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  ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0912LQ87J  Publisher ‏ : ‎ Rubric Publishing Price: INR 275/- Gopal Lahiri's latest poetry collection has been divided into 7 separate sections – Voyages In, Voyages Out, Cityscape Silhouettes, Macrocosm, Haiku Series, and Micro Poems, Travel Diaries, and Pandemic and Resilience. In every section, his writing manages to hold your attention long after you have finished reading the book.  Lahiri is a prolific poet with close to 17 poetry collections to his credit. His works are beautiful imagery of his observations from life at large.   Gopal Lahiri's writing flows in the book in ebbs and tides. It makes you smile, think, cry, wish and sigh as you go through the poems.  Here I am alive in isolation,  breathing in soulless life   waiting for a new world. Lahiri's words are thought-provoking in ways where he questions a lot of things in parts. While some parts are like a gentle nudge where you want to pause and see th...

Namrata reviews Hesitancies by Sanjeev Sethi (Classix, July 2021) and calls it a book you can always keep coming back to every time your soul craves for a deep melancholic touch of verses dipped in emotions.  Image Source: Amazon.in ISBN: 978-81-952562-3-5  Published by Classix (A Hawakal Imprint)  Year: July 2021  Price: INR 500/- 

Source: Goodreads.com ~About the book~ RECLAIM / RESIST is a forthcoming two-part anthology series that aims to weaponize contemporary literature in reclaiming women's body from the oppression and victimization that we continuously endure in a capitalist-patriarchal society. RECLAIM: An Anthology of Women's Poetry will be the first installment of this series, set for release in Fall 2019. RESIST: An Anthology of Women's Prose will be out in 2020. You can know more about it HERE .

From the Blurb Indian women are taught to put others before themselves from an early age. This book aims to change that. Boundless is a powerfully honest collection of poems that encourage a young India to find its own identity. The last ten years for the poet, Natasha Malpani Oswal, have been a journey in experimentation and self-discovery. Natasha has tried to capture her exploration of the idea of home and identity over this time frame through these poems. In the recent times, poetry as a medium of expression has been widely celebrated which only means more to love for poetry lovers like me. With poets like Rupi Kaur, Harnidh Kaur, Rochelle Potkar we have been introduced to new forms of poetry which is poignant and relatable at the same time. They seem to pick up extremely relevant themes from what is happening around us and weave the emotions around it to create poems which leave a deep mark on the psyche of the reader. Natasha Malpani Oswal is a big believer in the...

As a book reviewer I can say, I am blessed to have had the opportunity of not only reading some amazing works but also having the chance to speak to them, know their story and share it with their world. Couple of weeks ago I had received an email from Pragya requesting me to review her poetry collection. What struck me the most about her email was, her story and that is exactly what made me say yes because someone who has been through such an interesting journey so far will definitely have a lot to say. And I wasn't disappointed at all. You can make that out from my review HERE about her work.  To let you know more about her, Pragya Bhagat was born in New Delhi, but spent her childhood in five different countries. At the age of fifteen she immigrated to America, where she studied Biology at the University of Texas at Austin. After graduating, Pragya taught science to sixth and eighth grade students at KIPP Austin College Prep.Volunteering with the survivors of the Bhopa...

Introduction ASIN :  B075RHCXT3 Genre:  Anthology/ Poetry Publishers: Amazon Price:  Rs. 100/-  ( I got the book for review from the  author )

Introduction Source: Goodreads.com ASIN :B077P94B2V  Genre: Anthology / Poetry Publishers: Amazon Price:  Rs. 49 /-  ( I got the book for review from the autho r )

Introduction ISBN:  978-93-86021-07-6 Genre: Fiction Publishers: Aleph Price:  Rs.399/-  ( I got the book for review from the publisher ) On a camel’s back hill beyond Agra stands a Redstone citadel altogether different from the white marble Taj Mahal. Fatehpur Sikri is the capital Akbar built to honour the saint who foretold the birth of his first son. In the inner court of the king’s palace is a broad stone terrace with a chequered pattern that resembles a game board. Here, accounts say, Akbar played a kind of chess using human pieces from his harem of three hundred. Costumed in various guises, his women would have presented lively masques upon this stage.Zelaldinus mounts such a pageant, glittering and fantastical, where past and present, nobles and commoners, history and fiction rub shoulders. Its variety of verse and prose forms evoke the carnival spirit of a masque. Underlying the depiction of a rich and varied court life at Sikri are reflections on kin...

Introduction ISBN:  978-81291453451 Genre: Fiction /Poetry / Mythology Publishers: Rupa Price:  Rs.595/-  ( I got the book for review from the publisher ) ‘S ri Krishna, I am being put through an ordeal, the foolish Acts of your cousins are burning me up, save from these wicked ones Who are stripping me of the cloth I am clad in! You alone can save me, the saviour of the helpless; If I lose my honour, can I stay alive? ’ She vowed to never tie her hair till the day the Pandavas avenged the humiliation she had been subjected to by the Kauravas. That her hair would be left untamed and wild till the day Bhima would kill Dushyasana and smear her hair with his blood. This is an epic poem narrating the saga of one of the most important, intriguing and complex female characters of Hindu mythology—Draupadi of Mahabharata.The Flaming Tresses of Draupadi traces the life and journey of Draupadi from her birth from the sacrificial fire—whereupon she was named ‘Ya...

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:  B01BKQYKC6 Genre:  Poetry Book / Anthology/ Romance Publishers: Amazon Price:  Rs. 68/-  A collection of 35 love poems on Unconditional love, Longing, Romance, Fond reminisces and Separation. The heart listens to no one. It hums its own song. This is primarily the reason why love and music are so much interrelated. When a person falls in love, his heart becomes an orchestra of emotions which churns out a beautiful song, audible only to the heart of his lover. There are different kinds of love stories, but one thing is same in all of them. In every love story, there is a melody. It might be sweet or passionate. It can also be transcending or heart wrenching. In this book, you will be able to taste 35 distinct flavors of love. Delve in the verses, catch a glimpse of the 35 love stories unfolding before you and hear the melody they produce. The heart listens to no one because it is governed by love. Then, why try to control it? Le...

Absence of You by Sarah Elle Emm Released on 17th May, 2016 About the Book:

Introduction ISIN: 978-1482859607 Genre: Poetry collection Publishers: Partridge Price: Rs. 450 /- ( I got this book from the author for a review ) See through time's bleary glass, a little beyond in the past, Within the corners of our living rooms – Memories are sweetly nesting. They have made a house within our houses, basking in the glorious light, or reclining upon the soft couch in the shed. . .. From examining the nostalgia of love, to muse upon the memories of losses and pains, this, Amit's third collection of poems and verses, is even richer and poignant. While at times, it is engaging, devotional and philosophical, at other times, it also observes quietly the nature of our contemporary world. Behind the book Source: www.amazon.com