Solitude and Books

Everything Started as Nothing Authored by Bhaskar Majumdar This non fiction book is about how to win the startup battle. Chances are many of my followers are right now an aspiring entrepreneur or in the early phase of their entrepreneurial journey. To be success in this one must have a planned-out journey even though in it a lot of trial-and-error steps are needed. What works for one may not work for all. But still few things are basic and knowing those can save your time and build your knowledge. Here the chapters discuss the basic steps which one can implement in their day-to-day life to plan, build, sustain and grow their dream start up into a robust business. Mr. Bhaskar Majumdar is a seasoned corporate executive who is a serial entrepreneur turned well known early-stage investor. He is the founding partner of Unicorn India ventures and an alumnus of IIT Kharagpur who has invested in more than 30 startups. Young Indians have great pot...

I have been working with the book industry for almost two years now. Many a times I get asked by budding poets and aspiring authors which publishers to go for when they are looking to get their first ever book published. Now getting published is not an easy task. The epic journey starting from writing your first page till you receive your profits from the very first sale can be a very tedious journey. In between your manuscript needs to get approved, graphic designer need to be appointed, editing will be required and distribution channels have to be sorted out. The financial front can be arduous too when one has to cash out anywhere from 20k to 2 Lakh accordingly. All these may delay having one’s dream come true and thus demotivate an aspiring author. Notion Press publishing platform has got us covered here. Notion Press is India's largest publishing platform and the platform is completely free to be used by all writers across the globe.   It...

We Beat the Gods  By Saad Quadri  I really like the cover.  The story starts with a mystery and a feel of melancholy.  'He' is waiting. Waiting on the top of poori mountains near an estuary. The narrative is in first person. First few pages, has a philosophical touch to it. I like how the river and the sky are described her in almost a poetic way.  Why is he here amidst the misty woods? He is waiting for someone. But time was passing by and he starts to relate the present with what happened in the past. Slowly as the story glides to the next chapters 'her' story starts. She is there waching him from far away. Her daughter knows she is supposed be going to meet an old friend. They are not in their usual age when people set up romantic meetings. Who are they? What links them? What happened in their past? Will fate repeat or they will beat the gods? All questions start to line up.  This story touches upon few norms followed ...

My Friend is a Sociopath By Saheb Sardar _______________ Recently I got to read this book which is a collection of two murder mystery stories.  These are intriguing short tales and they revolve around two characters:  Abhi Sarkar and his best friend. They plan for adventures which conclude to errie situations of solving some unusual crime mysteries.  If you are in stories that start with an interesting way of entrance into the plot and later conclude into somewhat open of an open ending which lets your mind find out your own version of what might have happened actually, this book will be an  entertaining read.  I picked this book for it has the term sociopath in it. Most riveting thrillers consist of characters who are either psychopaths or sociopaths or have disorderly minds.  So yes the title is catchy.  Coming to these stories, they are interestingly plotted. A bit of editing on the grammer part can give this book...

Firflires at 3A.M  Shoetry by Danni Thomas Oh, Only my heart knows, how much I miss the sight of fireflies. I miss those days for sure when the aur was clean, the weather used to be soothing and fireflies would make the full moon nights magical !  No doubt this book made me nostalgic. What is Shoetry? That term is new to me and I know it's same to you.  Danni Thomas coined it for his unique writing style which is a blend of short stories and poetry. So here comes Shoetry! This book is a full of musings. Every single shoetry is different. They are incongruous with the rest and yet they all come together beautifully like an exquisite bouquet of wildflowers.  The style  is free flow and allegorical but kept simple for all to comprehend. I believe you can read them any time but if you are one of those night owls these shoetries at the witch hours will definitely make your imagination glow like fireflies.  These touch mysriads...

