If Paro was meant to be a revelation to shake up solemn society, she succeeded. Namita Gokhale's 1984 creation, which was labelled as 'pornographic' then, continues to stand the test of time.
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Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.
Capable of being fired in plain and high-altitude areas, it has day-and-night capability and two-way data link to support post-launch target, aim-point update.
Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.
Namita Gokhale is a hack. Have read Paro and can vouch for the fact that the lurid sex accounts is what keeps the novel going. There is absolutely nothing more to the novel.
This is a tried and tested technique to get famous real quick. As a novelist, she is sub par. Hardly anything of worth came out of her pen.
Writing soft porn is the fast road to stardom in a conservative society. Write about the act of sex, titillate the reader, and become famous.
This is a shortcut – usually resorted to by people who know that they cannot write high quality literature which will transcend generations.
Cheap publicity comes fast but unfortunately, fades soon enough.
Namita Gokhale is a hack. Have read Paro and can vouch for the fact that the lurid sex accounts is what keeps the novel going. There is absolutely nothing more to the novel.
This is a tried and tested technique to get famous real quick. As a novelist, she is sub par. Hardly anything of worth came out of her pen.
Writing soft porn is the fast road to stardom in a conservative society. Write about the act of sex, titillate the reader, and become famous.
This is a shortcut – usually resorted to by people who know that they cannot write high quality literature which will transcend generations.
Cheap publicity comes fast but unfortunately, fades soon enough.