Zephyr Talks

“It is the only thing we can do, Klaas, I see no other alternative, each of us must turn inward and destroy in himself all that he thinks he ought to destroy in others”
- Etty Hillesum, on her way to death aged 29, in Auschwitz

There are books you devour and finish in one sitting. [...]

Joker In the Pack
‘An irreverent view of the IIMs’
Dreams are dime a dozen. Fortunately, so are the opportunities. Well, for most fortunate ones like us. Like the IITs, the IIMs command reverence second to none. They are the ultimate dream, the pinnacle of glory, success and satisfaction for budding engineers (mostly!) and their likes. With [...]

Months back I wrote at how a Harvard sophomore was was into headlines firstly, because of the phenomenal success of her book “How Opal Mehta Got Kissed, Got Wild and Got a life” and secondly, how they were pulled off shelves after she was accused of plagiarism.
    
I won’t be defending her (like I did [...]

Well, to be frank, I was moved by what I read. And I wish to share it with you. I shall truly recommend everybody to read Andy Andrews’ “The Traveler’s Gift“. This book moved me as if I was reading Coelho’s Alchemist.
The book narrates the story of a business executive David Ponder who is on [...]

I wonder if there is any literature lover who is not aware of Rabindranath Tagore. And especially his Nobel prize winning creation “The GITANJALI“. Basically, they are poems in bengali and the word GITANJALI means “Song Offerings“.
Tagore did not have formal schooling as he hated it. Perhaps, this is why his free flow of imaginative [...]

Perhaps, there is no fiction lover who is not aware of 221 B, Baker Street. It is as famous as 10, Downing Street. It is very difficult and almost impossible for a Sherlock Holmes lover to believe that he is pure fiction.
All the cases of Sherlock Holmes are truly marvellous in the sense of completeness. [...]

Many of you will be aware of Kaavya Viswanathan, the sensational 18 year old and Harvard student who shot to fame through her work of fiction “How Opal Mehta got kissed, got wild and got a life“. I have not had a chance to get a copy because it was pulled of shelves before I [...]