Currently reading “The difficulty of being good” by Gurcharan Das. I haven’t read any of his books, and am not basing this read on the author’s reputation either. Just that any metaphysical analysis of the Mahabharatha can capture my attention, no matter how trivial. There are a lot of unanswered questions in the epic, which I carefully brush aside till the next meeting. Hopefully, this book will throw some light into these… at the least providing an interesting perspective.

Amit mentioned a curious intersection of this book’s table of contents with that of Yuganta, a seemingly similar analysis of the Mahabharath by noted anthropologist, Dr. Irawati Karve. It will be interesting to compare the two.

On lighter moments, R.K.Narayan beckons, with “The Financial Expert” next on the plate. I read “The Printer of Malgudi” last, and it was mildly disappointing, almost like a hodgepodge of meandering thoughts without the purpose needed to create a good novel. Nevertheless, even this indulgent rant of his is a pleasure to read, a lazy one at that…