Indian Quills Reading Challenge 2013
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The Indian literary scene is under bombardment and Indian Quills Reading Challenge is inspired from that beautiful word-a-lious attack. Indian books, Indian writers, Indian stories…..there are so many out there that each one of us end up missing a few, sometimes even the good ones and that is terrifying to this desi reader.
IQR Challenge is an attempt to bring the reviews of books by Indian authors scattered all over under one database at The Tales Pensieve. Going forward with this site’s underlying partiality with Indian authors, it is to also serve as a collective effort to promote the literature and authors of Indian origin.
I invite each and all who read books by Indian authors, even once in a while, to participate in this effort. I have tried to keep this very simple and user friendly but in case you have any confusion or face blocks feel free to contact me. The way into this challenge is a 3-step strike: Read the guidelines, if you are game sign-up and start participating (and winning 
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a. Anyone who reads Indian literature can join the challenge, do you blog or not is not a criteria.
b. Fiction, Non-Fiction, Graphical, all forms of Indian writing are welcome.
c. Books written in any language (Regional, National or International) are eligible for the challenge, the only criteria is that it should be authored or co-authored by a writer of Indian origin.
d. The challenge will run from January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013.
e. The books to be part of the challenge could have been released anytime since evolution of printing (no ceiling on that) and you can also link reviews of books read anytime, any number of years back. The intension is to build a near perfect and complete database of books by Indian writers.
f. If you have any confusion wether the book you have opted for, qualifies for the challenge or not just ask me.
g. If you are a blogger but do not write about books on your blog, you are welcome to use the non-bloggers signup for the challenge.
Signing-up
For Bloggers
1. Publish a post/ page on your blog telling your readers about your signing up for IQR Challenge 2013 and lock in the number of books you will be reading as part of the challenge – which will be your IQR Target.
2. Sign up for IQR Challenge 2013 by entering your details into the linky, here
3. Once your details and IQR Target are updated into the IQR Challengers 2013 list, you can start linking up your book reviews here
For Non-Bloggers
1. Lock in the number of books you will be reading as part of the challenge – which will be your IQR Target.
2. Sign up for IQR Challenge 2013 by entering your details into the comment box, here
3. Once your details and IQR Target are updated into the IQR Challengers 2013 list, you can start rating & writing short reviews here
You are free to copy the code beneath the challenge picture on the sidebar and put it up on your blog. Be a proud IQR Challenger.
I will be updating the IQR Challenge database in the first week of every month for the submissions of the previous month and with that will be updated your challenge account details i.e. your IQR Target vis-a-vis your submissions. And from there I pick the IQR Champion of the month, who gets an IQR Champion badge for their blog & gets to choose a book of their choice from the picks of the month to be home delivered (anywhere in India) by Random House India. If the IQR Champion of the month is a non-blogger, then they ofcourse get only the book.
So all set? You can sign-up from the challenge anytime but submissions start from January 1, 2013 only.
Welcome to Indian Quills Challenge 2013 fellow book lovers! Let’s build the biggest collection of Indian writing on the web. Get, Set Go….
Picks of the Month for IQR Champions to choose from
in January
Aerogrammes by Tania James
Boats on Land by Janice Pariat | IQR Champion January 2013′s choice
Bombay Stories by Manto
From the Eye of my Mind by TGC Prasad
The Good Little Ceylonese girl by Ashok Ferrey
in February
55 by Chetan Chhatwal
Work it out without a workout by Vesna Jacob
Our Moon has blood clots by Rahul Pandita | IQR Champion February 2013′s choice
Dozakhnama by Ravi Sankar Bal
Tirupati by Kota Neelima
in March
Because Shit happened by Harsh Snehanshu
From the Eye of my Mind by TGC Prasad
How I got Lucky by Farhad Dadyburjor
The Blind Man’s Garden by Nadeem Aslam | IQR Champion March 2013′s choice
The Good Little Ceylonese girl by Ashok Ferrey
in April
Foreign by Sonora Jha | IQR Champion April 2013′s choice
How I got Lucky by Farhad Dadyburjor
Journey to Ithaca by Anita Desai
The Good Little Ceylonese girl by Ashok Ferrey
The Test of my Life by Yuvraj Singh, Sharda Ugra, Nishant Jeet Arora
in May
Jugaad Innovation by Navi Radjou, Jaideep Prabhu & Simone Ahuja
Legacy by Sudha Menon
Nude before God by Shiv K Kumar
The 6 pm Slot by Naomi Dutta
The Betelnut Killers by Manisha Lakhe
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Awesome…will definitely be a part of it!!!
Welcome to IQRC 2013 Pooja, going by it you will be first challenger. Please sign up using the given links.
Surely will do so soon!!!
Interesting….Interested..
Pleasure having you here Shail.
I am in
Welcome to IQR Challenge Alpa. You have been added to the challengers list. Link those insightful reviews from Jan 1, 2013.
I’d like to join since I love Indian culture.
Welcome. Please sign-up using the links provided. In case of any hiccups do not hesitate to contact me.
Nice one, I am definitely signing up for this challenge.Here’s my sign on post:
http://nishitak.com/2012/12/23/first-reading-challenge-sign-up-for-2013/
Welcome to IQR Challenge Nishita. You have been added to the challengers list. Glad to have you here and looking forward to your reviews.
