The months are going by pretty fast and things have become worse instead of improving. In these crazy times, books have been my only solace. I wanted to write about the books I read in March 2021 a lot earlier than this. But with all the anxiety, I found it difficult to concentrate on my writing. But this is a resolution that I want to […]
I can’t believe that January is already over! Didn’t we just start the year? These days I sometimes feel like I am living the same day on repeat. But what cheered me up this month were books! The books I read have always made life a little more bearable. Books have kept me sane always, even more since the pandemic started, but January was all […]
Title: Bhumi Author: Tina Sequeira Genre: Short Story Collection About the book: ‘Bhumi’ is an ode to womanhood where you will see real women come alive unlike their stereotypical counterparts on celluloid. Read at leisure and pick any chapter as each is a complete story. My thoughts about the book: ‘Bhumi’ is an interesting collection of 26 short stories which bring out the various aspects or […]
Title: The Cockatiel Confessions and Other Collected Works Author: Lavanya Srinivasan Genre: Short Story Collection About the book: Do you know why the moon is blue? Or why the cockatiel complains? A poor little rich girl & another girl who likes to gamble away her life credits. A tribal warrior & a time traveller. A celestial journey and a missing damsel. My Review: From the time […]
Title: Combat Skirts Author: Sahana Ahmed Genre: Fiction -Romance About the book: Enrolled in an Army hostel to study Law, Saba is torn between her duty towards her parents and her newfound freedom. To complicate matters, she has more suitors than she can handle. Who will she choose? The old crush? The college hotshot? Or the mysterious Lieutenant? My Review : I am […]
Title: Because someone had to say it Author: Namratha Varadharajan Genre: Poetry Collection About the book: This collection of poems is a shout out to those who had immense strength when life dealt them an unfair hand, for those making this world a kinder and greener place to live in and for those not even whispering for themselves. BECAUSE Someone had to say it. […]
Title: Pretty Vile Girl Genre: Fiction – Thriller Publisher: Bloomsbury Author: Rickie Khosla About the book: Jazmeen is Bollywood’s current favourite! She’s beautiful, talented and knows her way around. She is in a relationship with one of the most powerful politicians of the country. Apart from her work in movies, what makes Jazmeen famous are her candid interviews which make the whole nation wonder what she’s up […]
Title: Twenty Nine going on Thirty Genre: Fiction – Romance Publisher: Penguin Author: Andaleeb Wajid The book revolves around the lives of four women – Priya, Farida, Namrata and Mini. Each one of them is different but what binds them together is that they are going to turn thirty soon. Each one of them has their own set of problems to deal with. Priya is a […]
Title: The Inheritors Genre: Non-fiction Publisher: Penguin Author: Sonu Bhasin Blurb: Why did Harsh Mariwala leave his family business? What made the entire Dabur management to quit one day? How did Dhingra brothers turn a suffering business in to India’s second largest paints company? This is a fascinating behind the scenes look into what goes behind brands like Marico, Dabar, Keventers, Berger Paints, Select Group, Max Group […]
Title: The Goat Thief Genre: Fiction-Short Stories Publisher: Juggernaut Author: Perumal Murugan Translator : N Kalyan Raman I’ve always loved short stories for the reason that they take you to a different world in a matter of few pages. They are the perfect on those days when you only have a few minutes to read. I’d heard of Perumal Murugan’s writing earlier but I had never read any […]
