Instincts of Beauty  (Paperback, Amit Shah)

𝘐𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘉𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘺 is a collection of short write ups that reflects the author's life and his perception associated with it. The pieces are disjointed but are packed with concise autobiographical elements along with the informative essence of the concurrent historical milieu. Reminding me of Ghosh's Shadow Lines, these pieces are highly conceived out of memory and nostalgia. The words travels along the timeline from post-World War II era to the Bengal famine of 1943 to the r...

It is a collection of stories about memories from the past, home, loss based on facts. It talks about many things that the other encountered in his life. I'd say that it was a rather engaging and very short read. I liked each story and it was an imaginative read even if they were short but each Heald my Attention. I could even relate a few things as the author talks about his college life.
The writing style was simple yet charming. I could understand the author's sentiments towards his fathe...