/2017/04/12/james-bond-island/" rel="nofollow">Thailand Travel Stories at Kohl Eyed Me</a><br /><a href="http://somethingiscooking.com/2017/04/12/jal-jeera/" rel="nofollow">26 Indian Dishes at Something's Cooking</a>Shalzzzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01477234239743419421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9140698802730756464.post-62548176738157042292017-04-12T11:42:30.448+05:302017-04-12T11:42:30.448+05:30Hey I like Arjun Kapoor, in spite of his questiona...Hey I like Arjun Kapoor, in spite of his questionable acting choices. He's goofily cute. Ok not the point of the post, moving on.<br /><br />I don't expect anything from these masala authors. But then there are a few Indian authors I do like. I've read God of Small Things thrice, and each time I've discovered something I hadn't the previous time. I finished it the first time too, but at that time it went for me the way it went for you. Then you obviously know about my undying loyalty to Anita Nair. Another author whom I quite liked is Siddharth Dhanvant Shanghvi - very underrated I feel. Hardly anyone's even heard of the guy, but he writes so lyrically! <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17697257932538891256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9140698802730756464.post-47464695165317324672017-04-12T03:39:21.845+05:302017-04-12T03:39:21.845+05:30Rohinton Mistry, Vikram Seth, Jhumpa Lahiri would ...Rohinton Mistry, Vikram Seth, Jhumpa Lahiri would be my favourites. Nice post! <br />I is for If #AtoZChallenge - http://wp.me/p11TpU-MLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9140698802730756464.post-64569493764135803472017-04-12T03:34:03.242+05:302017-04-12T03:34:03.242+05:30Wait till you read Durjoy Dutta, you might actuall...Wait till you read Durjoy Dutta, you might actually jump from the top floor 😆 I too actually like 5 point something and that was it. I prefer reading anthology Now, which has beautiful stories from various authors/bloggers. Will check out Palace of Illusions. Have heard a lot about it. Rajlakshmihttp://www.pixelatedtales.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9140698802730756464.post-83530137122936974152017-04-11T23:47:33.404+05:302017-04-11T23:47:33.404+05:30irrespective of having Arjun Kapoor in it. (LOLOLO...irrespective of having Arjun Kapoor in it. (LOLOLOL) :D :D<br /><br />I loved two states! :) The book and the movie as well. It was the last movie I saw with my special one. <br /><br />"who churn out books like every alternate month" (LOLOLOL) :D<br /><br />They do it to make money out of it, I guess. I always wonder WHY?<br /><br />Read Amish when you get the chance. Loved his Shiva Trilogy. So much to learn and being an atheist, I loved it much more! I don't think you will like Durjoy Datta, but you can pick either 'If it's not forever, it's not love' (it's slightly your genre with of course a lot of sex as you already know) or Till the Last Breath (Loved it because it did not have sex and it was a beautiful story). Please don't pick the likes of Sudeep Nagarkar ever and you can thank me later :p <br /><br />PS, I'm happy I did not read Sita's Curse. Supposedly for authors, female protagonists can have sex with everyone and call it fair :p <br /><br />Anmol Rawathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06086791539325903369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9140698802730756464.post-66665134429618383852017-04-11T23:35:19.607+05:302017-04-11T23:35:19.607+05:30There are good as well and poor writing by Indian ...There are good as well and poor writing by Indian authors. Anuja Chauhan, Ravi Subramanian (minus the The Bestseller She Wrote), Ashwin Sanghi (Minus The Sialkot Saga), Yashodhara Lal, Chitra (I have just started reading Mistress of Spices), Preeti Shenoy are some good authors. I have read Happily Murdered and quite liked it. Rakshas by Piyush Jha, The Jeera Packer by Prashant Yadav are wonderful thrillers. Recently I read Jerry Pinto and loved his style of writing. Then Ruskin Bond is my all time fav. Shilpa Garghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11016927627801620377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9140698802730756464.post-11473857544280945842017-04-11T22:51:34.620+05:302017-04-11T22:51:34.620+05:30I agree with you! Even I stopped signing up for re...I agree with you! Even I stopped signing up