Before nationalists and patriots, before colonizers and invaders, before emperors and kings, India was woven together by pilgrim paths. Seekers and sages travelled north and south, east and west, across mountains and along rivers, ignoring artificial boundaries, seeking and finding gods. Renowned mythologist Devdutt Pattanaik takes us on an insightful journey to thirty-two holy sites…
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if it bleeds by Stephen king Book review
From #1 New York Times bestselling author, legendary storyteller, and master of short fiction Stephen King comes an extraordinary collection of four new and compelling novellas—Mr. Harrigan’s Phone, The Life of Chuck, Rat, and the title story If It Bleeds—each pulling you into intriguing and frightening places. The novella is a form King has returned to over and over again…
A letter to Books by Ronak shah on World book day
Dear books, Where should I start? I fear that I’ll not able to express my feeling? I fear that the digital world might replace the love for you. I feel bad for those humans you don’t touch you. I love you extremely! I remember the first time we met. It was a rainy day and…
How the Onion Got its Layers in e-book and audiobook formats by Sudha Murty
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…
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…