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Month: June 2017

The Lowland : Jhumpa Lahiri

The Lowland by Jhumpa Lahiri is a story of two brothers set up in 1960’s in Calcutta when it is torn between Naxalite revolution. The story revolves around two brothers Subhash and Udhyan who are inseparable in childhood and often mistaken for the other but as they grow up they develop different thinking and ideologies. Udhyan has revolutionary Mao-inspired ideas to change India and he inclined himself toward politics while Subhash is quite reserved and methodical and he went to America for studies. But due to some conditions at home, Subhash need to come back home.

My June TBR

I am 6 days late to post this blog but nevertheless better late than never. This is the first time I am posting any TBR blog. Usually, I pick up the book which comes up next in my mind after finishing one book but I believe even though there are slight deviations from the plan it is good to plan ahead.

So, below are the books I plan to read this month: