Solitude and Books

A Consequence : The Dark Side of Love By author Sai Nikhil Etikyala ( Exploracer )  __________________ Love is the most beautiful emotion of all.  All its forms are powerful. It provides us freedom. But again if someone evodences it's dark side, the negative emotions can engulf them and leave them into life's  dark corner of gallows.  Here is a fictional story whose plot is pivoted on love and it's dark consequences. It revolves around break up and its depressive side effects. The book is told in three parts : Cause, Consequences and Effect.    Everyone of us in our lives must have gone through a heart break. The first one always in some one changes our lives and thoughts in its own ways. This story starts on a day in 1995 in the city of dreams the then Bombay. We witness a boy is being treated horribly by his girlfriend. This bitter break up leds him to  enter deep depression.  Later it shifts to Texas in 2021. A psychologist of 49 years of age is i

"I will love you forever and ever, still when forever runs out."  _____________________ These words touched my heart deeply. I am talking about few lines from this beautiful book named Relentless Love. _____________________ This is a beautiful ode , a creation of love by poetess Shruti Malik towards her late grandparents. Now a days we have forgetten what really love represents. That its existence is not really limited to fairy tales or  stories from ancient times. It still thrives in between few people and one of those couples were her late grandparents Mr. Sohan Lal Dhamija and Mrs. Santosh Kumari Dhamija who left them back in June 2020.  If soulmates exist they are represention of this concept. In her poems she talks about their lives and their heart touching eternal love. Not only they loved each other dearly but kept love growing inside their family as well.  This is a book full of poems. As a whole it represents poetess's immense love and res

What the Pandemic Learned from Me By Anindita Das   Let me take a minute and just tell you that I love the cover presentation with all its vibrant colors! It already brightens up my mood.  When the world is stuck by a pandemic and everybody is struggling to remain positive and happy, this book brings to us a ray of sunshine by showing us the funny side of our lives.  A comical take about what we experienced suddenly when we had to lock ourselves down for months with an uncertain future and what we are still going through till today has been  presented in satirical and amicable perspectives.  The things that we avoided generally, now became the focus of our lives when we have got so much of time being indoors we have started noticing things and weird behaviours of our loved ones more prominently.  Like for instance people who are very outgoing had to befriend few plants as pets because they need some company of living beings in the lockdown. It is rea

Vedas and Upanishads:  Greatest Spiritual Wisdom for Tough Times  authored by the mystical philosopher Pranay whose modules on advanced spirituality for leadership and success have won global acclaim is a treasure trove for readers like us who often times find themselves searching for the ultimate source of happiness, peace and the truth.  I have shared few inside pictures for reference purpose so you can decide if you like the narrative part of not.  Amazon link:  https://amzn.to/3zpPEyA Vedas and Upanishads are one of most ancient Indian scriptures found till date, that were written back in later Harappan period. Even if they were written a long back, there learnings remain timeless as Vedas teach us something eternal about life that is not to change reality but the unchanging reality which stays agelessly true forever.  This book shares with us insights from the four Vedas : Rig, Sama, Yajur and Atharva and the different Upanishads through different quotation

Krishna  Greatest Spiritual Wisdom for Tough Times  By author Pranay  When our world is hit by pandemic and we are facing tough times, comes the ancient timeless lessons from the heart of Indian spirituality: Lord Krishna. He represents the dynamic action and fearless living.  His eternal wisdom works in all aspects of our lives mostly when we face a conflict between our inner and outer world.  This book is an embodiment of his lessons that's present in Bhagavad Gita, Bhagavad Purana, Mahabharat and Vaishnava texts in comprehensive and lucid language so even a layment can read to understand and impliment them in his/her life.  Krishna is the complete manifestation of godhood that's poorna. He represent balance between being the ultimate warrior and again being the charming flute player. His philosophical lessons helped Arjun to clear his doubt and dilemma in eliminating his Kaurav cousins. This book is a self help guide influenced by Krishna's wisdom

