Book Review: Age of Azmoq

This is a book from the debut author, Rajamayyoor Sharma. Thank you Blogadda for dispatching the book to me for review. This book belongs to the fantasy genre, which is new for me. Beginning from the impressive cover to the concise but engrossing excerpt, the mesmerizing title, the introduction of the book in the first few pages, and the content from the beginning to the end is something that keeps one holding throughout. The title itself...

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भावना का एक्सचेंज ऑफर

इस लेख को पढ़ने के पहले ये जान ले कि इस विषय पर मेरे विचार पाठक के विचारों से भिन्न हो सकते हैं। हर व्यक्ति की श्रद्धा अलग होती है और उसका ईश्वर से जुड़ने का माध्यम भी। हो सकता है जिन अनुभवों से मुझे तृप्ति मिलती हो अन्य व्यक्ति को ना मिले। इसलिए करबद्ध निवेदन है कि मेरे मत से किसी की भावनाओं को ठेस पहुँचे तो क्षमा करें।हमें बचपन से सिखाया जाता है भगवान से एक्सचेंज ऑफर और ब्लैकमेल का व्यवहार करना। हम भगवान से कुछ इस प्रकार आदान प्रदान करते हैं- हमने...

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Book Review: The Undomestic Goddess

The Undomestic Goddess is a book by Sophie Kinsella published in 2006. I found this book on Goodreads and got it after seeing high ratings and great reviews. Its a 400+ pages fiction. The story revolves around a lady called Samantha, who is a successful lawyer working with a top firm in London. She's a workaholic, works for 14-16 hours day, including weekends and is awaiting a partnership at Carter Spink, her organization. She makes a mistake,...

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रविवार

अब तो हर वार है सोमवार, सुबह से करते हैं शाम का इंतज़ार, लड़कपन के वो दिन थे ख़ुशगवार, आता था एक दिन कहते थे उसे रविवार, साईकल पे पीछे बैठने का आनंद था अपार, सुबह उठ के हो जाते थे हम तैयार, मोगली, रंगोली और देखते चित्रहार, चंद्रकांता, तरंग और कृष्णा लगते त्योहार, चंपक और चाचा चौधरी थे मज़ेदार, मिट्टी की गुल्लक तोड़ने का इंतज़ार, होमवर्क देख कर आ जाता बुख़ार, लगता अब जल्दी बड़े हो जायें यार, बरसात में कागज़ की नाव बनाना, सितोलिया...

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Book Review: Faqeera Chal Chala Chal

"Faqeera Chal Chala Chal" is a book by debut author Sunil Sapra. I thank the author for sending across his book in exchange of an honest review. This book is a collection of 84 poems in Hindi. It is a quick read. Upon reading, one can relate to some or the other poem. It is written in simple language, but at many junctures plants an urge to read certain poems over and over. There are some poems which let you meet yourself. They make you think...

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मोबाइल

झुके रहते है सर आजकल हर पल, लगता है सबका ख़ुदा बदल गया है, हाथ जोड़े है हर कोई शान से, प्रार्थना का ये नया ज़रिया निकल गया है, बातें अब होती कहाँ है आपस में जनाब, कमरे में हर व्यक्ति चैटिंग से बहल गया है, मिल आये दुनिया से ऑनलाइन अभी अभी, अपनों से मिलने का वक़्त बंट गया है, गिल्ली डंडा खेलना ना जाने ये पीढ़ी, बचपन अब सेल्फी स्टिक में जो अटक गया है, कागज़ की कश्ती कहाँ तैरती अब बरसात में, मोबाइल पर उंगलियां दौड़ाने में जो मन...

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Book Review: Train to Pakistan

Train to Pakistan is a bestseller by well known author Khushwant Singh. It was written back in 1956. This book is a fiction based on the time when India got independence along with the curse of partition.  Even though its a fiction, it is very much inspired by reality. For a reader like me who has shallow knowledge of what had happened at that time, this book is informative too. The crude truths were never detailed out in our textbooks...

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Book Review: Phases of Moon

This book is a collection of poems by the debut author Neha Jindal. I received a paperback copy from the author for review. A thin book, a quick read with light hearted poetries and good choice of words are perks of this collection. I read it in one go. The poetries are based on different phases of a girl's life from teenage to motherhood and of course, mother-in-law-hood. The diverse emotions communicated in the book are well sequenced and...

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The Facebook Faces

Sitting in office cab? Waiting for food at restaurant? On the potty seat? At every other place you bow your head these days. I mean, stooping towards your mobile device. There are only two places where you have to survive without a phone - on a flight and while you bathe. The other day I was walking up the stairs of a plush skin clinic of our locality and texting at the same time, I actually bumped into the glass door at the entrance and...

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Book Review: Kuch Wo Pal

Kuch Wo Pal is a collection of Hindi poems by the debut author Subrat Saurabh. The author is an Engineer and works with an MNC in Bangalore. I can very much relate to him being an Engineer working in Bangalore. He is very popular on twitter and facebook. Thanks to Blogadda for sending across a review copy of this book. This is a 75 page book which can be finished in one go. However, reading a collection of poems is unlike reading fiction....

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