Arundhati Roy: Mother Mary Comes to Me

If there is one thing common between mother Mary Roy and daughter Arundhati Roy it is that both lived life on their own terms. And the book brings it out poignantly. I waited for the cheaper Kindle edition, refusing to buy the expensive hard cover version. I have read her two earlier books of fiction. … Continue reading Arundhati Roy: Mother Mary Comes to Me

Randy Pausch, ‘The Last Lecture’: The Parent Lottery

I read Randy Pausch’s ‘The Last Lecture’ on a flight. The lecture was on achieving your childhood dreams. He wrote ‘I was born with a winning ticket, a major reason I was able to live out my childhood dreams’. He beautifully describes how he won the ‘parent lottery’ as he got the best, most encouraging … Continue reading Randy Pausch, ‘The Last Lecture’: The Parent Lottery