Part of South Asian Challenge 2012 Title: What Young India Wants Author: Chetan Bhagat Publisher: Rupa Publications ISBN: 978-81-291-2021-2 Pages: 181 Genre: Non-Fiction Rating: 3.5 of 5 Ok, before anyone jumps on me let me confess I am a fan of Chetan Bhagat’s columns, if not of his books (though I loved 2 states; it is his best fiction work
Read moreMarketing professional and author of a book that is Spiritual Fiction! That is Srini Chandra for you, who wrote a book that I love to call crash course in life discourse. But if you happen to read Srini on Twitter most of the times you don’t get a philosophical discourse, you mostly are rolling out of your chair. While we
Read moreEntry no. #10 – Debut Indian Writers Month: October 2012 Part of Debut Indian Writers Challenge and South Asian Challenge 2012 Title: The Aryavarta Chronicles Book I: Govinda Author: Krishna Udayasankar Publisher: Hachette India ISBN: 978-93-5009-446-4 Pages: 444 Genre: Fiction Rating: 3.75 of 5 Reviewed for: Hachette India
Read moreAugust 31, 2008 was the first time I got introduced to the story-teller called Ravi Subramanian through a blue colored book jacket and an interesting title If God Was A Banker. Ravi has come out with a fine story every year since then in the scarcely explored Indian genre of corporate thrillers; so much so that his readers can proudly
Read moreEntry no. #9 – Debut Indian Writers Month: October 2012 Part of Debut Indian Writers Challenge and South Asian Challenge 2012 Title: Boats on Land Author: Janice Pariat Publisher: Random House India ISBN: 978-8-184-00074-0 Pages: 283 Genre: Fiction Rating: 4 of 5 Reviewed for: Random House India
Read moreSmita Shetty – NRI, a full time mom, full time wife and most of all in a full time job and yet she managed to write a book and publish it that too with an Indian publisher – for me she is a wonder woman. They say the more effortless the book seems, the more effort the writer puts into
Read moreEntry no. #8 – Debut Indian Writers Month: October 2012 Part of Debut Indian Writers Challenge and South Asian Challenge 2012 Title: Untruly Yours Author: Smita Shetty Publisher: Leadstart Publishing ISBN: 978-93-81836-29-3 Pages: 146 Genre: Fiction/ Romance Rating: 3 of 5 Reviewed for: Leadstart Publishing
Read morePart of South Asian Challenge 2012 Title: The Bankster Author: Ravi Subramanian Publisher: Rupa Publications ISBN: 978-81-291-2048-9 Pages: 358 Genre: Fiction Rating: 4 of 5 Reviewed for: Author This review is honored to be on the official page of the author.
Read moreEntry no. #7 – Debut Indian Writers Month: October 2012 Part of Debut Indian Writers Challenge and South Asian Challenge 2012 Title: The Shadow Throne Author: Aroon Raman Publisher: Pan Macmillian ISBN: 978-81-923-9800-6 Pages: 329 Genre: Fiction Rating: 3 of 5 Reviewed for: Pan Macmillian
Read moreEntry no. #6 – Debut Indian Writers Month: October 2012 Part of Debut Indian Writers Challenge and South Asian Challenge 2012 Title: 3 Lives: In Serach of Bliss Author: Srini Chandra Publisher: Self-Published ISBN: 978-1-4637-6255-1 Pages: 128 Genre: Fiction Rating: 4 of 5 Reviewed for: Author
Read moreHemant Kumar has been a journalist for three long decades before picking up the pen to write his debut novel, the moving and riveting Prey by the Ganges. The book has been lapping up critical reviews ever since its publication and paints rural India in the most picturesque form possible for words.
Read moreAd maker turned Film director Piyush Jha of Chalo America, King of Bollywood and Sikandar fame has added a new feather in his already overflowing kitty of creative pursuits. He turns fiction writer with his debut book – Mumbaistan. A collection of three novellas, the book defines crime-fiction complete with hardboiled heroes and femme fatales desperately trying to find justice
Read moreEntry no. #5 – Debut Indian Writers Month: October 2012 Part of Debut Indian Writers Challenge and South Asian Challenge 2012 Title: Death in Mumbai Author: Meenal Baghel Publisher: Random House India ISBN: 978-8-184-00065-8 Pages: 231 Genre: Non-Fiction Rating: 3 of 5 Reviewed for: Random House India
Read moreAll of my growing up years the first sounds that I heard everyday had been my mother urging me to get my sorry back (or stomach, depending on whichever side I slept on) out of the bed and the first sight unchangeably over the years as I would walk into the kitchen had been her back, bending over the gas
Read moreEntry no. #4 – Debut Indian Writers Month: October 2012 Part of Debut Indian Writers Challenge and South Asian Challenge 2012 Title: Mumbaistan Author: Piyush Jha Publisher: Rupa Publications ISBN: 978-81-291-2017-5 Pages: 239 Genre: Fiction Rating: 3 of 5 Reviewed for: Rupa Publications This review is honored to be part of the official page of the book.
Read moreThe year 2012 is special for literature enthusiasts, because it reminds one of two literary giants – Charles Dickens and Saadat Hassan Manto – for somewhat similar reasons. This happens to be the year celebrating the bicentenary of Charles Dickens, the prolific 19th century author, whose importance in literary circles can hardly be over stated. This also is the year when Saadat Hassan Manto,
Read moreEntry no. #3 – Debut Indian Writers Month: October 2012 Part of Debut Indian Writers Challenge and South Asian Challenge 2012 Title: Thundergod Author: Rajiv G Menon Publisher: Westland Ltd. ISBN: – Uncorrected Proof Pages: 384 Genre: Fiction Rating: 2.5 of 5 Reviewed for: Blogadda.com
Read moreThis story is honored to be selected as the 2nd prize winner of Creative Writing Competition 2012 India on YourStoryClub. ‘Why didn’t we come in through here?’ I was fending off my best friend’s queries yet again. We are at my ancestral home for two days, for the annual ‘strangling’ ceremonies. It is a wasted weekend for Malavika and me.
