Wrap Up: Jan- June ‘17

Half year gone... Half still left. And here I'm with a wrap up of the half year. Books Number of Books Read: 19 Longest Read: Angels & Demons - 620 Pages Shortest Read: Romance Shorts - 61 Pages If I think about the books that I read, this year, so far, has been really good. …

Tags and Love

Okay. So, here I'm, after a long time, with a post of tags & awards. I hope you don't find it boring. Let us start without wasting much time. The Handwriting Tag I've not been nominated formally for this tag. I'm doing this just because I think this one is a bit different. I would …

Book Review: The Arrangements of Love

Title: The Arrangements of Love Author: Timeri N. Murari Publisher: Penguin Books Pages: 296 ISBN: 9780143031499 Source: Personal Copy 'The Arrangements of Love' is a quest for old & forgotten relationships. Packed with bits of Family Saga, Detective work & the American Dream of Indians, The Arrangements of Love is a riveting book. About the …

Book Review: The Skinning Tree

Title: The Skinning Tree Author: Srikumar Sen Publisher: Picador India- Pan Macmillan Pages: 217 ISBN: 9789382616009 Source: Personal Copy 'The Skinning Tree' presents the harsh methods adopted by the masters, in boarding schools, to punish children & the consequent effects of these methods on children's psychology. About the Author Born in Calcutta and following a …

Poetry: Futility

'Futility' is an anti-war poem by the most renowned war poet, Wilfred Owen. The poem throws light on the futility of war & the futility of several other thing, which fail to wake up a dead soldier from his deep sleep.  Futility Move him into the sun— Gently its touch awoke him once, At home, …

Book Review: A Knotty Affair

Title: A Knotty Affair Author: Dhaval Birajdar Jinadatt Publisher: Leadstart Publishers Pages: 227 ISBN: 9789352016242 Source: Goodreads Giveaway 'A Knotty Affair'  is the story of Viraj Sargaokar, a software engineer, whose soul is burdened with his past. It is the story of a fight for justice, a fight against inferiority and a fight for love. …

Book Review: The Tree with a Thousand Apples

Title: The Tree with a Thousand Apples Author: Sanchit Gupta Publisher: Niyogi Books Pages: 282 ISBN: 9789385285516 Source: Writersmelon 'The Tree with a Thousand Apples' is a heart touching tale of 3 childhood friends living in the beautiful & terrifying valley of Kashmir. It is an account of 3 innocent lives, who suffer at the …

Poetry: The Gifts of God

The Gifts of God or The Pulley is a spiritual, yet beautiful poem by George Herbert- the great Metaphysical Poet. The poem is based on the idea of man's connection with God- who created the man. The Gifts of God When God at first made man, Having a glass of blessings standing by, “Let us,” …