1. What prompted you to write your book ‘Break’? Break was an episodic story written on my regular writing platforms and it was greatly appreciated by my readers who persuaded me to publish it 2. How did you come up with the research for the book? I have a friend who knows someone in the…
Of Fireflies and Love By Sadhana Wadhwa
Blurb: Poetry – a magic created when raw emotions get words to be expressed in. If you let them, they have this power to weave this magic around you, cloaking you in the depths of their meanings and transporting you to another place, even if for a very short time. “Of Fireflies and Love!” is…
Book Review: Cityscape by Thirtho
Blurb Modern-day cities burst with social ills that are killing our health and happiness. They are mired in an energy and Environmental crisis. Human values have nosedived, as we aim for vertical growth. The poems in this book are a reflection of the disorder and disarray we are grappling with, while urbanization contaminates not just…
Book Review: Lost City Symphony By Indrajit Bose
Old Cameos In the long verandahAt the top left landingOf the wooden staircase,You will find them waiting. Grandfather in singlets and shorts:Beaming toothlessly;Great-grandfather in alpaca coat,Frowning majestically. The lady by a Chinese vase,So like a Ravi Varma painting,Is Great-uncle’s first wifeWho died in childbirth. And those three studiousLadies are your aunts,Pramila, Urmila, Nirmala,Proud university graduates.…
Book Review- Poetry – A Garland of Words By Margesh Rai (Margdarshan)
Blurb: Poetry- A garland of words is a collection of poems primarily based on the theme of nature. The poems in the book are a result of my life-long love for nature and natural surroundings. Also, I have always been captivated by the vastness of the cosmos. Our lives seem so utterly insignificant when we…
Book Review: Milk and Honey By Rupi Kaur
Finally accomplished to find time to get a foretaste of the much-glorified book. Is it worth the buildup? Partly yes. The poetries are unique and unsharpened but frank. The style of poetry is unique. Much of these are stereotypic. And if you are a grammar Nazi, then you are into something that will dig your…
Book Review: I am in Love with a Shudh Desi Firangi by Dipnanda Bhaduri Roy
Blurb Jeeva is Shiva. Either as a ‘Nirakar’ (formless) entity or as the life energy in every living being, Shiva thrives in people’s consciousness. Shiva’s presence is not only felt in the chants and prayers of ascetics but also in the common man’s household, in folklores. And in the hearts of every woman who aspires…
Book Review: Making A Poem By Vihang A. Naik
Blurb Making A Poem is a powerful affecting collection of poetry that sheds a fascinating light upon the writing process and poet’s personal aesthetics. These are eloquent pieces where the poet displays a confident command of the poetic form to bring his ideas and observations to life. The pieces that ponder the reality of poetic…
Book Review: Kaagaz ke Mahal- Kuch Khayaal Aur Shaayari By Ravi Kumar
Blurb: Likhe they vo khat jinko Aaye phir vo yaad sabhi Kaagaz ke kuch purzon se Jude they yoon jazbaat sabhi Bheed bahut hai charo or Tanha man ghabrata hai Haal-e-dil bas likhte hain Alfaazon mein hai raaz sabhi There are numerous thoughts that cross our mind, though there are very few who find a…
Book Review: The Bliss Of Solitude By Surbhi Islam
Blurb: Do you like the feeling, when immediately after reading a piece of poetry you start relating with the poet? Phrases like, “Exactly! My point”, “Hmm she is right”, “Yaar! This one is so true”, “It happened to me too” instinctively comes to your mind? Then this collection of Hindi poetry is definitely for you.…