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 ;)).
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 this code and put it up on your blog. Be a proud IQR Challenger!
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…And then
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 | IQR Champion May 2013’s choice
Legacy by Sudha Menon
Nude before God by Shiv K Kumar
The 6 pm Slot by Naomi Dutta
The Betelnut Killers by Manisha Lakhe
in June
Amreekandesi by Atulya Mahajan
Don’t Slap Your Wife But don’t Get Slapped Either by Sunil Vaid
Few Things Left Unsaid was Your Promise of Love Fulfilled? by Sudeep Nagarkar
The House of Fear by Ibn-e Safi | IQR Champion June 2013’s choice
The Search that Seeks You by Sangamithra Amudha
in July
Dhanda: How Gujratis Do Business by Shobha Bondre
It all started with a Friend Request by Sudeep Nagarkar
Happy Birthday & other stories by Meghna Pant | IQR Champion July 2013’s choice
Why I failed by Shweta Punj
Chokher Bali by Rabindranath Tagore
in August
A Cool Dark Place by Supriya Dravid
Hitched : The Modern Women and Arranged Marriage by Nandini Krishnan
He Loves Me Not By Vrushali Telang
It Started with a Friend Request by Sudeep Nagarkar
Manto : Selected Stories | IQR Champion August 2013’s choice
in September
Powder Room: The Untold Story of Indian Fashion by Shefalee Vasudev | IQR Champion September 2013’s choice
That’s the Way We Met … Kya Life Hogi Set? by Sudeep Nagarkar
Tea for Two and a Piece of Cake by Preeti Shenoy
The Game Changers: 20 Extraordinary Success Stories of Entrepreneurs from IIT Kharagpur by Yuvnesh Modi, Rahul Kumar, Alok Kothari
Fasting, Feasting By Anita Desai
in October
A Free Man by Aman Sethi
Curfewed Night by Basharat Peer
Fire on the Mountain by Anita Desai
Cutting For Stone by Abraham Verghese
The God Market: How Globalization is making India more Indian by Meera Nanda
in November
Delhi Mostly Harmless by Elizabeth Chatterjee
Four Miles To Freedom by Faith Johnston
She Writes: A Collection of Short Stories
Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri
India: A Sacred Geography by Diana L. Eck