tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9605787.post115097792379406424..comments2023-12-24T01:23:48.970+05:30Comments on Youth Curry - Insight on Indian Youth: "Anything for you, Ma'am?" No thanks!Rashmi Bansalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17447667745099994241noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9605787.post-30135865811291416762008-08-04T17:23:00.000+05:302008-08-04T17:23:00.000+05:30i really dono which way to go. intially i like the...i really dono which way to go. intially i like the book a bit, but as i proceeds it got crap and crapper.literature wise if author him self really respect the art of writing, then he he must read it by himself. he won't attempt to write again.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08777435120345126022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9605787.post-70489446167491181912008-06-19T11:37:00.000+05:302008-06-19T11:37:00.000+05:30rashmi i mst say i do agree wid mst of d things u ...rashmi i mst say i do agree wid mst of d things u rote in ur review(if we can cal it dat).......bt dunno hw....i still liked d buk...its dis crappy piece of of riting dat sumhw clicked wid me...mayb coz i a diehard romantic..jatinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10008680190580803873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9605787.post-23466705248847079032008-06-02T17:50:00.000+05:302008-06-02T17:50:00.000+05:30Babita............it is the first book which i rea...Babita............<BR/><BR/><BR/>it is the first book which i read in my life. it is an interesting book it made me to read other books in my life.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04883909094928470132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9605787.post-61960283044418177612007-12-04T12:14:00.000+05:302007-12-04T12:14:00.000+05:30i think the review was more entertaining than the ...i think the review was more entertaining than the book, really slick and crisp.le li.. :)<BR/>i think everyone's entitled to an opinion, if you have a problem dont read the review.so all those with censorship aSSpirations should fuck off.rghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10855842441971869838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9605787.post-38631656725062732842007-10-03T18:31:00.000+05:302007-10-03T18:31:00.000+05:30you know wat...some times reaidng ur comments its ...you know wat...some times reaidng ur comments its quite difficult to decide whether.it a gud book or not...but it looks lik...it might not be a very gud book for hardcore readers..but might be a light book for general readers...as one of the guys said..mass matters...and its clear it s a hit for itians...wel actually th reson is one or the character of the book or the events reminds the reader fo his days i the colg..actually this is wat happene whe i was reading 5.somoone..and this is wat i got from all the readers know personally..but if somebody seriously wanna tak abt it..mail me at rohan_gupta2@rediffmail.com hope i get this book in maurtius. and really...let me tell u one more thing....my grandmother was a renowned writer in india.. and i learnt something from her even writing a bad book is not easy and let me tel u...just to get a book in the mind of reader is not easy....<BR/>hope i get a mail from someone who really is a admirer of this book world..we hav in india..as u knw nowadays..very few gud books to readUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17225646483243501120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9605787.post-19876364975483640242007-09-22T23:28:00.000+05:302007-09-22T23:28:00.000+05:30i think the book was not too bad...the kind of lan...i think the book was not too bad...<BR/>the kind of language he used was that every college srtudent will enjoy...<BR/>although these much of coincidences were stange but it was a story yaar its a fiction and stories are to enjoy....<BR/>i think the book was good,interesting and enjoyable....<BR/>it was not as bad as u said... at some point of time i also agree with ur critics but its jst that it need some improvements but to say that it was not good is itself not correct..... i like and enjoy "anything for u ma'am"....Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468744128515457879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9605787.post-61428149015768113992007-08-08T13:33:00.000+05:302007-08-08T13:33:00.000+05:30hey i likes the cricts but ... having read the boo...hey i likes the cricts but ... having read the book its the only one even near to five piont someone in todays times... i also read above average and love both by iitan authors and they could be rated as the crappiest of all in terms of entertainment ....that atleast this book provides you with... thumbs up to tusahr raheja ... hes done a fairly good job as a rookie...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07079309002167649447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9605787.post-1193033477796442362007-05-15T00:52:00.000+05:302007-05-15T00:52:00.000+05:30hii thrwell afrnd of mine suggested me this book.....hii thr<BR/><BR/>well afrnd of mine suggested me this book...<BR/><BR/>neway,,,this is such a goddamn crappy book...<BR/>iv never read nething as bad as this one...<BR/><BR/>ankita.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9605787.post-60538928502913919202007-04-15T13:05:00.000+05:302007-04-15T13:05:00.000+05:30Hi Rashmi,I love writing but haven't indulged much...Hi Rashmi,<BR/><BR/>I love writing but haven't indulged much in it for a while now. I have my own blog (http://little-tibet.blogspot.com/) but haven't been able to find any inspiration to update it for sometime. I'm looking for any freelance opportunities. Would appreciate if you let me know of any window to reignite my interest for writing.<BR/><BR/>Thanks :o)Varunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05855114671222335465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9605787.post-23250512977225024972007-03-13T00:45:00.000+05:302007-03-13T00:45:00.000+05:30girl..i just want to comment on one thing..about t...girl..i just want to comment on one thing..about the price, i think it is quite a sensible move.. People will just pick up the book n will not think twice about price.. And incase if u didnt know..this book has sold nearly 20,000 copies in a single year.. How do I know this..well.. My book is all set to be released by the same publishers..BronzegoddessSpeakshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09267486000473706590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9605787.post-1169964518595461032007-01-28T11:38:00.000+05:302007-01-28T11:38:00.000+05:30agreed! bad writing, combined with an entirely mel...agreed! bad writing, combined with an entirely melodramatic set of characters. But there's no need to be so harsh with the Mr. Raheja, he just wrote a book! " But IITians should stop writing books." .. .seriously, what crap!sarathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704109350489152909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9605787.post-1168419539475573582007-01-10T14:28:00.000+05:302007-01-10T14:28:00.000+05:30Got