Read moreEntry no. #2 – Debut Indian Writers Month: October 2012 Part of Debut Indian Writers Challenge and South Asian Challenge 2012 Title: Quarantine Author: Rahul Mehta Publisher: Random House India ISBN: 978-81-8400-135-8 Pages: 248 Genre: Fiction Rating: 3 of 5 Reviewed for: Random House India
Read moreEntry no. #1 – Debut Indian Writers Month: October 2012 Part of Debut Indian Writers Challenge and South Asian Challenge 2012 Title: An Idiot, Placements and IntervYOU Author: Toffee Publisher: Times Group Books ISBN: 978-93-80942-87-2 Pages: 189 Genre: Non-Fiction, Self Help Rating: 1 of 5 Reviewed for: Blogadda.com
Read moreThe festivities are back in Mumbai, with the queen of Arabian Sea bedecked as a bride and all around are sanskrit chants, blaring loud speakers, feverish dhol beats, out of tune aartis on mikes and ganpati bappa moriya. Every year, September reminds me of my first meeting with Mumbai’s favourite bappa. My first week in Mumbai and my aunt dragged
Read moreTitle: The Stopover Authors: Deepa Pinto, Ram Prakash (co-author & Photographer) Publisher: Krab Media ISBN: 9788190842167 Pages: 208 (All color) Genre: Photo Fiction Previewed for: Krab Media This is the very first time that I am writing a preview of a book (I love my books whole and stories with a The End) but I just loved this innovative concept
Read moreDr. Ajay Kansal is a professor and consultant in clinical pathology. During his medical practice, he encountered many suffering patients, which drilled a hole in his faith in gods. Gradually, he realized that gods and religions were doing nothing to resuscitate the sufferings of humanity, in-fact fake promises of priests were only making the sufferers complacent; they were only worshiping
Read moreTitle: I am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced Author: Nujood Ali, Delphine Minoui Publisher: Random House India ISBN: 978-0-307-58967-5 Pages: 176 Genre: Memoir Rating: 2 of 5 Reviewed for: Random House India
Read morePart of South Asian Challenge 2012 Title: Poor Little Rich Slum Authors: Rashmi Bansal, Deepak Gandhi, Dee Gandhi (Photographer) Publisher: Westland ISBN: 978-93-8162-618-4 Genre: Non-Fiction Pages: 187 Rating: 4.5 of 5 The book cover with blue colored low roofed, sandwiched shacks sprawled all over its front and back, against a background of white with a blue airplane taking off over
Read moreA child in Mary’s hand in a church where she is prayed to as a Virgin and this child is not a gift from god! The story seeker is on the quest again, on how did Virgin Mary end up with a child in her hands and this time it is an urban legend, not very far, actually right next
Read morePart of South Asian Challenge 2012 Title: 1888 Dial India Author: Anuvab Pal Publisher: Random House India ISBN: 978-81-8400-158-7 Pages: 230 Genre: Fiction Rating: 3.5 of 5 Reviewed for: Random House India
Read moreWhat would you do if your ‘only’ friend is murdered and you were witness to the act, hidden on the other bank of the river – scared, helpless and heartbroken? When all your waking senses will remember is the silhouette of the murderer under the moon against the dark of the night with blood on his hands amidst the gurgle of
Read moreTwo huge blue colored doors, possibly wooden, vedic flower designs splattered over them in a matrix pattern, bells hanging from each of those flowers, golden pegs, an ornate lead lock that brings them together with a single beam of light between them hinting at the other side and golden words underneath the huge lock proclaiming The Krishna Key. The cover
Read moreThis post is honored to be ‘The Spicy Pick of the Week’ at Blogadda.com My recent backpacking trip to Kerala turned out to be a religious, temple-visiting endeavor, mostly. The roving mind, story-seeking freak in yours truly noticed a very peculiar commonness in all the temples visited. Be it the temple of Krishna, Shiva, Ganesha, Kartikeya or Devi, two five
Read more‘The wind blows this way and goes. The same wind blew yesterday. After wandering about it will return as the wind of tomorrow.’ – Father Roy Francis Karikkan Tucked away in a corner in crossword, the book with a blemished female face and the yellow round patch declaring it as the winner of ‘Vodafone Crossword Translation Award‘ of 2009, the book
Read moreEach day of my childhood had begun listening to my father read out of his Ramayana, Mahabharata or Bhagvatam. Each day had begun with pulling the pillows over the ears to block out the words, that debuted sounding as gibberish but eventually with passing years started making sense, atleast to the story lover in me. Amidst the magic, myths and magnanimity,
Read moreDid gods create mankind, or did mankind create gods? The back cover screams this question at the reader with the preamble concluding that this book by Ajay Kansal deals with establishing the fact that anthropologies and histories lead to one conclusion – mankind created gods! The writer starts off with a very arresting question in the preface – Why are
Read moreThe bright yellow cover with a painting depiction of the blue god Krishna on it, is eye-catching enough to get added to any book collection. The cover design by Dhaivat Chhaya completely justifies the title and contents of the book – 7 Secrets of Vishnu. The god who is said to be draped in yellow silk has a book cover
Read moreWho was Jesus? A divine soul who led humanity to spirituality or a mortal who led himself to divinity on the path of spirituality? ‘Do what you will, Father but if you love me, bury me yourself when it’s done.’
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