Solitude and Books

Absolutely a wonderful book one can have  in your collection. This book is a set of long interviews of some very eminent and greatly successful people from India. Thirty three interviews are there of some eminent indian personalities.  Authors like Annapurna Devi, Toshani doshi , Salman rushdi of field prize, Nobel Peace Prize , Padma bhusan , Academy Award winners like  Manjul Bharat , VS Naipaul , Kailash Satyarthi  to CEOs of Global giants like Sundar Pichai Satya nadella , Crickets like Sachin Tendulkar ,  Two world famous  industrialists like Mr Ratan Tata , Azeem Premji who are also  greatly known  to be philanthropists have been interviewed by journalists and through these long detailed interviews we , at a glance get to  read about  the circumstances that shaped them into what they are today. I specially liked reading about Ratan Tata , Azim Premji , Manjul Bhargava and Satyarthi Kailash. Very ...

................ BOOK : Ghosts of The Silent Hills: Stories based on true hauntings GENRE : Horror  AUTHOR : Anita Krishan BOOK LENGTH :  312 pages PUBLISHED BY :  Fingerprint! Publishing YOU MAY BUY IT HERE : https://amzn.to/2PsACn9 ................ I used to read horror stories back in my childhood days . After a long while, I picked up this book to take a break from the genres I usually read. The cover is so eye-catching , dark and spooky ! There are total 10 short stories in it . In part one , the five stories are based on real incidents from author's own life . When she was a little girl, with her parents, she used to live in Shimla, a place with its  temperate climate that grows more gloomy with the arrival of winters  and snow wraps up  the hilly location along with the dense forests of pine and oak trees. As the place grows less crowded, days and night...

THINK DESIGN LIVE: How to Unblock Your Mind and Live Your Dreams by  Pialee Mukherjee I have read several self-help books.This book definitely will get added to one of my good reads of 2020 for its a psychology based inspiring self help book in which the topics are added in a very arranged point wise and non-dragging manner.  There are ten chapters through which author has metaphorically told that like a seed which gets planted inside soil , with proper care and nurturing it blooms for a purpose , similarly in our mind thoughts act the same way  and result is our success.  It tells the need for real introspection of one's different arenas of life. With each question, potential situations  are described with stories of eminent people whose actions had value for the whole community. Further, author has included the piano technique where research shows by taking up new thoughts and habits brain rewires and gray...

▪️The Strangers Bedroom revolves around  young working generation now a days , all will find the situation relatable l. It's a romance drama plot with three to four characters mainly . Ravish is intrigued by a bold courageous girl who is reading a particular book and that book has a big deal in this story. But he gets into an accidental clash and has a memory lapse . But then as he tries to retrieve those , you will get to know who is Neha , how is everything related to Kriti , how's this book connect them all and then their is Trisha too. ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ▪️Narration was gripping which  kept me interested till the last page but the plot is not much strong or unique .I expected more twists and  thrill from the catchy  title .  ⁣ You may buy this book here : https://amzn.to/3bTwMwW ⁣ ⁣ ▪️The two timelines were nice kept separated rising no confusion. I liked the font , big and easy for the eyes. Then the book does have a message that many run into ca...

The title does tell us about its about a girl who wears burqa. But it's way more than that. Is Nazia just a normal Muslim girl who wears veil for her beliefs or what horrendous memories she hides under it ? Is Aditya just a kind-hearted boy or his mind is bursting out of tightening situations in his life ?  Fiction it is , but actually based on few very relatable things that is in the limelight nowadays like acid attacks , rapes , violence , societal pressure leading to suicidal thoughts and actions , Gender stereotypes , depression and shame . Story starts with a beautiful message that love is for the soul which goes beyond someone's physical looks and faith in which they are born .  The religious fanaticism has been touched too by weaving the plot with an inter religious based relationship. All women go through some kind of harassment or abuse sometime or the other in their lives. Even men also do . But few inhuman crimes damage their psychology an...