this book as a gift, and that too after my rep...Got this book as a gift, and that too after my repeated requests. One word to wrap it up -- "Cheap", wonder my IIT days wud never have been this way, mediocre writing -- "Repetitive usage of first person tenses", most importantly sloppy editing, am now forced to read the whole book since I have it, but for others, an easy pick to let go !!!!Ghurramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09503140880649863114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9605787.post-1160071956887067132006-10-05T23:42:00.000+05:302006-10-05T23:42:00.000+05:30neat review. not yet read the book, but i did flic...neat review. not yet read the book, but i did flick through it, and what i did see, just felt too flaky. i shall deign to trust your opinion rather than that of the many *extremely* ineloquent ones who'v posted theirs.ephemeral~https://www.blogger.com/profile/05136075165015228590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9605787.post-1151487438663162142006-06-28T15:07:00.000+05:302006-06-28T15:07:00.000+05:30well Rashmi, two things in your review seems notic...well Rashmi, two things in your review seems noticeable to me -<BR/><BR/>1. you especially notice the marketing effort gone into anything. this is evident also in your Krishh article. now can we brand this as a remnant of your IIM days, where you notice the marketing effort and not the the fact all you sell is soap and salt ... nothing wrong in doing that, but a <I>parchoon</I> wallah also does that, and you will turn up your nose at this association, no doubt<BR/><BR/>2. how long will you keep trying to justify your not getting into IIT ? it is OK to not enter IIT. you are allowed to do that, and not keep justifying till the end of your life.Aghorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00121432577680938370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9605787.post-1151262529454127402006-06-26T00:38:00.000+05:302006-06-26T00:38:00.000+05:30I m not from IIT and i still say the Review is sim...I m not from IIT and i still say the Review is simply wrong and too damn harsh.<BR/>What i fail to understand is why some writers who write in a simple nice funny manner are usually tagged with the Label of being incapable of being good writer.<BR/>In case most of Critics forgot , Simplicity is the always the top requirement of a good writing style.<BR/><BR/>P.s:Doing personal attacks on any1 is not a right thing.Please avoid that.Sirius Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18109440011166027181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9605787.post-1151158642843297172006-06-24T19:47:00.000+05:302006-06-24T19:47:00.000+05:30The Hindu..haa haa haa. If the Hindu is bad at one...The Hindu..haa haa haa. If the Hindu is bad at one thing, that reviews, be it a movie or a book or for that matter World Cup football. I have not read the book myself, but remember the bad review that Hindu gave to A.R Rahman's music score for the movie Bombay.Badhrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15549143296407318099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9605787.post-1151140125710269592006-06-24T14:38:00.000+05:302006-06-24T14:38:00.000+05:30why only iitian authors...? even students from oth...why only iitian authors...? even students from other collges too can write books..mebbe i too must try my hand at writingtwist knobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17463001785010656403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9605787.post-1151102534082501412006-06-24T04:12:00.000+05:302006-06-24T04:12:00.000+05:30Ahh another 1 in the series of Lets bash the IITia...Ahh another 1 in the series of Lets bash the IITians :P<BR/>The book aint bad as u say , Wat i dont get is why every1 keeps cribbing about the way Chetan bhagat or this guy wrote and still became a bestseller.<BR/>I guess the "General" public likes it instead of hardcore novel readers..In the end its the numbers that matters :)Sirius Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18109440011166027181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9605787.post-1151057221782511052006-06-23T15:37:00.000+05:302006-06-23T15:37:00.000+05:30i donno abt the book but loved ur posts and so hav...i donno abt the book but loved ur posts and so have i linked it to my blog.Maverickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04219040249650831112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9605787.post-1151049246009935912006-06-23T13:24:00.000+05:302006-06-23T13:24:00.000+05:30Well I actually bought the book...read around 100 ...Well I actually bought the book...read around 100 pages and gave it up..the writing is very mediocre...Vivekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14806863635390517693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9605787.post-1151043927072021802006-06-23T11:55:00.000+05:302006-06-23T11:55:00.000+05:30i read the hindu book review last sunday and asked...i read the hindu book review last sunday and asked the book shop guy in my company to get me the book.. now am wondering if i should actually read it..!!Bhaveshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05803793566390974819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9605787.post-1151011229345504472006-06-23T02:50:00.000+05:302006-06-23T02:50:00.000+05:30i think its the enginerr-turned-bpo employees who ...i think its the enginerr-turned-bpo employees who are turning to reading in a bog way for whom these books are meantVishnupriyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14923397597408768084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9605787.post-1150996984672556932006-06-22T22:53:00.000+05:302006-06-22T22:53:00.000+05:30IIT-Lit.. i agree on tht... Actually ppl r so hook...IIT-Lit.. i agree on tht... Actually ppl r so hooked 2 the IIT brand tht nethin 4m tht stable, becomes a rage...VIZAG - Youth For Equalityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01740765792620518679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9605787.post-1150984527198572352006-06-22T19:25:00.000+05:302006-06-22T19:25:00.000+05:30This is intriguing. How did a book review turn int...This is intriguing. How did a book review turn into a 'lets take potshots at IITians' session?ankanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08810743208051441015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9605787.post-1150984024271674922006-06-22T19:17:00.000+05:302006-06-22T19:17:00.000+05:30Rashmi,I usually do like your posts but was taken ...Rashmi,<BR/>I usually do like your posts but was taken aback a little by your unnecessary potshot at Kaavya.<BR/>It actually reminded me of a similar, cheap potshot at Kaavya by our very 'original' Shobha De who made a really pathetic attempt at sympathising with Kaavya and how her publishers manipulated her.Vinay Pandeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11467491903096946059noreply@blogger.com