Reviews & Musings

 

Namrata reviews Anirudh Kala’s Two and a Half Rivers (Niyogi Books, 2021) and talks how Kala explores trauma and the long-lasting impact it has on the mental health of an individual through this book justifiably well.  ISBN ‏ : ‎ 978-9391125202  Publisher ‏ : ‎ Niyogi Books Pvt. Ltd.  Release Date: October 2021  Price: INR 395/-  The Partition changed a lot of things in many ways. It had different impacts on people living in different states, the impact of which we are still dealing with even after more than seven decades. 

Namrata reviews S.L. Bhyrappa’s Brink (Translated by R. Ranganath Prasad and published by Niyogi Books, 2020) calling it a much-needed reminder in today’s times when mental health is still spoken about in a hush-hush manner.  Translated by R. Ranganath Prasad from a popular Kannada novel ‘Anchu‘ originally written by S.L. Bhyrappa, Brink is a story that touches a raw nerve with the reader in various ways. It talks about mental health and relationships with a rare poignancy all throughout its narrative.  Considered to be one of the foremost writers in Kannada literature, Bhyrappa has been honoured with many awards including the Sahitya Akademi Award for Daatu in 1975 and Saraswati Samman of K.K. Birla Foundation for Mandra in 2010. His novels have been translated into almost all Indian languages. Previously R. Ranganath Prasad worked for a public sector bank and later resigned from his job to pursue his interest in literature and translations. Initiated to metrical versificatio...

Image Source: Amazon.in Namrata reviews Bani Basu's A Plate of White Marble translated by Nandini Guha (Published by Niyogi Books, 2020) and calls it a mirror reflecting the ugly facets of our society. Published by: Niyogi Books Year of Publishing: October, 2020 Price: INR 400/- ‘ Some women fear the fire. Some women simply become it...’  – R.H. Sin This was the first thought I had in mind, after completing A Plate of White Marble by Bani Basu . Written originally in Bengali circa 1990, this story of Bandana captures every aspect of the struggles of an Indian woman in those times. Considered to be one of the most versatile contemporary writers in Bengali, Bani Basu is an eminent academician, poet, novelist, essayist, critic and translator. She writes on diverse topics ranging from history and mythology to society, psychology and gender. Since her debut in 1980 with the stellar Janmabhumi-Matribhumi , a number of her stories have been adapted into films and...

Introduction ·          ISBN – 9789381523971 ·          Genre: Science -fiction ·          Publishers: Niyogi Books ·          Price: Rs. 395/- ( I got this book from Readers Cosmos for a review ) The moment I read this blurb Quantum Physics meets Bible and Vedas in Background of Kashmir and Cricket I was curious to read this book. Just few days back I was lamenting on my Facebook page about how Indian fiction has the same run of the mill kind of stories and how I am dying to read something un-put-down able . And here I get the answer in the form of this book! You can view the official trailor of the book HERE to see what the book holds in store for you. Behind The book Source: Google Images AN ANCIENT WEAPON FROM THE VEDAS & BIBLE ONCE HUNTED BY THE NAZIS POWERED BY THE SOUND OF UNI...