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Tips to become a succesful book blogger

No one has become a superstar blogger overnight.Recognition in blogosphere takes time and there are no short cuts for achieving instant success as a blogger.Read like there is no tomorrow and pen down your sincere thoughts in a lucid, organised and unpretentious manner.Your work will definitely get its due.

Blogadda-Quikr Shopping Fiesta: My Experience

It was like a slap on my face.Thankfully Arun was not there with me to witness by embarassement. I was all set to call him when some random piece of paper with a phone number written on it from my pocket caught my attention.

Book Review:Salvation Of a Saint

On the whole,’The Salvation Of Saint’ is a decent thriller.It may not be as racy as ‘The Devotion of Suspect X’,but still it’s a pretty good one.

Interview with Doctor-turned- Writer Deepal Kripal

Earlier this week,we chatted with Doctor-turned-Author,Deepak Kripal.He has authored 'The Devil's Tale:An impossible journey',published by Leadstart Publishers.In this candid interview,he tells us about his debut work,future plans,his journey as a writer and his other interests in life.

Private India: Book Review

On the whole,'Private India' by James Patterson and Ashwin Sanghi is a strictly average work.

April 4, 2012

Jai Hind

(A copy of The Indian Express which carried the 'spook' story)

It's common knowledge that an Army coup is impossible in India for it's no Pakisthan.I don't think an imminent Military coup was the point which 'The Indian Express' tried to make either.Anyways all zz not well between the Army and the Government and I seriously believe 'debureaucratization' of the defence forces is the need of the hour.Personally know Defence personnels who are genuinely pissed with the existing scheme of things.Strategic planning and important decisions regarding country's internal and external security being taken by IAS babus(who have no formal Military training)doesn't make sense to me either.What do you think?

Ps-Also read this,this,this and this.

- views expressed by nikhimenon,a Patriotic citizen of Republic of India

Stuff I learnt through the Movie 'The King &The Commissioner'..!


  • The King and The Commissioner is the first super hero film in Malayalam.The two heroes in the Movie can do absolutely anything under the Sun and I seriously think this awesomely awesome film deserved a better title.Something like ‘The Iron Man and the Superman’ or ‘Rajnikanth & Vijaykanth’ would have been apt.
  • There was more to Amoorthananda(Ekalavyan1993) than atrocious wigs,loud screams and a saffron dhoti.No Saikumar can match the screen presence and charisma of (the late) the legendary actor however hard he tries.
  • Tongue is mightier than the sword.
  • RanjiPanicker’s fetish for firangi women and girls in saffron sarees has only grown since his Rowdram,Ekalavyan,Bharatchandran IPS days.
  • Pakisthan Army-Chief not only understands Malayalam but can also speak fluently in that language.He lives in a warehouse somewhere in the suburbs of New Delhi.However he should bol ‘BHARAT MATA KI JAI’ if he doesn’t wish to be killed by Indian IAS-IPS officers.
  • In a particular scene in the Movie,Joseph Alex Renji Panicker teaches one of the Villains us the difference between Patriotism and Jingoism.However the director(Shaji Kailas)goes one step further and  gives us a visual description for the latter in the film’s climax.
  • SamvruthaSunil (TV journo Nanda in the film)has got nice br lips.
  • The Movie has got three 3 cinematographersThe services of 3 talented cinematographers were wasted to film this load of crap.
  • King and the Commissioner is funnier than Mohanlal-Rosshhhann Anndrewwss’ magnum opus ‘Confident Casannovvaa’.
  • Mammootty(60) and Suresh Gopi (52)can still mouth page long multi language dialogues at a stretch without getting dyspnoeic.
  • IAS-IPS officers can  torture and kill anyone in India.
  • Indian Prime Minister is a weak,spineless human being who is afraid of smart,efficient beaureaucrats like Thevally Parambil Joseph Alex.
  • Renji Panicker’s verbal diarrhoea requires immediate treatment.The guy is already severely dehydrated.I fear he'll go into a state of shock soon.
  • ShajiKailas and Renji Panicker (The Commissioner-1994/The King-1995) made great entertaining films once upon a time.  
-nikhimenon 
Ps- A slightly altered version of this post is cross posted here