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Pratikshya Mishra

Pratikshya Mishra

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I love to read books...novels especially...and poetry too.I like books on magic, mystery, even fairytales(though some point it out as childish)...i have a liking for classics too....
I had started with Enid Blyton's,then Charles Dickens,Jonathan Spiri,then J.K.Rowling...... Carolean Keen's detective works are just factastic...THE Nancy Drew... more »
  • Bhubaneshwar, OR, India
  • member since May 26, 2009

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  • Ilaana c

    Ilaana c says

    I'm sorry im late, but thankyou! :)
    btw, are u on facebook?

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • Susan B

    Susan B says

    Hi :-)

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • Vandana J

    Vandana J says

    Hiiiiii

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • BOULEVARD

    BOULEVARD says

    Re: Books, by Indian Authors and on India, you must read before you die.



    Thank you, so much for your participation . As discussed earlier , we have a consolidated list of 78 books. I appreciate if you add few more names…. if not now… latter as you read them and feel every one should read it.

    Again , Thank you so much…..great effort from every one….


    1. R. K. Narayan’s Swami and Friend
    2. Gurucharan Das' India Unbound
    3. Amartya Sen's The Argumentative Indian
    4. The Great Indian Novel by Shashi Tharoor
    5. Rohinton Mistry – Family Matters
    6. Nair, Anita – Ladies Coupé
    7. Ruth Prawer Jhabvala – The Household
    8. William Randall – Indian Summer
    9. City of Joy---Dominique Lapierre
    10. Midnight's Children---Salman Rushdie
    11. A Passage to India---E.M.Forste
    12. The Last Mughal----William Dalrympl
    13. Such A Long Journey---Rohinton Mistry
    14. God of small things / Arundhati Roy
    15. Interpreter of maladies / Jhumpa Lahiri
    16. PRITHVIRAJ RASO by Chand Bardai
    17. The Riot by Shashi Tharoor
    18. Discovery of India by Jawaharlal Nehru
    19. My Presidential Years by R.Venkataraman
    20. The English Teacher and The Guide by R.K. Narayan
    21. Amrita-Imroze: A Love Story by Uma Trilok
    22. Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry
    23. Palace of Illusions by Chitra Banarjee Divakarun
    24. Shashi deshpande - The Long Silence / A Matter of Time
    25. Anita Nair's Mistress
    26. Train to Pakisthan by Khushwant Singh
    27. Read Maximum City by Sukhetu Mehta
    28. The Palace of Illusion by Chitra Banerjee
    29. The Temple Dancer by John Speed
    30. The Twentieth Wife by Indu Sundaresan
    31. The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai
    32. SHANTARAM by Gregory David Roberts
    33. THE DEATH OF VISHNU by Manil Suri
    34. THE AGE OF SHIVA by Manil Suri
    35. CHARITRAHEEN - By Sharatchandra
    36. Arvind Adiga's white tiger
    37. VS Naipaul's Indian trilogy
    38. English, August - Upamanyu Chatterjee
    39. Midnight's Children - Salman Rushdie
    40. Man-eaters of Kumaon - Jim Corbett
    41. The Golden Gate - Vikram Seth
    42. Falling off the map - Pico Iyer
    43. Short stories by Premchand (Hindi Version)
    44. "Twilight in Delhi," Ahmed Ali
    45. "City of Djinns," William Dalrymple
    46. William Dalrymple,The last Mugha
    47. The Hungry Tide and The Glass Palace - Amitav Ghosh
    48. The Toss of a Lemon - Padma Ramachandran
    49. A Breath of Fresh Air - Amulya Malladi
    50. The Hindi Bindi Club - Monica Pradhan
    51. Untouchable and Coolie Mulk Raj Anand
    52. The Home and the World by Rabindranath Tagore
    53. "Me Grandad 'ad an Elephant by Vaikom Mohammed Basheer
    54. Wives and Others by Manik Bandopadhyay
    55. A Tiger for Malgudi by RK Narayan
    56. Bound Together by Nayan Chanda
    57. Trotternama by Irwin Allan Sealy
    58. Mahabharata by C. Rajagopalachari
    59. Ramayana by C. Rajagopalachari
    60. Martanda Varma by C.V. Raman Pillai
    61. The Miguel Street by V.S. Naipaul
    62. Vikramaditya's Throne by Poile Sengupta
    63. Dialogue with Death by Eknath Eswaran
    64. G. V. Desani's All About H. Hatterr
    65. "Delhi" and "I Shall Not Hear the Nightingale." Khushwant Singh
    66. Monica Ali – Bricklane
    67. Tourism - Nirpal Singh Dhaliwal
    68. The Vendor of Sweets - RK Narayan
    69. Yann Martel's Life of Pi
    70. A Suitable Boy' / An Equal Music by Vikram Seth
    71. The Music Room by Nakita Devidayal
    72. The Blue Bedspread- Raj Kamal Jha
    73. Sacred Games-Vikram Chandra
    74. Animals People-Indra Sinha
    75. Clear Light Of Day by Anita Desai
    76. The satanic verses- Salman Rushdie
    77. Shalimar the clown-Salman Rushdie
    78. The Moor's last sigh-Salman Rushdie

