Bookstalkist - June 2018

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Robert Uttaro is a Rape Crisis Counselor and the author of the book ‘To The Survivors’ which chronicles the survival stories of sexual assault victims. We had a deep conversation with him in ‘To The Survivors - A Conversation with Robert Uttaro’. Many of the survivors covered in the book were assaulted during their fragile childhood. This underlines the need for us to save the nascent phase of our children. Our children must be taught to ask questions and not just run a blast furnace of commandments in their minds. The article ‘The Classroom Chronicles’ tells the story of a teacher trying to change the ways in which children think and act.

We have a couple of book recommendations to make in the current issue through two of our articles. The book ‘The Bastard of Istanbul’ has been reviewed and the article ‘Humans of The Great Gatsby’ tries to gauge into the depths of characters of the great classic of F. Scott Fitzgerald. You will also be shown the face of love when it fails and leaves men and women separated or divorced in our world with a special attention on Indian women who have to face a mountain of hardships once divorced in ‘The Divorced Indian Woman’.

This is our 4th issue in the first volume and as with all our previous issues, this one too promises to take you on a ride that would make you reflect on the subjects discussed. A distinct take on the much-liked traveller’s destination ‘Wayanad’, a heart-warming conversation between a daughter and his father inside an ICU, a complex thought cloud about single-living, a poem about the blissfulness of togetherness, and a discussion about the pejoration of language - political or otherwise await you as you take your first step into our minds. Take some time out, find the branch where the afternoon crow rests, and perch on.

Once you are done reading, send your musings to us at mag@bookstalkist.com.

Bookstalkist Magazine Description:

There has never been a more transformational time for the fourth pillar of Indian democracy. New exponents and soldiers of this pillar are cropping up every day. In a time when news has become the salt of all Indian meals, it is incumbent upon the flag-bearers of this pillar to take a deep breath and measure its steps. The fulfillment of the Indian dream of an ideal democracy will be a function of rational journalism. Bookstalkist is born out of that contemplative catharsis of Indian journalism. We intend to be the foot soldiers of ethical and rational journalism and in this pursuit, we have let literature be our guiding light, our North Star.

The magazine talks about books, authors, literature, connections between various literary worlds, their socio-economic and socio-political significance, exciting literary events in various parts of the world and interviews of agents of change and development from all over the globe. Bookstalkist is the treasure map every bibliophile, literary enthusiast, and socially conscious individual would want to own on their venture to understand their world better.