Midnight’s Children
Posted on Jul 16th, 2008 in Profiles
Salman Rushdie is always in the news and it took Midnight’s Children to propel him into the dizzying heights of literary stardom, and to earn him Booker immortality . There is no doubt that Rushdie is a difficult author to read, for the persistent, the rewards are great. Every reader has his or her favourites, and mine include Midnights Children …
Indian beauty with French looks
Posted on Jul 9th, 2008 in Interviews
Singaporeâthe city state has impressed me every time that I visited itâthree times in the last few years. I am impressed with the cleanliness, orderliness, strong discipline and work ethic of this Asian tiger that transformed itself since World War II. My first memory of Singapore dates back to accounts heard from my mother, Inderjit Kaur Sandhu, who had visited …