The Vivekean Times

Rose Gardens and Minefields,  a  collection of my finest poems, short stories and essays was published last month. This book was published by Leadstart/Frogbooks. It's a must-read. It will entertain and enlighten you. It shreds the veil from the face of the Dark Age. No, I'm not referring to the past dark ages but the present one where people blindly follow dictators, tyrants, terrorists, other fools (politicians, religious nuts, etc), instincts, and the evil path. Yes, the earth has become more hellish than hell itself. We use our logic in a warped manner to justify horrendous acts of violence, genocide, murder, infanticide, etc and we think we are smart. For example, oh he's a poor farmer living below the poverty line...he had to kill his young daughter because he could n't afford her dowry. If you were in his place, you would understand....Understand, my foot. This is precisely the Dark Ages, I m talking about as there is a thick cloud of bigotry which ...

Rose Gardens and Minefields, a  collection of my finest poems, short stories and essays was published last month. This book was published by Leadstart/Frogbooks. It's a must-read. It will entertain and enlighten you. It shreds the veil from the face of the Dark Age. No, I'm not referring to the past dark ages but the present one where people blindly follow dictators, tyrants, terrorists, other fools (politicians, religious nuts, etc), instincts, and the evil path. Yes, the earth has become more hellish than hell itself. We use our logic in a warped manner to justify horrendous acts of violence, genocide, murder, infanticide, etc and we think we are smart. For example, oh he's a poor farmer living below the poverty line...he had to kill his young daughter because he could n't afford her dowry. If you were in his place, you would understand....Understand, my foot. This is precisely the Dark Ages, I m talking about as there is a thick cloud of bigotry ...

Hey I just went with my friend author Douglas Misquita to visit Title Waves, a state-of-the-art book store in Bandra. It is located just opposite Duruelo Convent - Off Turner Road. Title Waves has the best ambience I've come across in a book store. The interior lighting is perfect and nostalgic music greets you as you step into this fabulous bookstore. It is spacious and the books are stocked and displayed immaculately. You can easily find the genres you wish to browse through.Each book is clearly displayed in stark contrast to the hidden books in big book chains. My literary bhel puri "Rose Gardens and Minefields" is prominently visible in the Poetry section (and I would certainly recommend this masterpiece to you!) The Managing Director, Elvis Dias and his wife are nice and friendly to talk to. They organize a lot of events and workshops that promote their store and books in it. I'm looking forward to three Celebrate Bandra events in their bookstore. Popular autho...