What in the world makes a woman give up her entire life for her child, struggle and sacrifice for her offspring? This question I’ve asked over and over again. I have yet to find an explanation. This question popped into my head recently while reading M.T. Vasudevan Nair’s novel,  Naalukettu. It was written in my…

I know this sounds a lot like a cop-out. And it is. I am not one who usually is at a loss for words but yesterday was one of those days when I couldn’t write a syllable. Something to the effect of spirit being willing and all that. Anyway, at the heart of my favorite…

It a place created by J.R.R.Tolkien and immortalized by the way by Peter Jackson. No. Its not a place, its a hellhole. The realm of lord Sauron, the epitome of evil and power gluttony. I remember reading Lord of the Rings the first time and shuddering as I read the descriptions of the dark, dark…

If there was ever a character whose looks defies any stereotype of a protagonist, it’s Lisbeth Salander. She’s a short, skinny, tattooed, pale girl with pierced nose and eyebrows. Yes. She is the weird looking girl that kicks butt. When I started reading The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, I thought it was a strange…