My Jottings
The Blue Women – Anukriti Upadhyay – Book Review
The Blue Women – Anukriti Upadhyay – Book Review Title: The Blue Women Author: Anukriti Upadhyay Genre: Fiction/Stories Publisher: Harper Collins India Price: Rs 399 Link For Purchase: The Blue Women My Take: Pros: The stories in this book are written in sleek, pleasing and powerful language. There are twelve stories in all, and they […]
Me In A Nutshell – #BlogchatterBlogHop
Me In A Nutshell – #BlogchatterBlogHop It is a Friday afternoon, and I am in a reflective mood. This week’s Blogchatter Blog Hop prompt involves describing myself using some of the favourite pieces of content I have penned. After some thought, I interpreted it to mean that I have to look through my blog posts […]
The Sorcery Of The Senses – Tanima Das – Book Review
The Sorcery Of The Senses – Tanima Das – Book Review Title: The Sorcery of The Senses Author: Tanima Das Price: Rs 289 Format: Paperback No of Pages: 220 Publisher: ArtoonsInn Room9 Publications Link For Purchase: The Sorcery of The Senses Pros: This book belongs to the fantasy/sci-fi genre and is based on the premise […]
Three Romantic Films Everyone Should Watch Before They Die
Three Romantic Films Everyone Should Watch Before They Die. I am in deep thought right now, sitting in front of my laptop, and trying to come up with three of the most romantic movies that I have ever watched. I was always supposed to be a dreamer and most of my friends considered me an […]
Reminiscences Of My First Love
Reminiscences Of My First Love It was a sunny Monday afternoon, and I was visiting a science exhibition presented by the students of some of the premiere colleges in India. I was feeling bored. Though I worked in the IT field, and I was exposed to cutting-edge technology every day, the exhibition, unfortunately, did not […]
A Mermaid Speaks Philosophy
A Mermaid Speaks Philosophy I stood waist-deep in the waters,Of the raging sea on a rainy day.Ahead of me were massive waves.I knew if I did not turn back now,The waves would swallow me whole. I had just cremated my beloved soul mate,Of more than forty years of my life.I knew not how to live […]
On My Daughter’s Sixteenth Birthday
On My Daughter’s Sixteenth Birthday I meant to publish this poem on the occasion of my daughter’s sixteenth birthday which fell eleven days back on 15th January. I was so busy with other things that I could not post it earlier. So daughter dear, do please forgive me. Here is the poem for you. Dated: […]
Self-realization In Love
The poem presented below won the 9th spot out of 50 selected poems in the S7 poetry competition conducted recently and is slated to appear in a book of poems to be released soon. Self-Realization In Love The relatives and friends had left, and I was alone.Alone to grieve the loss of my beloved,Alone to […]
My Choice Of Professions As I Grew Up
My Choice of Professions As I Grew Up ‘Kumbha Kumbha! Guff Guff!’ I chanted in a shrill tone keeping time with the sound made by the Grand Trunk express as it traversed the rough, hilly terrain between Itarsi and Gwalior. Usually, kids chant something like ‘Chuff Chuff! Chugg Chugg!’ when they want to imitate a […]
Hyderabad BOOK II – THE PARTITION TRILOGY – MANREET SODHI SOMESHWAR – Book Review
Hyderabad BOOK II – THE PARTITION TRILOGY – MANREET SODHI SOMESHWAR – Book Review Title: Hyderabad BOOK II – THE PARTITION TRILOGY Author: Manreet Sodhi Someshwar Genre: Non Fiction Publisher: HarperCollins India Price: Rs 499 Link for purchase: https://amzn.eu/d/hSvTmCH My Take: Pros: This book describes the events leading up to the accession of Hyderabad, the […]
