Books and Musings

  📗BOOK: Memsahibs 📗AUTHOR: Ipshita Nath 📗GENRE: Historical Non-Fiction 📗THEME: British Women in India  📝RATING: ⚡Content: 3.8/5 ⚡Literature- 4/5 📖CONTENT: 'Memsahib' is a popular sobriquet used to refer to the ladies of higher standing and refined etiquette. Who better than the British women of Colonial Raj in India are the rightful segment to be referred to as 'Memsahibs'. This book enumerate the journey, lifestyle and 'adventures'of the Memsahibs who have settled in India during the British Raj.  ✒VERDICT  🥇Pros:  1) I was enamoured with the idea of reading about the supporting but crucial characters of colonial era who  actually came with the intention of settling down and maintaining the household while their husbands faithfully did their duty for the crown. It was interesting to note and understand how they took to the Indian lifestyle despite being bred as an English Memsahib. 2) One of the noteworthy highlights of this book is the description...

BOOK: The Unproposed Guy AUTHOR: Bhavik Sarkhedi and Suhana Bhambhani GENRE: Satirical Fiction What happens when life gives you lemons? You either make a lemonade out of it or if you are in your sassiest element to prove yourself, you upgrade and make a Virgin Mojito out of it. Kevin is person who has always found himself subjected to disappointment from his parents. Adding salt to the injury, Kevin keeps on adding the feathers of disappointment to his cap when the opposite sex refuses to see him as anything more than a friend. He is on the verge of emotional downfall and 'existential crisis' when he got the brilliant idea to express himself through stand-up comedy. What better way to cope up with the monotony and the rejection than making a mockery out of it by adding humour and sarcasm! VERDICT: Pros: 1) The Unproposed Guy Book is a humour novel by Indian author who makes a thoughtful and good attempt in utilizing the potential of the comedy genre which is still sadly untappe...