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Book Reviews

Arjavam by Geetha Ravichandran #BookReview

Arjavam. A spiritual value from the Bhagavad Gita that embodies the alignment of thoughts, words and actions. This unique word, that holds a whole lot…

The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read #BookReview

I am not sure what pushed me to pick ‘the book with the orange cover’ that had been sitting on my shelf for 3 years.…

Aashi by Maitabi Banerjee (Book Review)

Aashi is a book that raises some very pertinent questions through its plot about the lives women lead, constantly struggling to find the equilibrium that…

Hiraeth by Dr. Shivani Salil ( Book Review )

A book of twenty-four stories from the India-Pakistan partition of 1947, that take you back to the reality, misery, betrayal, loss, and yet hope, that…

Becoming by Michelle Obama #BookReview

I must begin this book review at a very strangely significant place indeed. Strange because this isn’t where I would usually begin a review, although…

8 Great Reads for Preteens & Teens!

That I love to read is no secret! With the much needed social distancing keeping us all locked in our houses, this I believe is…

Kalkatta Chronicles by Supriya Newar #BookReview

Remember the times of the boxy phone and the even boxier TV? The times when mobile phones hadn’t made their grand entry into every pocket…

Life in the Sunshine by T.Sathish #BookReview

Sat, Sam and Trib, or the ‘Triple Sundae Gang’ as they like to call themselves, eat, breathe and sleep cricket! A friendship that sprouts in…

The Forest of Enchantments by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni #BookReview

BUY THIS BOOK HERE. “I bless my daughters, who are yet unborn. I pray that, if life tests them – as sooner or later life…

The Anatomy of Choice by Harshali Singh #BookReview

Bhavya. Bee. Strong headed, fiercely Independent and aggressive. On the outside. On the inside though, is another story. On the inside, is a girl struggling…

Book Review : The Emancipation Of Farzana Siddiqui by Radhika Tabrez

Daughter. A word that evokes myriad emotions all at once – Love, Care, Reliability, Support. As is oft quoted in Indian society “A son is…

Book Review – PRALAY: THE GREAT DELUGE by Vineet Bajpai

“His eyes were blazing and his right hand was outstretched, his finger pointing straight at Manu, as Matsya screamed out the bloodcurdling words. PRALAY…ESHHYATI…! THE…

Aqson (Level 1) by Koel Ganguly. A Superb Read!

Yuvrani Rathore. Bold, beautiful, regal, confident and the youngest ever President of NDP, the ruling party of India. Comfortable in her skin and her status,…

Aarohi & Just Another Day – Book Reviews

One Saturday morning, I sat down with a plate of piping hot upma, a tumbler of coffee and 2 interesting books in hand. Oops, let…

The Glass Palace – Amitav Ghosh

Some 200 pages into this 547-page-book, someone asked me what the book is about. I had no idea. And that’s my biggest complaint. But then,…

The Magical World of Enid Blyton!

A little girl, all of 9 years old, had locked herself up in her room. Her parents had been warned not to disturb her. Afterall,…

The Year of the Runaways – Sunjeev Sahota

Poverty & hope often go hand in hand. Humans, I believe, are programmed to fight till their last breath, and what drives them is the…

AND THE MOUNTAINS ECHOED – Khalid Hosseini

Abdullah loves his little sister Pari as a mother would love her child. With their mother dead and a step-mother at home, Abdullah feels she…

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