Reviews & Musings

Introduction Source: Amazon.in ISBN :  9789352017157 Genre: Non-fiction/ Travelogue Publishers: Leadstart Publishing Pvt Ltd Price:  Rs. 225/-  ( I got the book for review from Author's Channel )

Introduction Source: Goodreads.com Genre: Non-Fiction/Self-help Publishers: Leadstart Publications Price:  Rs. 299/-  ( I got the book for review from the  publishe r )

Phew! What a month September has been... with 14 book reviews and other bookish musings the whole month flew by amidst words and their imagery. With the festivities round the corner and some travel plans in store I have decided to take it a little bit light this month and hence have reduced the number of reviews for the month. Oh....I am sure you are curious what's in store for this month and without much ado, here's what I am devouring.

Introduction ISIN:  9789352016167 Genre: Fiction / Drama Publishers: Leadstart Price:  Rs. 150/- ( I got this book from the publisher for a review ) Addiction blurs our hold on reality; people say. But what if addiction becomes our reality? Siddharth had a fair few addictions in his wake. The challenge now was to differentiate between the ideal world and the real world. Will Siddharth be able to overcome his addictions and find true love. Or is it just another addiction? This book is not a biography of the author but is written in a way that author is the protagonist. Behind the book Source: Goodread s. com

Introduction ISIN:  9789352016198 Genre: Fiction / Drama Publishers: Leadstart Price:  Rs. 250/- ( I got this book from the publisher for a review ) When a dying corporate professional escapes into a train to somewhere, he finds himself become a storyteller of old mythological tales. Tagging along is ten year old Hari who is looking for his parents he lost in the trains. Together their adventures lead them to debating with priests, dancing with eunuchs, sharing meals and conversing casually about death with random strangers. A runaway wife tags along with these annoying mavericks. Taking her first train she is all ready to be an actress. That night, what begins as a harmless conversation changes their fate completely. What makes them hold on to each other for longer? Do they find what they were looking for? What happens when they bump into each other few years later? But do all of them make it alive? A window seat is all about those conversations with strangers tha...

Introduction ISIN:  978-9352015665 Genre:  Children's / YA  Publishers:  Leadstart Publishing Price:  Rs. 199/- ( I got this book from the  publisher  for a review ) Inspiring five real-life stories for children (late elementary/early middle school). Welcome to the real world, where superheroes live. They are no different from anyone—confronted with life’s turmoils and challenges. Like the young performer, Pandit Ravi Shankar—the sitarist who introduced Indian classical music to the West—in The Music Weaver. His heart tugs him to leave his cushy life behind for exciting but uncertain possibilities. The mountain porter, Tenzing Norgay—the first climber to top Mount Everest, alongside Edmund Hillary—in The Determined Dreamer. He can’t control his yearning for something more…bigger, better and greater. The number-whiz, Srinivasa Ramanujan—a one-of-a-kind mathematical genius—in The Mathemagician. He outshines his teachers even though he f...

Introduction ISIN: 9789352013388 Genre: Anthology / Poetry Publishers: Leadstart Price:  Rs. 150/- ( I got this book from the  author for a review ) "Don't use the phone. People are never ready to answer it. Use poetry." _ Jack Kerouac 'Thousand Unspoken Thoughts' brings together the collection of poetry of an amateur poet who uses words to see through the world. Prerna, though being an Advocate by profession believes that writing is where her heart lies. The collection is a passage through her mind, where innumerable dreams and aspirations, are brought down to ink. Her writing is not confined to any age group; hence, no censor certificate is required. Keeping that thought aside, she believes in the power of ink, and her poems stand as witness. " Behind the book Source: Goodreads.com

Introduction ISIN:  9352013654 Genre: Non fiction / Business / Economics Publishers:  Leadstart Publishing Price:  Rs. 299/- ( I got this book from the  publisher  for a review ) What is the root cause of inflation? { } Too much money in circulation. { } Demand for goods exceeds supply. { } Increase in the cost of production. { } All of the above. { } None of the above. For millennia, the waywardness of inflation has vexed economists and financial experts alike yet neither individuals nor nations have succeeded in coming to grips with it. Across the world, it is the common man, bewildered and exasperated by this baffling phenomenon called 'inflation', who has always been left holding the short end of the stick. No matter what the remedial measures adopted by experts, INFLATION will just not be TAMED. This book, written by a non-economist, in a style readily comprehensive by lay persons (who are not adverse to a modicum of basic maths), delves into the ...

