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Why Does It Still? (Poetry)

We said our goodbyes long back,
And decided to move on
With our separate life,
Then why does it still hurt now?

We bid adieu a long time ago,
And decided to silence
The burning desire in our heart
Then why does it still burn now?

We wished fare-you-well ages ago ,
And decided to pretend
As if there were no heartache,
Then why does it still ache now?

We exchanged our adios eons ago,
And decided to leave behind
All that sparked in between,
Then why does it still pain within?

We bid our farewell in...

My Affair with Radha (Kunal Desai)

“I am never separated from Radha… She is always with me even when I am alone.”

~My Affair with Radha, Kunal Desai

Narrated as if the entire story is told by Lord Krishna himself with the writer being just a humble listener, “My Affair with Radha” by Kunal Desai brings to the limelight the mysterious, the divine, the spiritual relationship between Radha and Krishna.

While offering their prayers to the idols, some people might often wonder why Radha and Krishna are always worshipped together...

Ashtamahishi: The Eight Wives of Krishna (Radha Viswanath)

“Have faith in your love! The strength of your faith is what will bring Krishna to you.”

~Ashtamahishi, Radha Viswanath

Krishna, the eternal lover, charms the heart of every woman he comes across. His mesmerizing personality entralls them and drives them to desire him as their husband, choose him as their lover, want him as their soul-mate. And Lord Krishna always honour their desire, granting their wish to be with him. For, his heart belongs to those who lose their hearts to him.

The wome...

Why Do I Still? (Poetry)

I can see my ruin
In your sea deep eyes,
Then why do I still
Keep drowning in them?

I can hear my heart shatter
For your all consuming love,
They why do I still
Keep floating in its waves?

I can feel my senses go numb
With the sound of heartbreak,
Then why do I still
Keep driving in its direction?

I can smell my painful burns
From the fire of desire,
Then why do I still
Keep melting in its flame?

I can taste my endless tears
At the end of your farewell,
Then why do I still
Keep yearning for your to...

Turtles All The Way Down (John Green)

“Love is not a tragedy or a failure, but a gift.”

~Turtles All The Way Down, John Green

Darkened with complexity and sprinkled with subtle humour, “Turtles All The Way Down” by John Green deals with the serious effect of the compulsive thought spirals that whirl through our mind and the intense anxiety that grips the heart and eats up the soul from inside. Echoing the voice of every suffering teenager who plays with a dark lens to view the world, the book has the power to reach far into the s...

Paper Towns (John Green)

“Nothing ever happens like you imagine it will.”

~Paper Towns, John Green

Crafted with a poignant hue and served with a pinch of humour, “Paper Towns” by John Green is a moving coming-of-age journey where love, friendship, mystery and philosophy mingles together to bring into light a startling realization that no matter how much we think we know a person, we actually know only a tiny version of them while the real person hides far behind the mask.

“Humans lack good mirrors. It’s so hard ...

An Abundance of Katherines (John Green)

“You can love someone so much… But you can never love people as much as you can miss them.”

~An Abundance of Katherines, John Green

Laden with unlimited humour and sprinkled with tiny bits of wisdom, “An Abundance of Katherines” by John Green is a remarkable book where the narrator and the readers join together to have a good laugh at the cost of the protagonist while also learning some valuable life lessons along the ride.

“The thing about chameleoning your way through life is that it get...

Saratchandra Chattopadhyay: The Writer who Changed the Course of Bengali Literature

Saratchandra Chattopadhyay was the great writer who took upon himself the work of changing the course of Bengali Literature. He rose to spotlight by composing a sensational story “Mondir” that earned him the “Kuntoline Puroshkar” and made him quite popular.

Unlike his predecessors, Saratchandra did not uphold the intense emotion, imagination and romanticism in his novels. Rather, he spun his stories from the tangible emotions and raw experiences of human life. He had a way of creating extraor...

I Kick and I Fly (Book Review)

“I want to be a person. I want to kick and fly. I want to win.”

~I Kick and I Fly, Ruchira Gupta

There are still many girls in India whose fate hangs from the ropes of the powerful. There are women who feel helpless at the hands of destiny. There are girls who can only dream to be free, to fly, to win. But for whom freedom is a distant reality.

Heera was one such girl who was living on borrowed time. But she was also a girl who dared to dream. And so, she converted herself into a woman who...

7 Steps to Joyful Living (Book Review)

“It’s up to you to determine your own destiny. Fate is when you fail to create your destiny.”

~7 Steps to Joyful Living, Suresh Kumat

Not everything is determined by fate alone. We humans too have far greater role to play in creating our own destiny. We are powerful enough to write our own future with our past lessons and present actions.

“7 Steps to Joyful Living” by Suresh Kumar tries to assure us just that with its user manual for human life which when followed can lead the humans on the...