The Kunzum Gifting Guide: Give Meaningful Books to Friend, Family, and Foe in 2023!
Make 2023 the year when you gift books to every person in your life! Here’s a handy guide to give you some ideas for the people in your life.
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Book Trends of 2022: The Partition Revisited, 75 Years On
There is no dearth of books on the Partition of India but 2022—which marked 75 years of the event—saw a spurt in the publishing of Partition literature, from records of oral narratives to fictional love stories and more.
Children’s Fiction for Grown-Ups: Read The Little Prince and Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland to Recalibrate your Compass
In a world tripping over its convoluted reasoning and rigid rules, children’s fiction can open new doors of thinking. The Little Prince and Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland are two such books that will turn your adult worldview upside down.
An Abundance of Hope Amid Tragedy: How John Green’s Books Transcend the Young-Adult Bookshelf
John Green books have a way of breaching your walls and changing you from within. A Kunzum community manager revisits the novels that most affected him and pulls at the threads that connect them.
Masala Memsahib: Meet Karen Anand and Go on a Mouth-watering Journey across Five Indian States
Celebrated food writer and TV personality Karen Anand is coming down to Kunzum. With her new book Masala Memsahib, she will take you on a voyage of delicious discovery across five states—Goa, Gujarat, Kerala, Maharashtra, and West Bengal.
An Ode to Albert Camus: From the Absurdism of Life to a Moral Responsibility towards Humanity
Albert Camus’s philosophy of Absurdism still resonates with people around the world but his advocacy for our responsibility towards society has remained under-acknowledged. On his birth anniversary, Kunzum revisits two of the Nobel-winning philosopher’s works.
Page to Film: Five Lovely Screen Adaptations of Books, and Five that We Wish Hadn’t Been Made
As Fredrik Backman’s A Man Called Ove gets adapted into a movie with Tom Hanks playing the protagonist, we look back at some memorable screen adaptations. Some that breathed new life into their respective books and some that could not live up to expectations.
A Logophile’s Reading List: Read these 4 Books to Immerse Yourself in the World of Words
Every book reader knows the value of words. They build entire worlds out of nothing. It’s only apt then that there are books centred around words and what they can hold. Here are four of them that you will definitely fall in love with.
Books on Women by Women: Read these Five Novels for their Memorable Female Characters
Traditionally, literary appreciation was reserved for male narratives, and authentic portrayals of womanhood were overlooked or trivialised. Today, when stories of women written by female authors are receiving the attention they deserve, it is a call to celebrate some of the best accounts ever written.
Creative Writing Workshop With Author Deepa Agarwal at Kunzum Jorbagh
Kids Alert: Author of over 60 books, Deepa Agarwal, is conducting a Creative Writing Workshop at Kunzum Jorbagh for kids aged 9-12 years.