Reading Room: "I often feel like re-reading Ogden Nash": Rahul Jauhari

Rahul Jauhari, national creative director, Everest Brand Solutions is fond of reading Indian English authors. He loves poetry, too.

Currently, I am reading The Taliban Cricket Club by Timeri N Murari; rather, I have almost completed the book.

I picked the book up because, for some strange reason, I was in the mood for some serious in-flight reading. The book depicts a story of courage and resilience of this Afghan lady in the face of tyranny. What started as a serious novel suddenly took a turn towards the bizarre with cricket being thrown in as an escape route for her and her brothers, from the clutches of the Taliban regime.

The Taliban, in order to change their image in the outside world, organise a cricket tournament, wherein the winning team gets coached in Pakistan with the blessings of the International Cricket Council.

However, the love angle in the novel makes it quite filmy, wherein a Delhi boy flies down at the nth moment to help her win and ultimately escape.

Generally, I prefer reading Indian English authors. Lately, I have been reading serious fiction. Whenever I get time, I often feel like re-reading Ogden Nash.

I read all kinds of stuff. If really pressed about the favourites, I like Adventures of Asterix, written by René Goscinny and illustrated by Albert Uderzo.