Books and Musings

📗 BOOK: The Vortex 📗 AUTHOR: Scott Carney and Jason Miklian 📗 GENRE: Non-Fiction, Historical Event 📗 THEME: Political Scenario of Pakistan & Bangladesh 📝RATING ⚡Content: 4.6/5 ⚡Language- 4.2/5 📖CONTENT: This book is a testament to the preclude which led to the creation of Bangladesh as an aftermath of deaths, genocide and war. Bangladesh, erstwhile East Pakistan, suffered a huge natural calamity when Cyclone Great Bhola hit its shores and killed 5 lakhs people. Coupled with that, Pakistan was going through a monumental election that would decide the course of its history which led to political genocide, war, murder, and rape in Bangladesh. This book gives a lucid detail of the tragic moments which sparked a historic revolution in Bangladesh which led to it becoming an independent country with some help from India during 1971. ✒VERDICT 🥇Pros: 1) I liked the detailed premise provided for one of the most historic wars in the South Asian region which led to the liberatio...

  Nitya Ravi, the author of The Woman Within, shares her experience in penning down the hard-hitting and dark novella. her proudest moment and many more.  How did you come up with the idea for this book The Woman Withi n? The book has what I call the ‘main suspense’. It started with a ‘What if’ question I applied to a particular situation. It gave birth to the idea of this book. I unfortunately cannot delve more into it. It might kill the suspense for those who haven’t read the book. Was it difficult to write a psychological thriller? I am a sucker for thrillers especially psychological thrillers whether be it in the form of books or movies. Writing ‘The Woman Within’ was therefore not a difficult feat but it was essential to ensure that the readers were kept intrigued until they reached the main suspense of the book. Were there obstacles you faced while writing The Woman Within? Fortunately, there weren’t any. I had time and the space. All that was require...

We look forward to train journeys which make us experience the scenery spanning across the length and breadth of India where we get to sit and contemplate while the scenes whizzes by. Imagine having an erudite Yogi as a co-passenger who not only makes the journey a memorable one but also changes the outlook of life. The author, Suman Mukherjee had one such idyllic experience during his journey to Kanyakumari where he found himself sharing the coach with Swami Shivananda, a warm person who is tall in both outlook of life and physical attribute. The author and the Yogi fell into effortless conversation where they spoke in length about importance of understanding oneself before venturing into challenging tasks, the importance of having the timing correct, and how spiritual course of actions will never lead anyone astray. By the end of the journey our author became a richer person in terms of wisdom and inner fulfillment as the Yogi was kind enough to answer all the questions that plagues ...

  📗BOOK: The Chutney Called Marriage 📗AUTHOR: Parminder Kaur Sharma 📗GENRE: Contemporary Satirical Fiction 📝RATING ⚡Storyline- 4/5 ⚡Literature- 3.8/5 📖PLOT: This book entails the journey of a husband trapped under the emotional tug-of-war between his mother, wife and sometimes the more formidable and mischievous daughter. Manav is your regular husband who is trying his best to blend the various spices in his life in appropriate proportions- his fiesty wife, Piya (the chili in the family), his effervescent mother (adds the mint effect to the family) and his mother-in-law (the salty effect in his life). It is important for Manav to ensure that the chili, salt and mint mixes in correct proportion so that he can maintain his peace of mind. 🎭Will Manav be able to strike a balance? ✒VERDICT  🥇Pros  1) I am in love with the simplicity of the plot which send out a very important life lesson in a satirical manner. The author has crafted the plot from the point of view of a ...