for reviews after looking at the books I got. <br />My first book by an Indian author was Upamanyu Chatterjee's English August. It was a pretty good book. And yes, then I read Chetan Bhagat - liked only Two States. I somehow made the mistake of reading One Indian Girl and I still regret it. <br />I love reading Ruskin Bond. And I also liked Those Pricey Thakur Girls by Anuja Chauhan. Reema D'souzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17496459685182455124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9140698802730756464.post-36003437260514781122017-04-11T22:04:31.959+05:302017-04-11T22:04:31.959+05:30I so agree with all that you have said! You had th...I so agree with all that you have said! You had the misfortune of reading Sita's Curse too? The way it was hyped up I thought it would be brilliant - it was the first (and last) book trailer I watched. Anyway - I have a few suggestions for you: <br />Indu Suderasan's Taj Trilogy - loved it! <br />The Wildings and 100 Names of Darkness by Nilanaja Roy - absolutely awesome, especially if you love or even like cats. Even if you don't. <br />Dark Things by Sukanya Venkatraghavan - finally a brilliant voice in Indian fantasy fiction (non-YA). <br />Seahorse by Janice Pariat - luminous writing.<br /><br />Happy reading!Modern Gypsyhttp://moderngypsy.innoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9140698802730756464.post-35474867971048234522017-04-11T20:35:52.833+05:302017-04-11T20:35:52.833+05:30I think I will check out Jane Desuza's Happily...I think I will check out Jane Desuza's Happily Never After once. I have read her blog, and she has that conversational way of writing. Ditto on God of Small Things, at that time I thought it was me.Lalitahttp://mythsy.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9140698802730756464.post-13502179415858795312017-04-11T20:30:47.971+05:302017-04-11T20:30:47.971+05:30I think I picked up Devdutt Patnaik first. Though ...I think I picked up Devdutt Patnaik first. Though Chetan Bhagat quite dropped the standard, there are plenty of good Indian writers around. <br /><br />Shubhangi @ <a href="http://titli15081977.blogspot.in/2017/04/i-5-tips-for-dating-introvert.html" rel="nofollow">The Little Princess</a><br /> the little princesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04712703931411283046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9140698802730756464.post-28023323103317956972017-04-11T20:27:46.177+05:302017-04-11T20:27:46.177+05:30I read two wonderful books some months back - The ...I read two wonderful books some months back - The Kite Flyers and The Hope Factory. Very well-written. What about Satyajit Ray's Feluda series? And my all-time favorite Rohinton Mistry? :-) When I was younger, I read Mulk Raj Anand and Prem Chand. I've heard Anuja Chauhan's books are okay. <br /><br />Oh yes, everyone who writes a book is a bestseller these days. <br /><br />Hottie! High five on the pukey authors!Vidya Suryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12911836541019511108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9140698802730756464.post-14699993583529325292017-04-11T19:04:36.262+05:302017-04-11T19:04:36.262+05:30Agree to a large extent. I honestly don't read...Agree to a large extent. I honestly don't read many Indian authors unless recommended by others. And that includes the likes of Chetan et al. One author I felt was/is underrated is Shatrujeet Nath. His first book was a nice Indo-Pak spy thriller and after that he's been in the Vikramaditya series which is both well researched and well written, especially grammar wise. Dr Roshan Radhakrishnanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17568986447487703775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9140698802730756464.post-22910185713329465192017-04-11T18:59:22.348+05:302017-04-11T18:59:22.348+05:30I loved God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy. Oth...I loved God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy. Other good authors I would recommend are Devdutt Pattnaik, Shashi Tharoor and Kanishk Tharoor, Amish Tripathi's Shiva Trilogy (book 3 is a drag), Tejaswini Apte Rahm, Adite Bannerjie's book No Safe Zone, Perumal Murugan's translated works, Tagore. There is better regional literature than Indian English authors. Lshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03608500323344095244noreply@blogger.com