The humbling influence of food — the most powerful force shaping human evolutionFood is the single most important thing for humans. Food has shaped human history to an extent unseen by any other driving force; except…Jul 8Jul 8
Bridgerton 4 Review — Over-Fermented to the Point of AcidityI thought it would be light, trashy but fun. It was awful, painful to read, with annoying characters. Is this the intelligent Penelope……Mar 1, 20221Mar 1, 20221
How I Miss My City of Girls (Review+Nostalgia)As a girls’ college alumnus and a former girls’ hostelite, City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert held special meaning for me. It made me…Jun 17, 2021Jun 17, 2021
Making Self-Help Books Work For YouI am hugely skeptical of the self-help genre and the coaching gurus exposes by prominent YouTubers have only added to it. And yet, this…Jan 22, 2021Jan 22, 2021
Yet Another Rant on the Role of Indian Women in MythologyIt’s only natural that a wannabe-religious Bengali girl should prefer books about the goddesses over other scriptures. Bengalis are, after…Jan 3, 2021Jan 3, 2021
Ranting About RomanceI can’t seem to get away from romance, even after I almost quit bingeing kdrama. I’m a bookstagrammer, so romance is a ubiquitous genre…Oct 13, 2020Oct 13, 2020
Chai Pe Charche and Biryani Pe B*****diThe coronavirus disrupted two important things: chai stalls and Ramzan ka biryani. As people realised that the pandemic was here to stay…Oct 3, 2020Oct 3, 2020
Perveen and Petronella: 300 Years Apart But UnitedUntil I came up with this title I did not even realise how their names alliterate. One, a fictional female lawyer from before India let…Sep 21, 2020Sep 21, 2020
The Budget Reader Starts A BlogMy anniversary on #bookstagram is coming up and I thought that the best way to commemorate it is to start my very own Medium blog. A very…Jun 25, 2020Jun 25, 2020