17 April, 2020: Young readers are in for a sensory explosion with Penguin Random House India releasing India’s bestselling author Sudha Murty’s new book in e-book and audiobook formats. How the Onion Got Its Layers marks the first ever audio book by Mrs Murty which will be released on World Book Day, 23 April 2020. Following the…
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Book review of Unlocking the Universe by Lucy and Stephen Hawking (Author)
About book What would it have been like to walk the lava-filled earth four and a half billion years ago? Or take your first step on the surface of the moon? And what would you do if robots took over the world? In their series of novels, George’s Secret Key to the Universe, Lucy and…
Book review of Strange As It May Seem by Chitrangada Mukherjee
About Book Trishna is an innocent, sheltered girl, living with her grandmother, Mrs.Binodini Chatterjee. Unaware of the outside world and its cruel ways, she is happy to be in the world of dreams and books. Darvesh is a shrewd money-lender focussed only on what would give him the best returns. Hard-hearted and ruthless, Darvesh knows…
Book Review of Deadly Shadows by Rajinder Prabhakar
About Book ONLY ONE MAN STANDS BETWEEN INDIA AND ITS ANNIHILATION. When a series of deadly attacks carried out by a mysterious weapon strike remote parts of India, it takes the country to the edge of panic and chaos. To make matters worse, the government and its intelligence agencies fear that these attacks are building to…
Book review of Road to Mekong: Four Women, Six Countries, 17,000 Kilometres – An Adventure of a Lifetime by Piya Bahadur
About Book For fifty-six days, four women left their ‘regular lives’, homes, families and comfort, to ride their motorbikes through scenic landscapes, inhospitable terrain and diverse regions. In this process, they covered 17, 000 kilometres through six countries. What inspired them to follow this dangerous, and at times maddening, adventure trail? In road to Mekong,…
Book review of Afsaane – A Collection of Short Stories Ameya Bondre
About Book A sky-blue paper bird glued to a mirror. A handmade book on music to be gifted. A pair of mud-brown tea cups without handles. A shelf to hoard dying memories. A little home tucked away in a remote village. A haunting voice after boarding an empty bus… The images on the cover belong…
Book Review of The Secret Of The Palamu Fort by Razi
About the Book: Someone has risen from the dead and is haunting the sinister ruins of the Palamu Fort. An ancient curse has resurfaced and is asking for its share of blood. A few hundred kilometers from the fort, in the capital city Ranchi, a Professor is murdered. The witnesses claim he was killed by…
Book Review of Sixteen Stormy Days: The Story of the First Amendment of the Constitution of India by Tripurdaman Singh
About BOOK Sixteen Stormy Days narrates the riveting story of the First Amendment to the Constitution of India-one of the pivotal events in Indian political and constitutional history, and its first great battle of ideas. Passed in June 1951 in the face of tremendous opposition within and outside Parliament, the subject of some of independent India’s…
Book Review of The Stranger’s Bedroom by Munshi, Bijoy
About Book: Imagine waking up on a stranger’s bed remembering nothing of your past. Ravish does, and is warmly greeted by Neha. He has been muttering two names in his sleep: Kriti and Rohan. Ravish is an introvert associated with the technology world. Neha is an outrageously curious woman and a firm optimist.What brings them…
Book Review of The Fragile Thread of Hope by Pankaj Giri
Review ‘”Well-sketched, sympathetic characters. A good read.” -Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, Award-wining author of The Palace of Illusions “An epic tale of love, loss, hope and faith that will remain with you long after the final page. With its lovely characters and beautiful prose, it ranks right up there with my favourites.” -Renita D’Silva, Award-nominated bestselling author of The…