Tag Archives: Fear

Book Review – Stranger to History by Aatish Taseer

Posted on October 15, 2021 by Tarun Rattan

  Stranger to History: A Son’s Journey through Islamic LandsAatish Taseer5 of 5 stars   Aatish Taseer was conceived of a whirlwind affair between a Pakistani Muslim politician and an Indian Sikh Journalist. And life can never be simple born … Continue reading →

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Book Review – Notes to Self by Emilie Pine

Posted on October 26, 2020 by Tarun Rattan

Notes to Self by Emilie Pine My rating: 5 of 5 stars One of the best confessions that I’ve read, it needs real courage to expose yourself so honestly to the world. The writing is lucid and readers just flow in … Continue reading →

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Everything Is Going To Be All Right

Posted on October 2, 2020 by Tarun Rattan

How should I not be glad to contemplatethe clouds clearing beyond the dormer windowand a high tide reflected on the ceiling?There will be dying, there will be dying,but there is no need to go into that.The poems flow from the … Continue reading →

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‘To Do List’ by John O’Leary

Posted on June 11, 2020 by Tarun Rattan

To Do List: 1. find dragon and slay2. exorcise cat3. prove conclusively the identity of Beauty and Truth. 4. watch, fast, pray5. sail Atlantic single-handed6. write name in water 7. return Teach Yourself Waltzing Tape8. weep for Adonais and feel … Continue reading →

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Fear

Posted on May 25, 2020 by Tarun Rattan

It is said that before entering the sea a river trembles with fear. She looks back at the path she has traveled, from the peaks of the mountains, the long winding road crossing forests and villages. And in front of … Continue reading →

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Book Review – A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

Posted on June 1, 2018 by Tarun Rattan

A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini 4 of 5 stars Khaled Hosseini has certainly made Afghanistan proud by capturing the contemporary life in his beautifully crafted second novel. I’d read Kite Runner when it came out and was spellbound … Continue reading →

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