Blurb What is it like when two souls fall in love? Have you ever come across a person for whom you feel as if you’ve known that person ‘forever,’ even if you’ve just met? Have you ever met a person with whom you immediately connect, without knowing why? When two such souls meet, there is…
Often a simple encounter on the path of life can change one’s entire future. “Lines of Fate” by Neelam Saxena Chandra is a collection of such selected, distinctive and unique tales from different walks of life. When a dice is rolled, one does not know what the outcome will be. Similarly, in an encounter between…
‘Vishwas Aur Main’ is a story of two simple lovers of a small town. They live a relation that doesn’t have a name. Society gives several names to their relationship but it doesn’t bother them and they keep on living it. ‘Vishwas Aur Main’ spends 13 years tangling in between love, friendship, and society. Still,…
‘Sapiens’, A brief history of humankind is a phenomenal book by Dr. Yuval Noah Harari. I have never been much into non-fiction genre so I was dubious about whether I’d be able to finish this cult book(also a fat one) in near future. But then I read a few pages and kept on going unstoppably.…
Veronica Decides to Die in Paulo Coelho’s full-of-life novel. Nonetheless, the book lives on… Despite the title, this book is more about life. At some point in life, you must’ve reckoned how meaningless, how futile your life is. How difficult it is to put on your shoes and walk even a few miles. How callous…
!!!Varuna ke hain Nain hazaar!!!!!!Indra ke sau!!!!!!Apke-mere, kewal do!!! ‘Seven Secrets of Shiva’ is written in such an unhackneyed and pristine manner that it makes us look at the old lore with a new spectacle. By the time we’ve all learnt to perceive the concept of god just the way we wanted to. Devdutt Pattnaik…
Who hasn’t heard about Anne Frank and her prominent diary? She is the most discussed and remembered victim of the holocaust tragedy. Between 1942-1944 she had to live in hiding with her family in a office annex. They were arrested in August, 1942 and Anne was taken to a concentration camp where her life was…
To Kill a Mockingbird is a celebrated novel by Harper Lee. This American classic is one of the most read books of all time. The story revolves around an 8 year old Scout Finch and her family in 1930s. In midst of sheer depression in Alabama, Finch kids grows up to learn some harsh realities…
The title itself suggest that the writer Mark Manson, in his eminent book, cutting all the unnecessary crap, comes straight to the point and gives his readers a heads up. I felt very warm and cosy as soon as I began to read this particular book. It was as if an old buddy is giving…
‘A thousand splendid Suns’ is a heart rendering tale by Khaled Hosseini. There’s so much I want to say but this story chokes me every time I hold the pen. Nevertheless, I’ll try. Mariam and Laila two hapless women in the backdrop of 70s-80s suffers through all their life while recognising and appreciating the transient…