Thank you so much for emailing me about this challenge, Reshmy! I have quite a few Indian literature books lying on my shelf and the IQR Challenge is a great way to get to them!
My Sign-Up post
Best of luck to all participants! Let’s show our dear Indian authors some love!
Happy reading!
Sarika @ The Readdicts
Welcome to IQR Challenge Sarika. You have been added to the challengers list. Start reading so that you can start linking those reviews from January on
I am in too!
Welcome to IQR Challenge. Please sign up on http://thetalespensieve.blogspot.in/2012/11/welcome-to-signing-up-page-of-indian.html and enter the challenge.
Awesome. Count me in
Welcome Sapna. You have been added as a IQR Challenger. Link on those reviews
Here’s the right link.
http://dreamysap.wordpress.com/2013/01/01/indian-quills-reading-challenge-2013/
Can I change it now?
Deleted the old link and added a new one
Updated your new link in the IQR challengers listing. All the best.
Please sign me up for six books.
Welcome Ann. Kindly sign up here: http://thetalespensieve.blogspot.in/2012/11/welcome-to-signing-up-page-of-indian.html
posted about it! here’s the link: http://foodsnbooks.wordpress.com/2013/01/01/2013-challenge-accepted/?preview=true&preview_id=35&preview_nonce=31c9c9f278
Thank you Dhwani. Welcome to IQR Challenge. You have been added to the IQR challengers list. Looking forward to your reviews.
Have signed up there
and have put a target as 12 books. I guess exceeding later is okay 
Welcome to IQR Challenge Leo. You have been added to the IQR challengers list. Bring on those reviews
Exceeding is always welcome welcome…
Do reviews done in 2012 count toward the challenge, Reshmy?
Never mind
Saw the rules again. It says can link reviews done any time too. I’ll add on my reviews of last year. I started reviewing only then.
I’ve added my links from December 2012. Not prior to that
Cheers.
Finally here is my initial post http://www.vevisia.com/2013/01/indian-quills-reading-challenge-2013.html
Thank you Sia. Edited in the challengers list. Thank you for the reviews, keep them coming
And I have signed up! Got the hat tip from Shirisha y’day.
http://amitdas.wordpress.com/2013/01/11/iqr-2013-the-reading-challenge/
Hi! Interesting challenge. And would definitely do it, if only for the reward of a free book. But would the IQR Target be for the full year? Difficult to say how many I would read…could be 10 or more…any advice?
Hi Adite,
Welcome to IQRC. Pleasure having you here. Abt IQRT you can initially commit a number that you are sure/ hopeful of reading in the year. You can always revise the number & communicate back to us. We keep a track at: http://thetalespensieve.com/indian-quills-reading-challenge-2013/iqr-challengers-2013/
Additions to the IQRT allowed but not reductions. Thanks. Get me touch if you would need anything else.
I am In
via. http://booklokcoffee.blogspot.in/
Welcome to IQRC 2013, Ankita. All the best. Looking forward to those reviews
Reshmy, Just posted my first review (31). I submitted the link to the IQR page… let me know if it works. Thanks.
Hi Adite,
Congrats! on the 1st. Many more to come in the year. The link works perfect but next time onward in the ‘name’ field please write the name of the book & then your name in bracket like for the current one it would have been – 31 (Adite Banerjie).
Thank you.
Thanks. Will do as you suggest..
Okay, one more question… should I avoid reviewing books that have already been reviewed (and listed on the database)?
It would be better for the challenge if you did, but no hard & fast rule on that. completely your wish.
Thanks!
Hi Reshmy,
I have signed up for the IQR Challenge 2013. Please add me to the challengers’ list. My target would be 20 as of now
Updated to the IQRC challengers list, Priyanka. All the best. Looking forward to the wonderful reviews.
Reshmy, just uploaded my second review (KA Abbas’ An Evening in Lucknow)
Keep them flowing, Adite. Good one!
Thanks.
Another review up! Do check out the link http://aditebanerjie.com/indian-book-reviews/the-question-of-womens-liberation/
Good one, Adite. Keep them coming.
so when does one win and what ?
HI Nimi,
At The Tales Pensieve you only win one thing – Books!! and that’s once a month. Every month has an IQR Champion.
yes thts true…but is it a surprise which one
???
The IQR Champion of the month can choose from the books listed for the month on this page. You can see the February 2013 ‘Picks of the month’ listed above, the IQR champion February 2013 will get to choose from those.
That sounds great
So, the higher the number of reviews, the greater the chances of winning?
No much thing Adite. Its different criteria’s every month. Like last month the winner was chosen for her contribution of non-fiction titles. Will be different this time around.
Nice!
Participating. have registerd. Here is the post on my blog http://thereaderscosmos.blogspot.in/2013/02/indian-quills-reading-challenge-2013.html
Welcome to IQRC 2013, Nimi. Honor having you here. You have been added to the challengers list. All the best. Keep those reviews coming.
A century of book reviews!!!
its my pleasure
Hi Reshmy. Would you like to be nominated to the Liebster Blog Award? It’s a way of getting your blog promoted. So if you are interested, this is how it works: I link my blog to yours, you have to state 11 little known facts about you on your blog, and answer 11 questions I set for you and you nominate 11 more bloggers. You provide a link back to my blog. If you are interested do let me know and send me a link to your blog so that I can do the needful. Cheers!
Adite