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  • Ilaana c

    Ilaana c says

    Thank you! :)

    posted 2 years ago. ( send a note )
  • Ilaana c

    Ilaana c says

    well...i have added just 2 poems,will add more soon..

    the link is http://ilaanac.blogspot.com

    posted 2 years ago. ( send a note )
  • Ilaana c

    Ilaana c says

    Hi Pratikshya!
    i made a blogger accnt so that i cud share my poems with my friends....
    i'll give u d link as soon as i can..:)
    And, i read ur poems..." Mother " was really touching , " Adventures in my slumberland " was also superb! :)

    posted 2 years ago. ( send a note )
  • Susan B

    Susan B says

    Hello :-)..

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  • Ilaana c

    Ilaana c says

    Oh sure, definiely...i'd love to read urs too !

    posted 2 years ago. ( send a note )
  • Ilaana c

    Ilaana c says

    Thanks, wish u d same!

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  • Ilaana c

    Ilaana c says

    ive read half of twilight...cudnt finish it widin d time given to me,thats y i had o give it bk to my frnd...
    they say its really good though!

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  • Ilaana c

    Ilaana c says

    oh dats nice..:)
    im in 8th now...
    wishing u d best of luck for ur results..!

    posted 2 years ago. ( send a note )
  • Ilaana c

    Ilaana c says

    Exactly..same here. Its nice reading what u used to feel 5 months back, after 5 months ..:)
    Btw, which grade r u in?

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  • Ilaana c

    Ilaana c says

    Yup..i love writing! :)
    I write poems n i also wrote a couple of short stories for publishing them in tinkle but i never ended up doing so..
    Now, my frnds and i have started an online story..wat abt u?

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  • Ilaana c

    Ilaana c says

    Oh..i really like harry potter..I havent read narnia but my frnds say its really good..so, im planning to read it. :)
    i live in b'lore..whr r u from?

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  • Ilaana c

    Ilaana c says

    Yup!

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  • Ilaana c

    Ilaana c says

    Heya!
    i love nancy drew too! =)

    posted 2 years ago. ( send a note )
  • BOULEVARD

    BOULEVARD says

    Dear Member,
    Thank you very much for joining our group " Indian Writing and Indian Literature".
    I request you to join our discussion posts and
    share your knowledge with us.
    Your opinions ,suggestions and even
    criticism to improve the group would be highly appreciated.

    posted 2 years ago. ( send a note )
  • Neal

    Neal says

    I was wondering where Bhubaneshwar is exactly....It is new to me....Most of my Indian friends come from metros.

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  • Ruchira M

    Ruchira M says

    You like Yeh Rishtaa?

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