Solitude and Books

Daredevil Dreams  By Karthick Hemabhusanam  ______ Even after 14 years of marriage meera and venket wee not able to conceive. After they visited a priest that her mother referred to she was blessed to have a kid.  But the priest seemed to have seen something strange on her palms but hide it.  When her kid was in her womb the Sonography showed some strangeness in his moves. Arjun grew up to be a young lad of 11. While playing he encountered a strange game. The twists start from there.  The cover might seem like a kid's fiction bokk but it is not as it does have few adult life scenes included.  This young boy Arjun starts to witness the culprints of heinous murders in the city and while he tries to help the police about the crimes and explains how he did so his life gets wrecked by frequent visits from them.  While Venket and Meera try to save his childhood they again visit the preist and even clinics to un...

The Sword of Kalki By Abhishek K S Kaliyug Series book 1  Some of you who are mythology lovers must have read about different avatars of Vishnu in different yugs. Mythology forecasts that in Kalyug, the last powful Avatar of Vishnu will arrive named Kalki.  This is a Young adult fiction that has the theme of mythology blended in it. Why I call it YA fiction basically is that though it has mythology in it but it also contains a lot of YA contemporary drama and even some sci-fic stuff. Narration will be enjoyed by ya readers more.  The protagonist himself is a modern day youngsters from an engineering colleges Ealing with his adult life. His parents like most traditional ones preach the age old stories of Indian epics which again like most young people Rey as well denies to believe them straight away. But he more into.pogically science interpretations. Things take a swift turn and challange his beliefs when he gets a chance to visit an ancient ashram...

What I lived for by Diya Vyas  Two friends named Dhiman and Sumit come to meet a man. Neil Sharma. About whom the budding author wants to write a biography. Their conversations sound mysterious.  Do they know each other? When asked by neil what's the deal? Sumit tells physically and financially Dhiman is all time low and wants to restart his journey by letting world know about the story of Neil's life which Neil remembers like a vivid picture till date. So it starts from there. Neil was a young energetic and skillful boy from a village in Uttar Pradesh.  Getting punished in school to getting scolded by his caring mother he had a lot of interest in different sports.  His childhood and family background is nicely described giving us a goodglimpse of his early life. His love for badminton landed him into the hustling city of Lucknow. Here he comes across different people. When his rugged self dreams to get fame with arrogance another ...

The Turning Points  1965 war Authored by Sonnia Singh  The valiance showed by Indian armed forces in any battleground is known to the world for their resilience and patriotism. This book is a tribute to the Indian armed forces with a collection of events that took place during India pakistan war of 1965 at different places which presents to us the outstanding gallantry shown by our soldiers.  Many a times in the hustle and bustle of our lives we forget to show gratitude to those who sacrifice the bliss of their own lives so we citizens can breathe and sleep in peace. For our life's security from notorious terrorists and threats from other countries they provide their service at the borders in unthinkable harsh weather conditions among various life threats. These stories in this book which is a homage to them from the 1965 battleground reminding us how diligently Indian Armed forces showed their skills and blocked the enemy in war from harming our I...

Gypsysoul by Sumitra Biswal  _____________________ I have read Gypsysoul's first part that had unique collection of poems which I absolutely loved. If you have read my review on it definitely check it out.  The good news is that for fans of Sumitra Biswal's writing, the second book Gypsysoul part 2 is out now! While I was reading this one, I am sharing my thoughts and recommending it to all.  It is yet another beautiful collection of thoughts. These one line quotes are definitely worth the read. They are  thought provoking but not heavy. These are lucid enough for even beginners to enjoy. I like poems or liners that in a philosophically oriented way enables me to see the beauty of the world with another perspective.  Each liner is adorned with some minimalistic yet cute and colourful illustrations.  These evoke myriads of emotions in me. From letting me celebrate life with the fact that it is like a cycle like a flower wh...

7 Divine Laws to Awaken Your Best Self By Swami Mukundananda Published by HarperCollins India  written by the eminent philosopher and yogi Swami Mukundananda (@swami_mukundananda - ig) who numerous people follow to cultivate a happy state of mind and  healthy state of body, this new book helps us to awaken our best self  for success, happiness and fulfilment by letting us know the seven divine laws. I have watched Swami Mukundananda's videos over YouTube and they are truly motivating. From the teachings of famous Indian epics like Mahabharata, Ramayana and religious scriptures like Bhagavad Gita, etc relevant quotes and conversations are shared which let us inculcate the age old lessons and apply in our modern lives by understanding the basic foundation of human life and thus proceed towards our best selves.  From laws of infinite potential, incremental growth, beliefs, happiness, sublimation, love to mentorship, it covers such top...

Shimmering Stars of the Dusk Authored by Sudhashree This is a thought provoking short story collection by author Sudhashree. She is a Reiki master, born in Muradabad. Her vast interest in Science, music and writing has led her to write this book for women centric social causes.  It is aimed at highlighting the mistreatments faced by elderly people in the hands their own children who despite provoding them everything in their lives with love donot receive much care in their later life time.  Through these nine short stories based on different situations and aspects of life, she has put light on the importance of having a beautiful strong family bond. Where elders are respected and children are showed with love, happiness thrives.   Though the book is focused on elder people centric themes, but I found the stories also present the fact that it is important to love your children and in-laws too. So they are heart-warming. ...

The Hungry Cow by Sandeep Kumar Rana  There are few books that change our perspective towards the world. They shake our soul and let us understand it's time to change.  The Hungry Cow is one such novel that paints a picture of the selfish humans, plights of stray cattles ( here - cows) in the many Indian household. It can be read by kids too. This fiction is inspired by Mission Stray Cattle by Haryana Police. Raju is only eleven. His heart cries whenever he comes across an ill cattle on the streets. He himself now wants to become a vet. At his home 'Gaura maan', his father's cow is in miserable condition.  Gopala mistreats her when she stops to yield less amount of milk by reducing her feed and even her medicines when she due to hungry goes around and intakes plastics from the street bins.  Raju with his friend Qasim show extraordinary empathy and resilience to take care of her when hardships line up includi...

Bedazzle by Dr. Shamoly Khera Published by Bloomsbury India  Confident personalities always attract our attention. Great success is one of the outcomes of it. Again,  confidence is the fruit of stable inner self-motivation. But how can one maintain it consistently? In needed times confidence fades away. If you have ever struggled maintaining your confidence level at crucial times, I think you shall pick this book up. Even I have faced it too. But a constant low confidence level can really affect your life negatively in most spheres of life.  To solve any issue, I believe the first step is to understand why it even exists. This book explains what really influence a person's mind, how environment, genes and one's childhood are a big factor in it.  It clears out the confusion revolving around notions of self-worth,awareness, victimization,esteem issues, mindset orientation from psychological point of view backed by scienti...

'Oh Shit! I am Hitched' by Sahil Rajput is yet another entertaining read published by Fingerprint publishers. It is romance fiction that is also the second novel by the author. Here you will find young love, drama, college life, friendship, hardships in engineering college placements and yes family issues including inter-caste relationships and marriage. It is a light read that I consider young readers liking contemporary set up will find it worth few giggles as well. Two contrasting characters weave this story. Chirag belongs from Rajput caste. Pallavi is a punjaban. They are classmates and almost unknown to each other’s existence until Pallavi complaints to their teacher in an exam and brings some crazy funny drama into their lives. He is a happy go lucky, funny, light friendly type whereas Pallavi is intelligent, a bookworm and quite serious in studies. Romance starts to build slowly. When things were smooth, Pallavi steps back as  society...