House of Cards| Sudha Murty| Book Review
A simple village girl named Mridula marries Sanjay, who is a doctor. While her husband’s life changes to welcome a good time, she comes face to face with the harsh realities of the world. ‘House of Cards’ is a beautiful tale that portrays the struggles of the pair, with rich emotions. Plot: 4.5/5 Writing Style: […]
Perfect Timing | Jill Mansell | Book Review
Ok, so firstly I would like to say that I picked up ‘Perfect timing’ at a book fair and I am so glad I did. This book is so beautifully written and is like a breath of fresh air. This author is new to me but still I loved her work right from the very […]
Koi Good News | Zareen Khan| Book Review
The question, ‘Koi good News’ is that one question that puts off many Indian women. You tend to question many things about yourself and the people in your life. This story is of Mona and Ramit. Mona marries Punjabi Ramit only to be accepted into a large family that they lovingly or not so lovingly […]
5 things to learn from Sadhguru’s ‘Death’
The fear of Death is an all-engulfing fear that is felt by people from all walks of society. We fear it so much that we don’t even utter the word aloud thinking that we might somehow end up inviting the bad omen to our homes. Humans fail to accept that it can happen to anyone, […]
I want to die but I want to eat tteokbokki | Book Review
Sometimes you feel low and pessimistic about life. Sometimes you feel you are not good enough. It is normal to feel that way from time to time but what happens when that feeling tends to linger for days, months and even years? ‘I want to die but I want to eat tteokbokki’ is an account […]
The Forty Rules of Love | Elif Shafak| Book Review
Story plot: 5/5 Writing: 4.5/5 Presentation: 5/5 Overall: 5/5 If there is one thing humans crave more than anything else, it is love. Love in all of its shapes and forms makes up the foundation of humanity. From eras and centuries, people both great and common have talked about its beauty. ‘The Forty Rules of […]
Atomic Habits | James Clear| Book review
Introduction From childhood, there was one thing that I couldn’t do, follow a timetable. As a result, my life wasn’t as organized as I would have liked it to be. Although our teachers had always pushed us to be regular, its only much later in life that I realized that success is a by-product of […]
The Conch Bearer | Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni| Book review
Story plot: 3.5/5 writing: 4.5/5 Presentation: 4.5/5 overall: 4/5 Genre: Fiction, adventure Anand is a boy who lives in a slum in Kolkata. To him, life has been very unkind. First, his father who had gone to Dubai to work, disappeared. Then, his sister suffered through an incident that impacted her young mind. As a […]
Once Upon An IAS Exam
Author: K. Vijayakarthikeyan Story: 4/5 Presentation: 4/5 Writing: 4/5 Overall: 4/5 Plot of the story Vishy is an IAS aspirant who sets out to conquer the exam after failing once. It’s a nightmare for him that comes true and thus his resolve is stronger this year. There is something in his cool and collected nature […]
Three Thousand Stitches- book Review
Three Thousand Stitches is a collection of real stories from the life of the author, Sudha Murthy. Whatever she has encountered throughout her journey through life, she has tried to portray it. This book is small yet rich. She has brought to us eleven such stories of helping others, the ugliness of the human race […]