Introduction ISIN:  978-9383562800 Genre: Fiction Publishers: Platinum Press Price:  Rs. 99/- ( I got this book from the  publisher  for a review ) "This book contains eleven short stories in Odiya translated into English. The original authors are all well-known writers, some of them winners of the Kendriya Sahitya Akademi awards and others honoured with several state-level awards. The stories in this anthology reflect the rich and divergent cultural heritage of Odisha and the current thinking in Odiya society - varying from focus on the plight of the underprivileged to the struggles of different sections of society in dealing with moral dilemmas. The stories have been selected carefully to promote the Odiya language, with its colourful idiom, the heritage and the social ambience of Odisha, to a wider audience so that the readers can learn about its rich literature and the glorious history of Odisha. " Behind the book Source: Amazon.com

Introduction ISIN:  978-9352013920 Genre:  Fiction Publishers: Leadstart Price:  Rs. 375/- ( I got this book from the  publisher   for a review ) April 13th, 1978. Kartar Singh, an upper caste agriculturist, guns down his newly married daughter Simran and her lower caste husband, for the sake of 'upholding family honour'.His ex-lover, Sarah Jefferson (a British psychologist) visits him in jail to discover that Kartar has been a victim of ruthless manipulation at the hands of his politician father, Dilawar Singh, who is known to unconditionally despise the lower caste. Vowing justice for Kartar, Sarah embarks on an intriguing mission, venturing to turn the tables against the unscrupulous Dilawar, who by now is a powerful minister in the Punjab cabinet. Curiously delving into his boyhood days, she is astonished to learn that young Dilawar was in fact an 'affable-boy-next-door' who too had a love life, having lost his heart to a beautiful girl in Lahore.....

Today we are in conversation with Manan Kapoor the author of   The Lamentations of a Sombre Sky .  Read on to know more about him as an author and as a person. Source:  linguistics-research-digest.blogspot.com

Introduction ISIN: 9789352015849 Genre: Fiction Publishers: Leadstart Price: Rs. 250/- ( I got this book from the publisher for a review ) Kashmir — 1991 In between the insurgency and the exodus, Inayat finds solace in the company of Gul, a Kashmiri pundit, and Aaqib. She blooms under the eyes of her father, Maqbool — an alcoholic poet, and her mother — Wahida, who is fraught with sanguinity. They spend their days listening to The Doors in Gul’s backyard and attending Shakes-Peer’s English lessons at the school. However, as they leave behind their childhood, they realize that the future holds things for them that they have never even imagined. Inayat comes face to face with loss as bereavement engulfs Kashmir. The echoing of the machine guns, the wails of her loved ones and the silence that she is bequeathed with is all that is left. The Lamentations of a Sombre Sky is the story of a skirmish with life and the perseverance in the dark times Behind the book Sour...

Introduction ISIN: 978-9352013937 Genre: Fantasy / fiction Publishers: Frog Books Price: Rs. 375 /- ( I got this book from the publisher for a review ) The Third Yuga is slowly drawing to a close. Nam – the greatest Empire on Janani – is going to face some fierce winds of change. Seers foresee omens of death and destruction in the return of the Banished One – A God who will claim the ashes of this world as revenge. While out in the streets, rumours abound - of older forgotten powers stirring. Caught in this maelstrom of a power struggle between Gods are three ordinary lives: General Fateh, the most celebrated soldier in Nam who starts to question his faith, Ishan – a gifted orphan who struggles to comprehend his destiny and Abhaya – a young monk in search of truths about this world. Their choices and actions will shape the destiny of this scarred world that becomes the playground for vindictive Gods. In a world where Rakshasas arise out of left-over traces of Maaya and twilig...

Introduction ISIN: 978-9352015450 Genre: Fiction / Anthology Publishers: Frog Books Price: Rs. 250 /- ( I got this book from the publisher for a review ) " Twenty-six alphabets, twenty-six names, and twenty-six short stories. Each exploring one unique emotion, taking you into the dark recess of the mind. Some frothy and most of them dark. Most standing alone and some facing a mirror, where the same story comes alive in two different ways, through two different protagonist . Meet myriad characters - from the single-minded prostitute to the man on the railways station bereft of any memory; a woman desperate for a biological child to a dead man's trial. Meet a jealous lover with a twisted brain and a gay man's memory of a one-night encounter. Meet twenty-six such characters arrested and sentenced for life inside the pages of a book. Each one leaving an indelible mark on your soul.. " Behind the book Source: Amazon.in

Introduction ISIN: 978-93-52013-74-6 Genre:  Non-fiction / Self help Publishers:  Celestial Books (Leadstart Corp) Price:  Rs. 199/- (  I got the book from the publisher for a review ) In this third book, the author Gian Kumar has ventured into experiential awareness. His earlier books had shown that in spite of material and digital comforts in the world today, we are still living a life of dualities. Happiness-unhappiness, good-bad, God-devil, all exist side by side. Following spiritual teachings of gurus or masters do not give the much needed solace; there still seems to be something missing. The mind, with its constant chatter and habit of delving into past experiences and anxieties about the future, does not allow to live in the present moment and be aware in the 'now'. By the time our mind can register it, there is already a new 'now' which has taken its place. Here, the author has brought us into a deeper existence, where through experiential realiz...