Casanova’s story is a poignant testimony, easily unnoticed while one is in the thrall of his king-size tale, to the absolute power of the printed word
Book Review: Beyond What Meets The Eye by Sameera Kotta
Blurb: Young Majnu, unable to put up with harsh conditions at his orphanage, runs away at the age of ten. He enjoys his free, untamed life, until he’s slammed in the face with adversity again. With a helping hand from lady luck, Majnu paves his way to becoming a doctor against all odds, like he…
Book Review: The Times We Live In by Madhav Thapar
Blurb Religion does not breed terrorism, hatred does.From Madhav Thapar the author of the much loved A Friend Like Karna comes his second novel The Times We Live In. This is a world of terror and treachery, but also patriotism and hope. Spanning the seven decades and more since India and Pakistan gained Independence; it…
Book Review: The Proposition by D.D. Poey
Blurb: In a world where men are known not for their words but for their deeds, Wayra is trying to step beyond the long shadows of his past. Labeled a deserter and hunted like a dog, he has made his home in the most remote corners of the land. And now, after years on the…
Book Review: The Lone Wolf at Cover by John Michell
Blurb The Lone Wolf at Cover is a book for readers interested in espionage, international relations, and the many facets of human interaction. At its basic, the novel is a dark story of human frailty, one offering a fresh slant on the popular Cold War spy fiction genre. Its main character, Joe Lambert, is a…
On Your Death Bed
What if you exactly know how much time you are going to live in this world? What if you know the exact time after which you can’t do anything more because of your physical/mental upheaval? There are things you know that are not the best for your health and there would be disastrous effects? Will…
Book Review- 100 Ways To Motivate Yourself By Steve Chandler
Steve shares 100 easy ways of motivating yourself! That’s very important because sometimes we feel that we motivate others but still cannot motivate self! This book is for someone who hates fable based self-help books and wants some quick easy titbits. Book reading was easy as it is a short book and doesn’t drag even…
Book Review- The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Review: A classic-brought me to tears as this is one of the highly inspirational novels that I missed in my childhood. The Story starts with young Mary who has her Indian roots and then her immediate family succumbing to death due to deadly Cholera (more deadly then) and is forcibly sent to Britain to live…
The Art of Writing From Nothing
I am in a café now and I want to write something & I start with this- A blank page, a pen & an empty title. That’s exactly what you want. Right? But why the fcuk should I even write, when I really don’t know where to start? The point is simple- I enjoy writing.…