Reviews & Musings

Introduction ·          ISBN – 9788184004311 ·          Genre: Non-Fiction/ Self help ·          Publishers: Random House Publishers ·          Price: Rs. 199/- ( I got this book from the publisher for a review ) As a genre I have a special liking towards self help not because it will help me or for anyone for that matter. But I like reading them to understand the personal experiences of people and to know the various facets of life. This book attracted for the various new age healers or spiritual gurus who were associated with is - Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Trupti Jayin, Bejan Daruwalla, Sanjay B Jumaani, PaulaHoran, Ramesh Chauhan, Pandit Gopal Sharma, Nithya Shanti, Bindu Maira, NanditaSanker, Rajyogini Shivani Didi Impressive list isn’t it? Surely a worthwhile read! Behind The book Source: Google Images Motivational stories from new-age healers who are changing millions of lives worldwide

Today I was in your city. After all these years of fighting an internal battle I finally came there.    

Few days back I saw someone's journey in love- starting with the heady feeling, fluttering of heart, skipping beats, blushes, dreamy look in eyes, unruffled hair, a smile permanently pasted on face, sudden love for anything romantic, the eternal wait reflective on the face, the desire to just listen to the heart............. And finally today I heard the loud THUD when he finally fell in love...  Source: Google Images

  Today we have the man behind Asura - one of the most talked about books this year, Mr. Anand Neelkantan . The moment I had read the book I was curious and I knew I had to know more about him, the book anbd ofcourse his forthcoming book Ajaya about which you can read HERE :  

1    Continuing with the author interview series today we have a very young and vibrant author Harsh Agarwal with us here   sharing what writing and books are for him:     Firstly a warm welcome to Reviews and Musings . I would like to extend my heartiest congratulations for new releases that you have lined up as of now. Time’s Lost Atlas as a compiler and then your own Nazaqat. How does it feel? Nervous… excited? Can you please tell us something more about them? Thanks Namrata! It’s a pleasure! Well it feels like a responsible parent whose kids are having an examination coming up. You have expectations, you are nervous, you are excited and you keep on thinking how teachers (readers in this case) will react to it. It’s a mixed state of anxiety, excitement and anticipation. That’s all I can say!  Both of my kids are being published by Half baked beans. Nazaqat is my third full length novel which is about a prostitute who takes this profession on her own will. I

  Introduction ·          ISBN – 978-81-8495-442-5 ·          Genre: Religion & Philosophy ·          Publishers: Jaico Books ·          Price: Rs. 250/- ( I got this book from the publisher for a review ) Death as a thing has always fascinated us human beings since ages. More than life we are more curious about it. What else would you call when you see people having after death stories to narrate, wanting to experience past life, curious about when will they die, how will they die etc.   I to be honest am not curious about death, but yes life mystifies me. I have always wanted to learn more about it and this book seemed like a ready to read hand book on life. Behind The book Source: Google Images The distance between your life and death is just one breath

Introduction ·          ISBN – 978-81-8495-446-3 ·          Genre: Religion & Philosophy ·          Publishers: Jaico Books ·          Price: Rs. 225/- ( I got this book from the publisher for a review ) Having born in a country like India which has such rich and diverse culture we are all born story lovers. We keep hearing various mythological tales since childhood and keep building images in our mind. This book is an affirmation on all those tales that we heard as a child. I picked up this book one for the connect it gave to my childhood, two mythology has always fascinated me for I feel with 33 crore God and Goddess the stories can never get over for us and three mystic India as a name allured me to read this book. Behind The book Source: Google Images   Stories of Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva, Ganesha and Krishna and from the Ramayana and Mahabharata

Introduction ·          ISBN – 978-8-184-00191-4 ·          Genre: Autobiography/ Sport ·          Publishers: Random House ·          Price: Rs. 499/- ( I got this book from the publisher for a review ) I have not been much of a cricket enthusiast. But there is something about this game that is addictive. Call it the money, the name, the fame or purely the adrenalin rush when you see INDIA win! I have always closely followed the lives of few cricketers for it inspires me to read how they went to become someone from no-one and will soon become a no-one once their cricket career is over. The biggest reason why I wanted to read this book was it is was an autobiography and I always believe that such books help in knowing an individual better than just having a biography written by someone. And needless to say Brett Lee is a cricketer I always wanted to know more about. Behind The book Source: Google Images When I put the cap on, the crowd cheered. I did not w

Reading and reviewing has always been my first love and is the main reason behind this blog's creation in the first place. This month I plan to read a lot of books and ofcourse also come closer to my Goodreads Challenge to be completed by December. The books I plan to review this month are:   Change your life   Classic Tales from Mystic India   From Life to death in one breath   My LIFE by Bret Lee   Source: Google Images ~ To the Bibliophile Me ~ I have participated this month in a meme being held at a lovely blogger friend Sudeshna who blogs at Proses, Verses and Conversations . Do hop on and join in to have some fun as the more the merrier!!

Introduction ·          ISBN – 978-93-81860-92-2 ·          Genre: Self help ·          Publishers: Embassy Books ·          Price: Rs. 250/- ( I got this book from the author for a review ) As I child everytime I was asked what I wanted to be I had different answers to give. Doctor, teacher, pilot but today when I asked the same question the only answer I have is I want to be happy. After all that is what our life has been reduced to, a never ending pursuit of happiness! What attracted me to this book was the name of the book for that is the question I keep asking myself many times not to receive any satisfactory answers.  Behind The book Source: Google Images This book talks about the most important thing in your life… about happiness. We all want success, prosperity, financial gains and some of ius also desire recognition and fame, but when we look closer, the core question that each one of us stops and asks oneself every now and then is AM I REALLY HAPPY