by Aashisha Chakraborty | Reviews
About the most forgettable Bennet sister and a retelling of Pride and Prejudice… “There are few people whom I really love, and still fewer of whom I think well. The more I see of the world, the more am I dissatisfied with it; and every day confirms my belief of...
by Aashisha Chakraborty | Reviews
Talking objects, messy love, art, philosophy, and global conflict. All in one book. “In the haunted house of life, art is the only stair that doesn’t creak.” Over time I have come to believe that the higher the element of fantasy in a book, the more serious it often...
by Aashisha Chakraborty | Reviews
…and the Joke That Explains Everything “A purpose of human life, no matter who is controlling it, is to love whoever is around to be loved.” Famous words by Malachi Constant, the man who gets rich by chance and ends up in space by chance, feels extraordinarily deeply...
by Aashisha Chakraborty | Essays
The final one in the Ironist series – air – the silent carrier of truth, lies, and everything in between. Today, we conclude the Ironist series on the fourth element – air. Invisible, omnipresent, and so essential. Moving through us without fanfare....
by Aashisha Chakraborty | Essays
Welcome back to the Ironist series. Today, we delve into the third ironist – the earth, humble but powerful. Having absorbed human ambitions with geological patience, it has witnessed empires crumble to dust, ideologies sink into nothingness and kingdoms pass like...
