Interview: Uttiyo Bhattacharya’s love for history and thriller led to Ba’az of the Bengal Lancers
Interview: Uttiyo Bhattacharya’s love for history and thriller led to Ba’az of the Bengal Lancers
Month: July 2019
Book Review : Ba’az of the Bengal Lancers By Uttiyo Bhattacharya
Debut novel, Ba’az of the Bengal Lancers written by Uttiyo Bhattacharya has been set on the premise of the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857. Bayazuddin Ali Khan aka ‘Ba’az the Bungalee’ served as a scribe for the British and reported to Captain Hodson. Around the same time Bahadur Shah Zafar is taken captive by British and his sons are shot dead by Captain Hodson. Ba’az becomes the sole guardian of a priceless treasure which he intends to share with his three close friends- Akbar, Abdullah and Iqbal. As the events unfold Ba’az loses his friends. Unsure of what to do with …
It’s Geek 2 Me by Francis Cleetus
This graphic novel definitely wasn’t my pick after browsing through the popular online shopping portals. Thanks, tomy friend R who always gives me good suggestions and asked me to pick up this book. This book is surely the funniest, wittiest and craziest one, which I have come across in long time.It’s Geek 2 Me is a collection of comic strips by Francis Cleetus revolving around the techie lives of some of the wackiest employees of a software company named Paradox Software. What makes it humorous and yet gives the sense of the bogged down lives of the techies is that Francis …