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BOOK REVIEW: The Aryabhata Clan by Sudipto Das

BOOK REVIEW: The Aryabhata Clan by Sudipto Das

Posted May 15, 2018 by @amanhimself in Books, Fiction / 0 Comments

The delightedness of reading a book depends on very few factors. One of them is how the plot unfolds in front of the reader and his mind. Afterall, every story has some of it. Without a storyline, a book or a novel is spineless. Sudipto Das’ latest work, The Aryabhata Clan is a great example of why storyline matters. The Aryabhata Clan is the second novel in the series after Ekkos clan. The genesis of the plot is coupled with some facts based on author’s research of ancient India, some 1500 years ago. The storyline starts in the present day New Delhi and takes its reader back in time as it advances. The plot is as follows: The Islamic State […]

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BOOK REVIEW: Clarity is the Only Spirituality by Susunaga Weeraperuma

BOOK REVIEW: Clarity is the Only Spirituality by Susunaga Weeraperuma

Posted May 12, 2018 by @amanhimself in Book Reviews, Books, Non-Fiction / 0 Comments

How often to do you think a human brain, your mind, is at peace? Not the ultimate peace, but the one from all the daily chaos that makes it scattered and eventually affects our decisions. Susunaga Weeraperuma who devotes different forms of yoga, organic gardening, creative writing, reading, and meditation, thinks has the answer to the above question and has come out with a book with the same level of wisdom to enlight his readers. The book starts on a high note and directly with the first chapter. The author addresses the title of the book in the first chapter and goes on talking about ‘attention’ span of a human mind in the first chapter. The whole book is divided […]

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BOOK REVIEW: Voice of the Rain Season by Subrata Dasgupta

BOOK REVIEW: Voice of the Rain Season by Subrata Dasgupta

Posted May 8, 2018 by @amanhimself in Book Reviews, Books, Fiction / 1 Comment

In past two years, I feel Indian fiction is on a rise. Not only the authors are trying to do the lonely job of writing elegantly, publishers have started acknowledging it. Such a book I came across, Voice of the Rain Season written by Subrata Dasgupta. A tale full of warmth. The plot is based on the intertwining lives of two individuals, Martin Shawncross and Joya Bose, both in their twenties one American student and the other a Bengali teacher who teaches Indian Literature in the United States. The plot dives deeper into the lives these two characters as Joya learns about Martin’s Bengali background and is intrigued by the fact stated. She is attracted to the friendliness but also […]

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#WhatsOnMyKindle? What am I reading this month.

#WhatsOnMyKindle? What am I reading this month.

Posted May 6, 2018 by @amanhimself in Books / 16 Comments

I went shopping. A task I try to avoid until its books. Only to make myself calm and to satisfy the lust of buying ebooks, I bought most of the books written by Colin Wright from Amazon. For those who do not know, Colin is many things. He is a traveller, a minimalist, author of many books both in genres of fiction and non-fiction. He also runs a podcast Let’s Know Things and is a co-founder of Asymmetrical Press. I am not advertising anything about Colin in this post. All words are truly mine. Nor Colin is paying me to write this post. I am just excited to read his work. The reason I am excited is that I feel […]

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BOOK REVIEW: The Longest Ride on the Kincham Express by Divya Johry

BOOK REVIEW: The Longest Ride on the Kincham Express by Divya Johry

Posted May 1, 2018 by @amanhimself in Book Reviews, Books / 0 Comments

Divya Johry’s latest book The Longest Ride on the Kincham Express is a contemporary fiction about five travelers. It is a tale that summarises different human aspects in one journey that seems long enough. Thus, making the plot of the book intriguing. The plot includes five characters: Amaaya, Sujoy, Neil, Mihir and Trisha who are chosen by their organization to embark on a journey with a task of accomplishing by travel back along with a criminal baba. The plot is interesting from the start when a reader is being introduced to these different personalities without much knowledge of what they were chosen to do. Each personality shows different traits throughout the book by not agreeing as unibody on the matters […]

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BOOK REVIEW: Bend Your Knees and Do Your Best by Kalyani

BOOK REVIEW: Bend Your Knees and Do Your Best by Kalyani

Posted April 29, 2018 by @amanhimself in Book Reviews, Books, Fiction / 0 Comments

Debut work of author Kalyani, Bend Your Kneed and Do Your Best is based up on real-life drama of person who has devoted their whole life to one thing. To get happiness in the corporate world. On reading I deciphered its theme, as one grows old, feeling of losing faith and uncertainty strikes harder than one can imagine. The plot starts with the introduction of our protagonist’s life who is as a senior professional in an IT organization. Her traits include her focus on the task at hand and her nature of not following the risky path that few do in this type of work. From a very young age, our protagonist has a strong belief that the God acts […]

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BOOK REVIEW: She Walks, She Leads by Gunjan Jain

BOOK REVIEW: She Walks, She Leads by Gunjan Jain

Posted April 14, 2018 by @amanhimself in Books, Non-Fiction / 3 Comments

She Walks, She Leads is the latest work of Gunjan Jain, an effort that closely and in-depth explores individual lives of twenty-six Indian Women, and their journey to success. The book covers these real-life personages of various fields such as business, art, entertainment etc. Notable modern day icons such as Nita Ambani, Sania Mirza, Parmeshwar Godrej, Indra Nooyi, etc. Each chapter in that covers the biography of every individual will leave an impression on the reader. Each chapter explores how these icons started their journey and continue to rise. By the end of every chapter, there is questionnaire round. The author interviews a close family member, friend or spouse to get more insight out of their lives. These real-life tales […]

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BOOK REVIEW: Maps are Lines We Draw by Allison Coffelt

BOOK REVIEW: Maps are Lines We Draw by Allison Coffelt

Posted March 20, 2018 by @amanhimself in Book Reviews, Books / 0 Comments

Maps are Lines We Draw is Allison Coffelt’s travel memoir. The book that is actually a novella, deciphers the culture of Haiti. I picked this book because of the cover and the title mainly. They both compliment each other and is a good attraction. Little did I know of Allison’s writing style at that time.

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BOOK REVIEW: Radical Self-Love by Gala Darling

BOOK REVIEW: Radical Self-Love by Gala Darling

Posted March 15, 2018 by @amanhimself in Book Reviews, Books / 2 Comments

  In Radical Self-Love, you’ll discover exactly what makes you so magnificent. Written by Gala Darling, this book is indeed about personal development. I know there are many books out there that cover topics shared by the author in this book. However, this one is unique. It is indeed one of its own kind because of the language and the way the author talks to her reader.

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BOOK REVIEW: Hack the Entrepreneur by Jon Nastor

BOOK REVIEW: Hack the Entrepreneur by Jon Nastor

Posted March 2, 2018 by @amanhimself in Book Reviews, Books / 0 Comments

Jon Nastor is a famous podcaster by the name of Hack the Entrepreneur which shares same title as the book. I picked this book because I read somewhere about it in which they mentioned as quote from Nastor that no body is born an entrepreneur. It is sort of a skill plus lifestyle that you have to create, build around and live. Though after picking up this book, I can say, there are some inspiring moments mentioned in this book.

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