<i>At a glance</i>
Indian Balm
Travels Among Fakirs and Fire Warriors
Paul Hyland Tauris Parke
Paperbacks, London
This happens to be a tale of a journey in search of roots, in so many words. The author lands in India and means to follow the trail set earlier by his great-great-grandparents. Along the way, he comes across cultures that kindle his own interest in India, the diversity that has always given the country its historical dynamism. A gripping read. Shaatpurusher Itikotha
Syed Moqsud Ali
Jagriti Prokashoni, Dhaka
It is a tale of a family, or a clan, depending on how you look at it. More significantly, the author brings into the narrative images of a Bengal that now truly belongs to the past. There are the pastoral scenes that evoke poetry in the soul; and then there are the travels to what was West Pakistan, resulting in new thoughts about the way other people think. Highly readable. Dhaka
Smriti Bismritir Nogori
Muntasir Mamun
Ananya, Dhaka
Muntasir Mamun's devotion to the nation's capital city has been beyond question. Here he once more takes us on a journey through the lanes and architectural wonders of a city that ages by the day and yet acquires increasing glamour. For one who yearns for stories of Dhaka, this is one book that will quench, partly, the thirst. Could be a wonderful gift. Nindito Bishwa Nandito Gontobyo
A.K.M. Azharul Islam
Allama Fazlullah Foundation, Chittagong
The author focuses on serious issues of global concern here. You could call it a sweeping view of the world he shares with others; or you could look upon his reflections as an attempt, on a personal scale, to come to terms with things. Of bigger importance, though, is the diversity of the subjects --- politics, religion, morality --- that he covers. Needs concentration to be read through.
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