#228

I closely watched Rahul Gandhi's interaction with the media last evening after the state elections returns came out, and I really liked what I saw. He was quite candid, calm and measured in what he had to say. There was a sense of realizing what an enormous responsibility this success places on the Congress party going forward. The big difference between Rahul Gandhi and Narendra Modi, to my mind, is that the former draws you into a conversation. He's always cultured and never loses his civility and decency. Mr. Modi, on the other hand, comes across as a crass and hectoring bully, who is not interested in talking to you but is only looking to harangue the opposition and give a lecture from the pulpit.

#227

For quite a few years, I would watch Udayan Mukherjee on television analyze the corporate sector and stock markets.  And then, he completely went off the radar in order to pursue his passion for writing.  And the effect has been dazzling.  This novel is right up my alley.  A haunting meditation on personal loss and private grief, a choking miasma of depression from which there is no escape for the protagonists

.  First few pages and I am already hooked.