Month: September 2019
Book Review: The Girl On The Train By Paula Hawkins – #MyFriendAlexa
Book Review: The Girl on The Train By Paula Hawkins – #MyFriendAlexa Title: The Girl on The Train Author: Paula Hawkins Genre: Suspense thriller No of pages: 316 Link for Purchase: The Girl on The Train Synopsis: EVERY DAY THE SAME Rachel takes the same commuter train every morning and night. Every day she rattles […]
The Future Of Planet Earth – #WRITEPHOTO
The Future Of Planet Earth – #MyFriendAlexa #WRITEPHOTO Johnson Crusoe looked at the dark patches of clouds in the sky. The golden rays of the planet’s Sun spread their fingers around the clouds making the sky shine with a fiery orange hue. Johnson had arrived on this planet three days back. He had set off […]
How To Choose A Camera – #MyFriendAlexa
How To Choose A Camera – #MyFriendAlexa Let us say a situation arises suddenly wherein you want to buy a camera at very short notice. The reasons for wanting to invest in a camera could be many. Maybe you are a college student who has been smitten by the itch to become a photographer and […]
And The Tree Spoke – #WRITEPHOTO
And The Tree Spoke – #WRITEPHOTO That afternoon I had buried my beloved Clara. I had buried the one person who had meant everything in life to me. I had buried her between the two leafless trees right near my little villa. Clara had meant everything in the world to me. I was still unable […]
Book Review: The Kite Runner By Khaled Hosseini – #MyFriendAlexa
Book Review: The Kite Runner By Khaled Hosseini Title: The Kite Runner Author: Khaled Hosseini No of pages: 372 Genre: Fiction Link for purchase: The Kite Runner Synopsis: Amir is the son of a wealthy Kabul merchant, a member of the ruling caste of Pashtuns. Hassan, his servant and constant companion, is a Hazara, a despised and impoverished caste. Their uncommon […]
Musical Memories Down The Lane – #MyFriendAlexa
Musical Memories Down The Lane I think all of us would agree that as a rule, human beings have a powerful attachment to their childhood experiences. By the same token, we would probably agree that we would be strongly attached to the kind of music we grew up on. During my childhood days, when it […]
Writer’s Block: Fact Or Myth? – #MyFriendAlexa
Writer’s Block: Fact Or Myth? Is writer’s block a genuine malice or is it a myth created by people? Before trying to answer the question, I would like to narrate a small anecdote my political science teacher used to regale our class with when I was in my 8th grade. The teacher’s name was Sivaramakrishnan […]
The Practical Wisdom in Religious Texts – #MyFriendAlexa Season 4
The Practical Wisdom in Religious Texts Right through my childhood, my parents tried to instil a love of religion in me and my sister. They are a very orthodox couple, and in our house, pujas were performed in right earnest throughout the year. Both myself and my sister were encouraged to believe in God and […]
