A message that I saw in someone's chat status today:

हम रोज़ नशे मे होते है और शाम गुजर जाती है
एक रोज़ शाम नशे मे होगी और हम गुज़र जाएंगे

So now I have on my night-stand "Icon" by Frederisk Forsyth. I must confess though that it's a bit daunting to keep track of the narrative as it swings back and forth between the 80s and the 90s. Also I am having trouble with the Akopovs, Androsovs, Kuznetsovs, Boyarovs, Novikovs and many other "ovs" that seem to be roaming about the landscape :-)

But once you safely navigate your way across these, the book is pure enjoyment for its depiction of how the espionage, intelligence and counter-intelligence units work in various countries!

The title sounded interesting and so also the story in a nutshell at the back. I fell for it as usual. But "The Night Manager" by John le Carré proved too much for me. It was too slow and too descriptive for my taste. For 2-3 days I debated whether to soldier on bravely or to accept defeat and return it.

Finally, I returned it - without ever going beyond even halfway through. :-(