Words This Week-6

This week’s words are rather easy.
It was a tortuous trek up the hill, and as we clambered up to the peak, I was pleasantly surprised at my stamina. Climbing up a hill is definitely an onerous task, but once you reach the summit, it feels electrifying to be on top of the world. The chill [...]

Twenty-20 Cricket- A True Reflection of Life Today

“Half the size, double the fun”
I used to be a cricket fanatic, a long time ago. After the Greg Chapell fiasco, and BCCI politics, I somehow lost interest in the game altogether. People around me kept raving about the Australian team, players came and went, but I chose to remain ignorant about the game [...]

A Frog’s Tale

The frog lay on his back, gazing up at the clear blue sky overhead. “Not a cloud to be seen”, he sighed. It had been many months since it last rained, and the poor frog was itching to wallow in the mud again. The ground was parched dry and the air [...]

Words This Week- 5

The spartan interiors seemed to make a mockery of the extravagant exterior of the house. The house itself seemed incongruous in the poor locality. People always spoke of the owners of the house in a disparaging tone, since the profligacy of the owners never failed to exacerbate the poor people. The [...]

Words This Week-4

Hey everyone, I am trying out a new format for Word-Power. I have composed a paragraph, with some lesser-known words, with their meanings below. Tell me if this is better than the previous Word-Power posts.
His magnanimity was never questioned. That in fact was the only reason people put up with his irascible nature. When in [...]

Book Review- The Hungry Tide by Amitav Ghosh

I am really having a ball reading Indian authors of late. But I had contemplated a lot before buying this particular novel, particularly because I was afraid that it will be unreadable. But after reading the first few pages, all my fears vanished into thin air. The story seems simple when [...]

Book Review- The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

Our lives have become so routine and monotonous that at times it feels like we have become robotic, going on with our daily work without stopping for a moment to think and contemplate. At times like these, it feels refreshing to come across a book like The Kite Runner, which churns [...]

Words This Week-3

Snigdha gave a nice suggestion to frame sentences with the words. Don’t have much time now, will surely try it next time!!!

Reticent- not revealing one’s thoughts or feelings readily.
Efficacy- the ability to produce an intended result.
Recalcitrant- unwilling to cooperate, disobedient.
Tractable- easy to control or influence, (of a situation) easy to deal with.
Disparaging- speak of something [...]