The Hindu epics Ramayana and Mahabharata are a huge part of our culture and society. So much so that quite a few books have been written as their retellings. Screenwriter-producer-turned debut author Smriti Dewan’s book ‘Urmila: The Forgotten Princess’, which released in April this year, is one such new addition to the mytho-fiction genre in […]
Book Review | Meet The Real You | Chetan Bansal
Divided into 3 parts, this book MEET THE REAL YOU functions on two levels. Firstly, it is a blueprint to reboot one’s life and a recipe to find meaning and purpose in existing. Hence, it pushes people away from merely existing into truly living their life holistically. Chetan Bansal works around a simple belief: Life […]
Book Review |Back to School: A Useful Guide to Navigate through the Pandemic |by Lavitha Vaz & Shalini Mukund
Prior to a couple of years ago, no one could have anticipated the sea change that would be touching people’s lives and changing them forever. This became far more apparent when the world was struck by the pandemic, and everyone was adapting to the never thought change. As the adults shifted to the work from […]
Book Review – Reflections: Parchaeeyan Perceptions by Dr. Ritu Sharma (PhD)
When an author starts reflecting on their life experiences, they become a medium of enlightenment and awareness for their readers. More so because they help the readers get acquainted with a world that may be unseen to them or may share details that may be relatable to the readers. This makes them connect instantly with […]
Kuch Lafzon Kee Zindagani by Dr. Ritu Sharma (PhD)
The life experiences of a person construct their personality and define their characteristics. These experiences can be acquired from different modes, but the most common medium is through the people a person is connected to. These people influence and teach different things to a person and help them become a better version than earlier. A […]
Review: “It Ends With Us” is heart-wrenching in the best way possible
Hoover’s novel gained popularity through BookTok, introducing a conversation about relationship abuse for young adults. I felt nervous buying BookTok’s most popular book, “It Ends With Us,” by Colleen Hoover. I worried that how I felt about this book would sway my future judgments on other books I find through TikTok. I was even more […]
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak – Review
‘It is not the kind of story that has you crying: the sadness of Liesel’s story creeps up on you’ The Book Thief tells the story of Liesel, a little girl who is taken to a new home because her mother can’t afford to take care of her. The story is told by Death, who […]
Book Review – Walk Me To The Willow by Arnab Majumdar
Dedicated to Thamma, the title “Walk Me To The Willow” is divided into 14 engrossing chapters about friendship, loving nicknames that friends address each other with, reunion with old friends, and the manner in which life takes its course but it is good friends who lift up low spirits to give strength, joy, and motivation. […]
Book Review – From the Womb of Darkness: Holding the Prophecy by Ashwin Karthik SN
In the fast-evolving world of today, which is driven by technology and desire, crime has found its way and assumed dimensions that are beyond comprehending. This has found its way into the literary world and revolutionized not just literature but also the canon which these works would influence. Undoubtedly, any piece of literary writing is […]
‘The Hidden Hindu’ is an amalgamation of mythology and science fiction by Akshat Gupta
‘The Hidden Hindu’ is a story of an Aghori named Om Shastri who is being interrogated by seven experts. He is hypnotized and under narco test reveals some startling facts. Attributing the popularity of mythology books in the past decade and a half to the fact that most Indians we have grown up either listening […]