Reviews & Musings

Introduction ISIN: 978-8-184-00615-5 Genre: Fiction Publishers: Random House India Price: Rs. 399/- ( I received the book for review from the publisher ) On his way from Tangiers to China, the medieval Moorish traveller Ibn Battuta arrives in Konya, Turkey where the legendary dervish Rumi had lived, danced and died. More than half a century may have passed since his death, but his poetry remains alive, inscribed in every stone and tree and pathway. Rumi’s followers entrust Ibn Battuta with a manuscript of his life stories to spread word of the mystic on his travels. As Battuta reads and recites these tales, his listeners discover their own lives reflected in these stories—fate has bound them, and perhaps you, to Rumi. A Mirrored Life reaffirms the magical powers of storytelling, making us find Rumi in each of our hearts. Behind The book Source: Goodreads

Introduction   ISBN : 978-8-184-00308-6   Category: Fiction Publishers: Random House Price: Rs. 399/-   ( I got this book from the publisher for review) Not long back I was introduced to Saadat Hasan Manto’s writings by none other than Rukun from Random House and to tell I loved his writing would be less. I lived his stories as somehow I have a deep love and respect towards Urdu as a language. Dozakhnama   - conversations in hell is an extraordinary story   as it’s a biography of Manto saab and Ghalib and a history of Indian culture rolled into one. This was perfect I thought when I read these lines on the backside of the book and grabbed it for reading! Behind the book Source: Google Images Compose some more poetry, Mir sahib your words may survive on someone’s lips.