Solitude and Books

The Baby Burped on My Battleddress : by Mr. Sanjay Tewari is an amusing account of the lighter side of life of an Navy  commodore . The narrative style is very witty  and kept light . With detail intensive paragraphs , the backdrop , characters involved and the incidents could be easily visualised. Imagination and a smooth flow and unfolding the funny moment at a correct time are the keys to a good humourous plot and this book did touch all of them.  These are real incidents so they felt more interesting.  I specially liked the chapter named Shopping at the Canteen where different members of fauji families who come  as buyers to army canteen were discussed in a jocular way describing the peculiar behaviours of each. From joining the training institute , adapting the tenacious new timetable and ways ,  transferring to new locations , getting married , families reaction to new places , army kids traits and adjusting with the new change...

Definitely this book felt quite insightful. I am an agnostic right now. And not really feel interested to read mythology . But if it's books of devdutt Pattanaik I like to pick it up as his narration is very lucid and I like how he puts forward the facts.  _______________ Book : Pilgrim Nation , Hardcover. Author : Devdutt Pattanaik  Publisher : Aleph Book Company  _______________ In this book 32 pilgrimage sites are written about. The brief history of behind each of them with the mythical characters involved it enriched my knowledge. For example, I liked reading about Dakshineswar temple and Rani Rashmoni who built it. She was a strong woman leader who supported women empowerment in Kolkata during British Raj.  Next I liked reading about Taj Mahal. Yes the author described Taj Mahal as pilgrim site rather than just a tourist place because it's sacred. And also took up the hot topic of what few mythologists believed it once was Tejo Mahalaya....

Thar may be dry but the stories hidden there are perennial. This book is a  collection of classic tales from the ethnically rich Marwar culture.  Be ready to visit fictional lands and mythical kingdoms of once lived kings,queens and even the locals whose stories are making path for thousands of years , travelling to different places and touching many lives through word of mouth.With magic , socery, witches , black magic , fables  and colourful characters and desert land as backdrop  these orally passed stories tell us about the vivid tradition of our country found  in the lands of the Indian desert Thar  !  These stories date back to ancient times but these timeless tales donot fail to amaze anyone .  Be they from any parts of the world , be they of any age and ethic group.  Handy beautiful  book with 14 such folklores that lets us taste the Rajasthani traditional lifestyle .

Fosters of Fall proved to be an excellent read. After a long time ,  I got to read a book from science fiction genre  that matched my interest and the ideas and the thoughts  that were conveyed through the story plot felt very meaningful for the time we are heading towards in life on earth. ▪️Authored by Mr. Anshul Kapoor  ▪️Inked into 232 pages  ▪️Published by Notion press  It is high time that we look honestly  into our conduct of business on our planet - the source that we are a part of, that gave us birth. It is self-sustaining unless we disturb it . If done so Universe wipes out the unbalanced life forms . And the flow is very evident these days .Is not it ?  The story starts with Earth being barren due to excessive consumption rate of its resources by human forms and consequently the rise of  destructive natural calamities. Humans had no ways  left but to leave it and search for another  similar planet. A resource controlled S...

This is an anthology of poems and few brief essays . Each section has 4-5 poems. There are about 59 pages.  First part is about life. Time changes and everything changes with it. Our habits change so does our perspective. Adjustment is the new constant.  In second part author tells how creation of art moulds the residing  pain inside into a  beautiful and meaningful shape. Art provides us relief.  In the "Thoughts" section author briefly tells about her to and fro nature of thinking process and an empty feel or void in her heart. We all have experienced it one or the other time in our lives.  In the pain,  heal and thrive section she describes about scars from  betrayal , long-lost joyous inner child and the process of healing that is to be trusted with patience. There are three essays followed by few more essays of Participation and winning. She asks readers to keep hope and listen to our guts while on the path...