Ramayana is a revered scripture of the Hindus worldwide. Various versions exist, depending on who wrote it and when. Tulsidasji’s Ramcharitramanas is also different from Valmiki Ramayana. Modern authors have given their own twist to this great story of Lord Ram and Lady Sita. Amish’s book “Scion Of kshvaku” is based on this great hindu…Read more Scion Of Ikshvaku by Amish Tripathi
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The Kite Runner
“The Kite Runner” is a marvellous tale of loyalty, courage, betrayal and redemption, which will often bring lump to your throat. The author of the novel, Khaled Hosseini, was born in Kabul, Afghanistan and his family received political asylum in the USA in 1980. Physician by profession in California, “The Kite Runner” is his first…Read more The Kite Runner
by Shaunak Agarkhedkar
To Download "Let Bhutto Eat Grass" It is not very often that you come across a book you strongly wish to talk about. I am no critic to review anyway, just a normal book lover like most of you who would read this. So, for those book lovers, I loved reading “Let Bhutto Eat Grass”.…Read more by Shaunak Agarkhedkar
Collider : the search for the world’s smallest particles
"To confirm the existence of the God's particle" has been the motto for physicists over the century. Prof Paul Halpern vividly tells the readers about the history to understand the building blocks of the matter. This book is not exactly a primer on the particle physics. However, it does present some technical aspects, physics…Read more Collider : the search for the world’s smallest particles
Myth = Mithya by Devdutt Patnaik
When I read Devdutt Patnaik first time through “Shiva to Shankara”, I was completely blown over by his interpretation and understanding of the Hindu culture. I understood that as the ancient people, what we follow is not a religion but is a “Way of Life”. No wonder, immediately after that what I got on my…Read more Myth = Mithya by Devdutt Patnaik
Kundalini – Aghora 2
After finishing the first book of the series, Aghora at the left hand of the god, my impatience to read the next one in the series was palpable enough to be noticed by my good friend. He let me borrow that and the next one week flew watching the world through the mystic eyes…Read more Kundalini – Aghora 2
WHY NOT…! Racing Ahead With Mentors by Partha Sarathi Basu
“Learn from the whisper. Learn from from the noise. Learn from the quietness. And ask yourself “Why Not….!”” When I hold a book, smell the ink and read the first few pages, I get an idea whether the book is embracing me or not! If this feeling is mutual, just know that this book hugged me…Read more WHY NOT…! Racing Ahead With Mentors by Partha Sarathi Basu
The Kite Runner
The first time I got to know about Khaled Hosseini through his book, “A Thousand Splendid Suns”, I fell in love with his writing style. The way he narrates his stories, somewhere reverberates with my deeper inside. I could not wait to grab his first book “The Kite Runner” & put on my book…Read more The Kite Runner
The Glass Lake by Maeve Binchy
This book holds a very special place in my shelf. The first and foremost reason for that is the kind of subject the author has taken for the story. I don’t recall one single book who has so vividly taken the complexity of the relationships into account when the woman protagonist would leave her children…Read more The Glass Lake by Maeve Binchy
Mantra for Success by Suhel Seth with Sunny Sen
Book blurb: "Then there is a social cost that a leader incurs. India and Indians don’t take too easily to failure. We consider failure as a sign of inherent foolishness or the inabilty to read things right. We don’t believe that someone we admire is capable of failure and yet, when that person fails, we…Read more Mantra for Success by Suhel Seth with Sunny Sen
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