The Invincible Weapon Author: Sowmya Putta Publisher: Inkstate Rating: 3/5 The Vedic period marked the beginning of strict and meaning education of students. With Gurukul system of imparting knowledge, the country flourished in the hands of learned men (read students). …
Book Review: Freefall by Jana Williams
Freefall Author: Jana Williams Publisher: Jana Williams Rating: 4/5 “We are an impossibility in an impossible universe.” I believe in the words of Rachel Carson who says that the more clearly we focus on the absoluteness and wonders of the …
SPOTLIGHT: Feature Book of the Month- FREEFALL by Jana Williams
Come October and I am back with another interesting book. Several movements promoting gender equality and feminism are doing rounds and call it sheer luck or chance, that I stumbled upon one of the books that inspires young women and …
Book Review: What Will People Think? by Rashi Dubey
What Will People Think? Author: Rashi Dubey Publisher: Amazon Asia-Pacific Rating: 3.5/5 It is believed that thinking for yourself- aloud– is the most courageous act. Often we all get so fed up of the nagging and badgering that we try …
Book Review: Everest- The Death Zone by Odd Harald Hauge
Everest- The Death Zone Author: Odd Harald Hauge Publisher: Yatra Books Rating: 4.5/5 Climbing Mount Everest was the biggest mistake I’ve ever made in my life. I wish I’d never gone. I suffered for years of PTSD and still suffer …
Book Review: Master Opportunity and Make it Big by Richard M. Rothman
Master Opportunity and Make it Big Author: Richard M. Rothman Publisher: Jaico Publishers Rating: 3.5/5 “A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.” ~Winston S. Churchill Opportunity is like a newborn butterfly …
Book Review: Heart Quake by Ishita Dekhmukh
Heart Quake Author: Ishita Deshmukh Publisher: Lifi Publications Rating: 3/5 It is said that vulnerability is your greatest asset; it indicates that you are open to bounty and beauty. When you are vulnerable, your heart rages with emotions that otherwise …
Book Review: Not Worth Living For by Shreyan Laha
Not Worth Living For Author: Shreyan Laha Publisher: Big Foot Publications Rating: 3/5 The stories based on the concept of the utopian world always fascinate the readers. The mere idea of living in a cloud-cuckoo-land sounds so alluring, isn’t it? …
Book Review: Garuda and the Serpents by Arshia Sattar
Garuda and the Serpents Author: Arshia Sattar Publisher: Juggernaut Publishers Rating: 4/5 A culture without Mythology is not really a Civilization. ~Vilayanur S. Ramachandran We all have read the truncated forms of Indian Mythical narratives that have described various stories …
Book Review: The Perfect Drug by Chaitanya Saini
The Perfect Drug Author: Chaitanya Saini Publisher: Pakhi Books Rating: 3/5 “Every form of addiction is bad, no matter whether the narcotic is alcohol or morphine or idealism.” ― Carl Jung The presence of nootropic drugs in the market and …