Goat Days

I will share an anecdote from my life associated with this book before reviewing it. When I joined Med School, one of the first things my father told me was that I would have to pull a lot of all-nighters in this profession while studying and helping others while working as a Doctor. I had a hobby of......more

Way back in the 1990's, I remember reading a story by Ursula K. LeGuin: The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas. It disturbed me greatly at that time. It was about this perfect country, Omelas, where there was no sorrow or disease, and everybody was happy. There was only one catch: Omelas was paying for......more

Sitting in the air conditioned lounge of a coffee shop, sipping on freshly brewed coffee and mumbling that life is becoming dull to a good looking woman was I. That too was a way of fishing for her sympathy wherein she patted my arm and said Talk to me about it why don't you ? as she intertwined h......more

5.0 ⭐ GENRE - NON FICTION. PAGES - 255. AADUJEEVITHAM is the name of the original work in Malayalam language and also a movie is made on the same book with the same Title. People back in India have a misunderstanding of the life of people who go to work in the Middle East especially as labourers. Firstl......more

A supremely good read. Recommend very highly. This is the story of Najeeb, a not-so-well-to-do youth from Kerala who goes to Gulf to make money and ends up suffering unimaginable horrors. This is based on a true story and what a story it is. Everything from how little Najeeb dreams of, how his friend......more