This beautiful book that you see laying across my bed which is of course a bit messy at this moment with books all over the blankets, is a book full of short tales.  This collection of beautiful short stories were thoroughly enjoyed by me.  Being a short story enthusiast, I find short stories quite entertaining  as only with in few pages they paint another world infront of you.  Brief stories are again great for busy people who donot get a lot of time but would like to indulge into some fictional amusement.  Coming back to these 12 stories in this book, they are sprinkled with myriads of emotions. The language is simple but neither too ornate nor too bland.  Each one is pivoted around some very relatable characters living mundane lives but walking life paths full of extraordinary situations. And that is how the author sends deeper life lessons through them.  I loved reading The Innocent thief and the stor...

1000 KMs to Leadership by Mohit Chobey is a compelling account of the author's life. The pages paint the story of his life by presenting to us insights of his journey towards his self discovery.  He is an energetic person who started experimenting with his career starting from corporate life. While others thought his interest in running was limited at being a passionate activity but it was far more than that. He describes it as meditation in motion. Why is it so? What urged him to start it and how did he found through it a meaningful life's purpose here this book captures his account on it.  As I started reading it, the gripping quality in the narration held my attention while the chpaters enriched my knowledge about different places in the world and many other aspects of it.  I liked reading about the ultimate human race where the big 5 abodes lay. I don't want to describe the blurb here which you can easily check on Amazon store. Thro...

It ends with a dream: The farther you go, the closer we get Authored by Medha Nagur  This is a story for romance story lovers. If you are looking for a heart warming read you may check this fiction kindle ebook out.  Coming back to the plot this story revolves around two contrasting characters. There are few more who add some more valuable twists in their lives.  Yadnya is the male protagonist. He is in his late 20s who is a lawyer but is a budding aspirant of becoming an MLA for the state Telengana. He is tall dark but not that handsome and somewhere he believes his family background is messed up but he is lucky to have received their love which makes him confident  and bold.  Yashika is only 23. But perfect at in professional life being a doctor. Now you can already guess a romance blooms between them but this is not that simple. They know each other from their very childhood.  This is a story of love, sep...

The Last Lumenian by S.G. Blaise is a science fiction book. As a riveting story this is filled with adventure, romance, drama, suspense and even action. Lilla is the wonderful female protagonist.  She is the princess who doesnot need anyone to save her but she is on a mission to save others.  Her personality is so heart warming and beautiful. She is brave yet a bit confused. She is strong but still a soft hearted one.  As the story starts to take pace it was evident that she alongside a handsome supportive caption were on a mission and the space where their spaceship was stuck were facing a lot of coliations.  As she thought only her dead body will be found next, the story fades into the very beginning of it all where it all started. what is  their mission about? Where are they flying to? What's the battle about? Who are the archgods?  If you are into outworldly civilisation based stories having advanced tecnology, this b...

Karan Puri's book #MeToo is a deep account of the resilience power of those who have gone through traumatic sexual abuse. ______________________ Disclaimer and Trigger Alert:  This article is about my own reading experience being an independent reader. This book is an account by the author which speak about how heart wrenching the real ordeals were but as few scenes are raw and brutal so few may act as triggers for some.  _______________________ This is a collection of 6 short stories. Sexual harassment has been going on for hundreds of years. Women are seen as the vulnerable gender and when they go through such ordeals they society silences them.  But with #metoo movements thousands spoke up. These stories that touch different points in this spectrum effectively burst another bubble of myth. They paint the fact that the word 'Me' in #metoo is not limited to  one gender but it is for an individual who may be from any gender possible, age or ec...

The Nepal princess Hitler  The man from India  Authored by Mr. Evangel Athial  For romance story lovers here is a book that will take you on a journey full of twists and turns. It is emotionally engaging plot. And at times feels like you are watching a movie. But the interesting fact is this is based on a real life event. The book is actually based on a historical fact. Did you know,  in 1940 Hitler gifted a Mercedes car to Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah Dev. Who was he? He was the monarch of the Nepal at that time. But was there a motive behind this step?  Get to know about the Author :  But this is not only about it. It is an intriguing love story on the romance life of the Nepal princess and a man from south Indian origin coming from keralite missionary priest family.  The books starts with he visiting Kathmandu in 2011 for sone work. But this is not the first time. Two decades ago he visited and lived at this place an...