Friday, June 07, 2013
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
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‘Dark always precedes dawn’
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One book that left an immense impact on my life was The World According to Garp by John Irving. I read the book in school when I was in my late teens. The Fountainhead was a cult book then. It had legendary characters and talked about morality. Whereas, this book’s lead character was not perfect. Anachronism is the word to describe his character. The book taught me to take life with a pinch of salt. It made me realise that we should rather not take life very seriously.
Monday, March 05, 2012
Friday, February 10, 2012
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‘Roark is my hero for life’
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The Fountainhead |
[A] book that I read again and again is The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand. Howard Roark, the central character, is my hero for life. I feel when you read about legendary characters like Roark you get inspired by them.
Sunday, July 31, 2011
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Pvt bus gets woman conductor
‘The verdict you pronounce upon the source of your livelihood is the verdict that you pronounce upon your life,’ said Ayn Rand, the Russian born American writer and novelist. Thirty-three-year-old Shaini Byju of Vadakara in Kottayam district, mother of two school going children, may never have heard of Ayn Rand, but she practices the passion for her livelihood that Rand talks about. Shaini is the only woman conductor to be employed by a private bus company in the entire state.
Monday, June 20, 2011
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Class apart from the rest
Harini Ramachandran is definitely unlike most in her generation. This 16-year-old has just been declared one of the fifteen global finalists of the Google Science Fair 2011 and will be flown out to the Google Headquarters in Mountain View, California, to participate in the final round and be a part of the awards ceremony on July 11. [....] Harini loves to read. At present, she is reading Ayn Rand, and enjoying it thoroughly .
Friday, April 22, 2011
Saturday, April 16, 2011
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‘Murakami’s writing has a lot of gravity’
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The Fountainhead |
I love John Irving a lot. The World According to Garp by Irving had a huge impact on me. The book came out when Ayn Rand’s The Fountainhead was making news, but Irving had more impact on me than Rand.
Sunday, April 10, 2011
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Writer’s block
Madhuri Banerjee is a media professional, writer and film director. Her debut book, Losing My Virginity and Other Dumb Ideas, was published recently. [....] [Q:] Who are your favourite novelists? [A:] Elif Shafak, Ayn Rand, John Grisham and Agatha Christie.
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
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Things that make you go…aargh
The Fountainhead |
Ayn Rand: The writer of such bestsellers as The Fountainhead has as many rabid haters as fans. “Ayn Rand is so overrated, but she sells so much,” says blogger and poet Bharat Iyer.
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
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I love anything Bolly
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The Fountainhead |
Favourite book: Ayn Rand and all her books! I loved Fountainhead.