Dewdrop and Banyan Tree is a beautiful collection that reflects the simplest of joys, the beauty of experiences, memories, and nostalgia, and rich life that doesn’t have to depend on money to be successful. It is a deeply insightful and profound collection, that I would certainly recommend to all lovers of poetry.
Sense of a Quiet | Deepak Kripal | Book Review
Sense of Quiet is a heart-touching read that engrosses the reader with its sensitive take on love, life, and relationships, in contemporary India. The plot revolves around a couple, Milind and Diya who are both doctors and have a mutual friend named Rohan. The couple is settled in Haridwar and is struggling to balance their busy and demanding careers along with marriage.
The Love Hypothesis | Ali Hazelwood | Book Review
Olive Smith is a 3rd-year Ph.D. student who doesn’t believe in long-term relationships. Olive’s best friend Anh is silently crushing on Olive’s ex. To prove to Anh that she is over him, and in a quick spur-of-the-moment decision, Olive panics and kisses the first man she lays her eyes on. As fate would have it, it turns out to be none other than Dr. Adam Carlson, a young brilliant professor, known for his moodiness.
Getting Granny’s Glasses | Ruskin Bond | Book Review
Mani, along with his father and granny, lives in a small village in the Himalayas, which is about a two-days journey from the bigger town of Mussoorie. The last time his Granny had gotten her glasses was ten years ago, and both Mani and his father know that Granny’s glasses have gone beyond repair and need to be replaced urgently.
The Maid | Nita Prose | Book Review
Molly Grant is not like everyone else. She is neurodivergent struggling to understand social skills, and misreading what others mean and intend. Employed as a cleaning maid at Regency Grand Hotel, Molly’s life changes as she enters the suite of the super-rich Charles Black, only to find him dead in his bed.
Spiritual Message of Mahabharata | KS Chandrakanth | Book Review
Have you ever wondered why the Srimad Bhagavad Gita is so revered? Why it is said to contain the essence of life? Ever wondered how its message is still relevant to today’s time, even after thousands of years? How its stories are symbolic representations of many philosophical and spiritual concepts?
The Deal in Akmud | Ekta Sinha | Book Review
This work of fiction is doubly fictitious and based in a dream-like land with elements that are fantastical and other worldly. It is a story that revolves around the idea of evil and explicates the manner in which evil thrives by being a sort of parasite.
The Loser Fish | Aslam Hameed | Book Review
Lulu is a beautiful fish who is about to participate in the fish racing event this year. When during the practice races, Lulu fairs badly in the overall results, he is teased by other participants for his below-par performance, when his father gives him a life lesson that would last him a lifetime.
Siddhartha Street | Sudha Yadav | Book Review
Siddhartha Street by Sudha Yadav is a collection of short stories or rather perspective pieces from the aspect of different characters who live in the same neighbourhood.
Set in the fictional lane named Siddhartha Street, located somewhere in South India, this book is a touching, poignant, and emotional read about the life.
Beach Read | Emily Henry | Book Review
January Andrews is a romance writer who is broke and on a deadline. In the middle of writer’s block, she decides to come to a beach home. Augustus Everett is a successful literary fiction author, who happens to be January’s next-door neighbour at the beach house. They both are dealing with writer’s block when they find themselves with a writing bet!
Love Science | Surajit Roy | Book Review
Love Science is a book that takes a necessary step in the right direction. At the core of the book, lies the attempt to study love relationships and understand the science of love. So that we as humans, value and nurture our most beautiful relationship/emotion.
The Hidden Hindu | Akshat Gupta | Book Review
Book one of the trilogy mainly revolves around the eccentric, baffling, but charismatic character of the Aghori Om Shastri, who claims to have lived for thousands of years and has witnessed all the four yugas, including the events of the Ramayana and the Mahabharata.