Yesterday's ghosts
By Nikhil Pradhan Story is full blend thriller and paranormal. The story is full of secrets, spies and hidden truths. Plot is engaging. Story is very intriguing and fast paced. Title is some what haunted type. The story is of a team of disgraced spies that have moved on in their lives. They didn't have intention to return to the place were everything was mess. There was a disastrous war in Sri Lanka. One day all of them received a mysterious message written with a familiar code. They remembered about their secret. Chapter one starts with an interview or a conversation between Ranbir Jadon and Castellan. Book is divided into four part and twenty - seven chapters. Mostly book contains interviews. Storytelling is amazing. Language is easy to understand.
0 Comments
26/11 BRAVEHEART: My Encounter with Terrorists That Night
by Praveen Kumar Teotia Published by Rupa Publications Genre:- Non-fiction Many of us had heard about 26 November attack happened in Mumbai, but we don't know the full event happened there. As I was early waiting to know, I picked this book. And wanted to post it today. Author Was the commando in the MARCOS team. He was leading his team to fight against the terrorists. Author tell full story of that deadly night, how his team entered Taj, how he confronted the terrorists and how he was nearly killed. Book is divided into twenty-two chapters. It's all about courage, conviction and resurrection. It covers the part of author's life the declared as unfit for life to fought back and become a marathon runner and the coveted iron-man. If you are finding some non- Fiction work to read this one is definitely for you. Pandemic
By Sonia Shah The year 2020 has been blamed for turning our lives upside down. Over last few months we have all have been affected by the pandemic in one way or another. Now, people are not serious about taking precautions, this book is definitely a need right now. In this book, the author talks about how Cholera, one of the deadliest pandemics affected the human race. The author has dissected the spread and impact of many pandemics like Ebola, Cholera and Coronavirus. We also get to read about how these pandemics were dealt on different levels, which is very very important if we want to really understand the seriousness of the current situation. Many people just blamed Covid-19 but it also teaches us something. Like spend time with family, do savings, and many more. Personally I heard so much new words in this pandemic period like lockdown, quarantine, ventilators etc. The language is easy. The author explains many scientific concepts in layman language. Definitely a must read. 4/5 Tales from the Himalayas
By Priyanka Pradhan Published by Rupa Publications This book is a collection of 17 adventurous,fascinating, wild and exciting stories from the Himalayas. It is an entertaining, heartwarming and delightful read. Book has an unique storytelling quality . The title perfectly matches with the contain. Every story contains picture for easy visualisation. It is the perfect escape from mundane city life and the urban burden. The cover of the book is attractive and eye catchy which made me pick this book. Stories are well narrated. Language is simple and easy to understand. All the stories are amazing but favourite is " The Biggest gift" which was very entertaining. A interesting pick if you want to read something light yet meaningful. Nothing to Lose by Manbeena Sandhu
I have read some of Osho's work and i had a slight idea of the scandals he was involved in. This book is an authorised biography of Maa Anand Sheela, the women who witnessed it all. From being the biggest supporter & devotee of her Bhagwan, heading the Rajneeshpuram ashram in the USA, to attempted murder and assault along with some of her allies, what is known as the largest bioterror attack in American history and spent thirty-nine months in prison. We get to read an insider view of what actually happened in the Osho Ashram, the sex scandal & preachings of Osho and how the sanyasins were persuaded in this dark reality. If you are interested in getting to know a detail account of how an ordinary professor became a sex guru and propagated conflicting & scandalous ideas on basis of his excellent persuasion & oratory skills, this book is for you. The author's story telling skills are excellent, for a nonfiction read, the book is very gripping and will keep you hooked. Good read! Rating: 4/5 A Pleasant Escape
by Piyush Rohankar Published by Srishti Publishers & Distributors Genre :- Fiction 'We write to taste life twice, in the moment and in retrospect ' from the book a pleasant escape. Our protagonist of these story is Alok Shirke, who is preparing for upse civil examination. Upse is known as toughest exam and need do classes and read loads of books. Every year more than ten thousand aspirants give exam but only few are selected. The failed one try again or prepare and some give up. Author explains how people are struggling to pass the exams. Story itself is a motivation for aspirants. You will enjoy to read his Shattered dreams, relationship, patch-ups, break ups, losing one of his Friend Manish during protest. Finding life long friends and a bunch of experience all did he receive because of UPSC is beautifully described by author. The story will offer you so many unexpected twists and turns, which makes this book unputdownable. You will get to read how his journey started from Old Rajinder Nagar (KSG) of finding pgs to selecting options to become the IAS after third attempt which indeed demands lots of patience and commitment then every coming and going in between has been described. Definitely recommended! Inquilab A Decade Of Protest
Published by harpercollins As the title and the blurb suggests this book is about revolutions. As a democratic country, protests and people's voice is very important. This book is an anthology of lectures, letters and speeches of important issues and events that have occured in past 10 years. The author has also added her own perspcetive. This book carries voices of Anna Hazare | Kavita Krishnan | Nayantara Sahgal | Rana Ayyub | Rohith Vemula | Kanhaiya Kumar | Romila Thapar | P. Sainath | Mahua Moitra | Majid Maqbool | Chandra Shekhar Azad | Nabiya Khan | Ramachandra Guha. Two of my favourite were inspiring speech and lecture of Anna hazare and P. Sainath. If you like reading about politics, i will recommend this book to you. The language is simple and the content is presented very well. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. Archives
February 2021
Categories |