What Makes Us Alike? By Donna Dias Manuel @donnadias Published by @leadstartcorp __________ At a tender age of 21 Eira has seen it all. Being a single mother to a child is never easy.  Life decides to throw an array of  difficulties one after the other in her path. From an unplanned pregnancy, decision to not marry the father of the child and later winding up into controversies related to a ex who got detention made her life quite far away for normalcy.  But she manages to handle it all and her bond with her daughter Zasha builds up strong.  But nothing is forever and their bond as well takes a wrong turn when her twelve year old disapproves a man who slowly enters their lives.  Will Eira break down after all this? How will Dr. Neil bring changes to their lives?  When Zasha decides to spend her vacation with her birth father how will Eira manage her deep ropted insecurities and fear of loosing her child?  All these questions start to line up when we see a differ

Let's just take a minute to appreciate how beautiful the cover is ? Mesmerizing ! It not it?  It makes me aware of how small we are in compared to the universe. And again each of our souls are perfectly prominent to cosmos.  Very soulful.  Amazon Link to buy:   https://amzn.to/3yZLxJo Coming to the content it is an anthology of some really thoughtfully created pieces.  I can definitely say this book is a beautiful art in itself. It's a blend of a bit of nostalgia, a little of melancholy, a pinch of saudade and a lot of freedom in oneself!  There are total six parts. Self Reflection, Path of seeking l, Night & Stars, Love & Life , Fantasy & Imagery, Narrative. There are handful of poems in forms of non rthymic proses and verses divided into each theme. I like really poems with allegories. They are decorated with spiritual interpretation metaphors  and psychological allegories.  Now they paint pictures of different aspects of our being, from un

The Extra in Ordinary  By Ashutosh Marathe  ____ This is a collection of short stories. All Stories are divided into three parts according to their themes into  Intense, Funny and Inspirational.  Each part has 13 short stories each which again begin with a relevant picture presentation.  ____ These tales try to present to us that within our mundane day to day life some extraordinarity is hidden within it. We can find it once in a while and it makes life worth it. These moments bring to us the spark of life, the hope that helps us continue it.  Amazon link:  https://amzn.to/3yUrzzx ____ They all are related to contemporary relatable characters and backdrops. That is way you will feel easily connected to them.  _____ What makes the difference is the smooth, fast paced narration that does drag and presents the folds at appropriate time in lucid yet impactful language.  _____ The nuances of feelings and emotions are conveyed beautifully makin

The Soul Crafter : Wisdom Casts a spell of its own By author Barry Cheema  As the name suggests this book is truly filled with wisdom that casts a spell on us by letting us enter into an introspective state where we try to find clarity in our lives beyond the shallowness.  The Soul Crafter! Is not the title so witty and mysterious? The story as well is catchy and slowly unfolds what it holds. Remember the beautiful book : "Your Destination Has Come"? It was a beautiful read back in 2019. This is the prequel to it. But the storyline is very different and thus can be read as stand alone. Through this we get the opportunity to have some more insights into few characters that were presented to us in the first story.  The story starts with the Holy Grail School which five months back was  normal and had been popularly known to be an institution of stern discipline, good behaviour and high goals but after November 2012 it had been making headlines for the ve

How To Speak Like The World's Top Public Speakers  By Ron Malhotra  Public speaking is a highly paid skill but unfortunately many shy away from it due to many reasons. If we want to convey our thoughts, messages or our stories to the public we need to brush up our skill to have quality in our delivery so our message creates an impact and reach correctly to the public. Here is a very helpful guide by author Ron Malhotra which can help us understand why this fear arises in one and how to handle it.  He has included strategies that will transform one from the shy person hidding behind the stage to a confident one who presents zeal to share their thoughts on any stage.  Mr. Ron Malhotra is an award winning wealth planner, author of  five books, success coach and business adviser.  There are four chapters effectively helping us understand this skill from the very root of how it evolved during ancient Rome, middle age , Renaissance and how it effected humankind ti

Don't Leave Me Damaged  By author Dante Vereen  This is a story of hope and resilience. It imparts the message of never giving up through the most difficult of times. It is never easy to loose a parent let alone loose both when you are still in the phase of growing up.  Sean is a young adult of twenty when he looses both of his parents, one in the dreadful war and another to cancer after being in the hospital for so long.  Life becomes very arduous thereby for him. He is a growing adult, not ever established and settled and at this tender age big responsibility of life alongside emotional pain pushes him down.  He is now left with all the family responsibilities and taking care of his two siblings.  He tries everything to support them but all hell went loose when he went bankrupt not being able to pay for the apartment atlast. During this time he lets his aunt Nicole take care of his siblings. While he searches for the light to survive inside the endless rubble of survival struggle