Truly after a long time I got to read a book that made me have good share of laughs. When this time of the year is famous for weddings , this book makes itself a good comedy read to be picked up . Bengali household.  BOOK : Mrs. Basu's Uncensored Familism AUTHOR : Chirasree Bose  PUBLISHER : Write India Publishers  FORMAT : Kindle PRICE : 99/- Available on Amazon . Arranged setup . Dramatic  Indian Mother in law along with the married off once in a while visiting Sister in law who are high on gossiping about the newly-wed couple and  leaving no opportunity to poke her and eat her mind off. The maid is funny , typical yet queerly modern .  While Cooking and taking care of the father-in-law(who is another headache ,  He has diminished the happiness of his own wife and son but now is paralyzed but his mouth still remains  unstoppable) ,  she won't ever miss a day talking with Arpita on diverse topics adding more fun t...

. Book : The Apple Author : Devashish Sardana Book Length : 250 pages Format : Paperback Price : 299’- Available  of Amazon Genre : Fantasy /Adventure  You may check it here :  https://amzn.to/3bJqosb     This is  a story that has blended in the famous mythical event of the forbidden apple The Apple of garden of Eden .But here there is Queen Azura and her tribe sentinel along with a seven headed serpent (Saraph ) with this unknown man lying unconscious on the ground .  Lost all his memory but with an unexplained series of queer dreams who is he ? what he is doing here ?  This land is yet to be touched and known . But there is the forbidden apple of the the tree of immortality.  Dr. Castollo has a plan and Michelle has been accompanying the protagonist. A fantasy land of secrets , Magical trees , leaves that cure you in a second , a battle waiting to break , a humongous  monster or a gat...

Afsaane is a collection of short stories. There are a total of eleven tales, each revolving around the depth of human relations  and the complexity of human affairs.  Each tale is anywhere between 4 and 20 pages long. The cover is unique and beautiful. Actually, it is related to the very first story in a sense, which speaks about a couple's life when memories are the only things left for them to cherish! It is hard for them to get separated even though sometimes, few situations lead to inevitable consequences. But love remains even after that. It lingers in the depth of our hearts. I liked this story! The tea-stall under our apartment was playing a mashup of olden songs, while I was reading this story, and so... yeah, the last line of this story did touch me deeply. It in a quiet, subtle way, it conveyed a lot within a few words.  There are more stories like that... which talk about our st...

This is a nice book . Through a fiction it provides us tips to improve our mindset and thoughts. Alok is in his forties. It is stack of failures that look upon him now. He left his job thinking his start up will grow but it failed. Soon his wife Sheila with their kid Nemo leaves. All these takes a big toll on Alok.  Amidst all this depression a stranger visits him out of the blue. Introduces him as Brigesh his college mate whom  Alok cannot even remember of. But soon he asks Alok to play a game where he tells him a story of a ficticious fantasy land with a man named amal . He continues it when he visits Alok every Sunday and asks Alok to draw conclusion after each session. The story has different chapters .  Each with different aims and purpose for readers. I liked how Amal's life and Alok's changing ways were analogous . All of them conclude to a arranged summery .  All these sessions lead to some life changing incidents . Very thoughtful book that...

If you are looking for a light read romance book or if you are very new to reading and need a sweet romance based feel good love story book you may check this book out.  Kaira has grown independent and opened up her cafe  library.  Amidst her happy family life where her sister in law who is supportive and good friend of her gives birth to the little bundle of joy and when Kaira’s career is taking a good leap , getting a business deal from a big publisher  past walks into her life. Who is Drew ? Why is he back ?  Which he try to ruin her life again ? what is in store for Confident and beautiful Kaira once again ?  Will Tasha   help her with her emotional turmoil that date his brother Drew put her through all these years ?  Why love has different shades and as Kaira’s past heart aches return will she be able to see new light? Will Aveer’s presence make any difference? Aveer is an established businessman.  Is he...