Hungry Tide...
Amitav Ghosh– the name rang a bell in my head, the moment I saw it written in bold letters on the cover page of The Hungry Tide. Perhaps  Amitabh Bachhan – Indian Cinema’s legendary actor and one of my favourites courtesy Baghban had something to do with it. Anyhow, I picked up the book, that looked a bit bulky to start with. But once I started reading it, I just could not stop.

Amitav has an amazing ability to merge characters from diverse backgrounds. This was my first book by Amitav Ghosh , which made me hooked onto him for the next six months, goading me to read all his creations, devouring each with more enthusiasm, providing food for a never ending hunger and he certainly did not disappoint with his historic Glass Palace, queer Calcutta Chromosome and engaging Shadow Lines.

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"The hungry tide",
Not a place to hide.
Will end us soon,
This monsoon..

Thousands die,
Can you hear their cry?
Under the open sky,
Not a place to safely lie.

"The hungry tide",
Will kill us tonight,
It's a lost fight,
Not a place to hide.

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Trying not to trap
in the Glass Palace,
We misunderstand
the words of our heart,
which will only lead to soul- eating beast.
Trying not to trap in that hungry tide,
We misunderstand
the nature's connection with our inner voice,
Trying to prevent our soul
from that
sun-deepend regret,
We always forget
to listen our heart!!

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