Mohan Timmaraju’s debut fiction, Janardhan Talbot, is set against the backdrop of pre-independent India. The first freedom struggle of 1857 lingers across the storyline and the protagonist, Janardhan, tries to assess the situations in his life – and to find a way forward. Janardhan Talbot is a novel that uses realistic imagery of British-enslaved India in the mid-19th century. An India where no...
So, what have you been reading in recent days? I have been finishing two books that I had started, one by one. First, I finished a book by Thomas Hardy and then I finished a book by a rather new author, Pravin Anand, Mumtaz and Taj Mahal. I will be sharing both the reviews with my readers here but first, let me share my opinions on the second book that I finished, Mumtaz and Taj Mahal. This book...
What are you reading these days, readers? Are you reading some ordinary romance that’s mostly the authors do these days? Are you reading some unconventional spiritual books like A Thousand Seeds of Joy? Or you are absolutely reading nothing and waiting to grab your next book? Hold on! We have got one for you – Elephants in the Room by Suraj Laxminarayanan. Before you say anything...
Book – Indicting Goliath Author – Lal Bhatia Publisher – Notion Press Year – 2018 Pages – 278 Genre – nonfiction (autobiography) Rating – 4.3/5 stars! “On September 30, 2016, for the 8.30 a.m. court hearing, I was awoken around 2.00 a.m. Before being packed into a vehicle, I was placed in full restraints – hard metal leg irons, belly chains...
Sikkim in my Love Story is the title of Narsing Nirzat’s latest book, a collection of short stories. This book has 9 beautifully written and long short stories. All the stories depicted in the collection explore the beauty and beautiful culture of Sikkim and its people. Most of the readers have praised the book for its description of the north-eastern state of India which is always eager to...
Shivlinga and Shaktipeeths – two different (but one) manifest of two different deities in Hindu Dharma, are being worshipped from the dawn of the dawn and we can only speculate about the beginning. Recently, in a book, Pratha Sharma has raised her points in support of the argument that in Indian culture, it was there since the beginning that every Shaktipeeth also had a Shivlinga in any of...
Hamid Baig’s novel, Little Maryam, was the one in my reading lot along with many others and one I have already reviewed, Mark’s second novel – American Maharajah. While Mark’s novel had a great story and a general plot, Hamid’s novel also had a very good plot which entices the readers to browse more. Little Maryam is about second chance romance, as the subtitle says...
Out of many novels I have read recently, American Maharajah caught my attention because of its simplicity and its subtle art of storytelling which could be even more impactful had the plot been as good as the two – story and narrative. Nevertheless, the novel is based on the confusions of an Indo-American young man, Ravi Shankar. Since the childhood, the guy understands that he was born in...
[rcno-reviews id=58 ] Exam Warriors is the latest book by PM Narendra Modi and this one is for the students who fear examinations most often. Not only students, the guardians and teachers also can take benefit of this book. The book is written in a friendly style and it does not tend to be too intellectually a typical motivational book which actually goes on to make the readers even more...
With You; Without You, the debut novel by Prabhat Ranjan, has been released for the national audience on 29th of October, 2017. The author belongs to Patna, Bihar. However, the imagination of the author has taken him to various places like Lucknow, Goa and many other places in the novel. The narrative of the novel is moving at a pace which you might consider worthy of a pleasant read and you will...
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