Walking The Buddha’s Path A chariot steered Him away From the moh-maya Of life. What will I need To get rid Of unwarranted attachments? Whenever I sit to whine About this and that, About what could be and would not I remember Him – As He cast away What was served to Him On a […]
Mind Blogs 1.0 is being lapped up by the dozens at Flipkart. And online book reviewers are loving it too. Freelance journalist and online book reviewer Shail Raghuvanshi from Chennai has reviewed Mind Blogs 1.0 in her inimitable style. Calling it a great way to bring blogs to books, she says there were many stories […]
Finally, the date is fixed for the next book reading. It’s 5pm-6.30pm at British Council library off Kasturba Road and Lavelle Road on Saturday, Oct 22. Those whose guest blogs have appeared here can also come and be part of it. It’s the best way to interact with the authors directly and know more. Mark […]
The Happy Rickshaw Driver “Please sit Madame”. He just stopped the Rickshaw and the three of us got into the Rickshaw without knowing what to expect next. Those words and the inherent hospitality moved me a lot. More so because it came from a Rickshaw driver who are otherwise in my opinion not bothered about […]
Our next book reading of Mind Blogs 1.0 is at the wonderful Cha Bar at Oxford Bookstore in The Leela Palace on Old Airport Road. Please do come and be part of the blog and the book. All the three authors will be available for the author-signing session after the book reading. What’s more, the […]
For those of you who missed the book launch in October 2010, here is the opportunity to interact with the authors and get a sneak peek into the book at a finishing school in Bangalore. There is a book reading scheduled on Jan 8 between 10.30am and 12.30pm that will be followed by Q&A and […]
Last Sunday, Mind Blogs 1.0 was reviewed by eminent journalist MJ Akbar’s weekend newspaper, The Sunday Guardian. Published simultaneously in London and Delhi, the paper showcased it in its ‘Essential Reading’ section. Anjana Pradhan, the reviewer, found the book crisp, incisive, and straight from the heart. To read more, click on the image.
Here is a review and interview by Flipkart’s Sailen Ghosh. Dubbing the book’s new format (blog to book) as a “new movement” in publication, he found the book, refreshing, nostalgic, intimate and entertaining. “Each segment is short and sweet just as blog posts are meant to be,” Sailen writes on Flipkart’s book blog. “Sometimes the […]
In the November 2010 issue of The Man magazine (from the Malayala Manorama Group), Editor Sunil Thomas recommends the book to his readers. Saying that the book is “about nothing and everything”, he says that there’s “a lot of Bangalore running through its vein”. If you still haven’t bought the book, go to ‘Buy The […]
Even you can be part of the next edition. Just mail us (zahid@writewing.in) your blog posts. We will upload all the posts we receive. What’s more, if selected, your writing could even appear in the printed version of Mind Blogs 2.0. The book, Mind Blogs 1.0, priced at Rs 250, is brought out by the […]
