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March 10, 2022
The Ragpicker
She stared at her face,
In the tiny mirror.
Gone was the youth,
And the beauty of yesteryears.
Her face was withered,
Her hair was a riotous mess.
She was clothed in rags,
And scavenged for food.
She still reminisced,
About the glory days of yore,
When heads had turned,
As she strode across the roads.
She had posed like a picture,
For many a painter,
And stood like a statue,
For several sculptors.
She had be...
February 25, 2022
Love In Wartime
Dedicated to all the Russians and Ukrainians married to each other.
As the guns boomed,
and the tanks rolled by,
a young woman,
peeped out of her window.
She knew,
that somewhere in that thunderous melee,
full of thick black smoke,
her beloved was defending his motherland.
All she wanted,
was peace and harmony,
and for her lover to come back,
and wrap her in his safe arms.
She did not know,
whose side sh...
February 21, 2022
Murder in the Bylanes: Life and Death in a Divided City By Aloke Lal And Maanas Lal – Book Review
Title: Murder in the Bylanes: Life and Death in a Divided City
Authors: Aloke Lal and Maanas Lal
Price: Rs. 395
Genre: Non-Fiction
Represented By: The Book Bakers
Publisher: Bloomsbury India
Link For Purchase: Murder in the Bylanes: Life and Death in a Divided City
My Take:
Pros:
This book is an excellent acc...
February 18, 2022
The Deadly Dozen: India’s Most Notorious Serial Killers – Anirban Bhattacharya – Book Review
Title: The Deadly Dozen: India’s Most Notorious Serial Killers
Author: Anirban Bhattacharya
Genre: True Crime
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Represented By: The Book Bakers
Price: Rs 203
Link For Purchase: The Deadly Dozen: India’s Most Notorious Serial Killers
My Take:
Pros:
This book belongs to the true crime genre. Anirban Bhatt...
February 14, 2022
The Counterfeiter Abdul Kareem Telgi and The Stamp Scam – Bhaswar Mukherji – Book Review
Title: The Counterfeiter Abdul Kareem Telgi and The Stamp Scam
Author: Bhaswar Mukherjee
Literary Agent: The Book Bakers
Genre: True Crime
Price: Rs 284
Link For Purchase: The Counterfeiter Abdul Kareem Telgi and The Stamp Scam
My Take:
Pros:
The first issue an author is faced with when he narrates a true crime story...
January 20, 2022
The Rossogolla Murders By Debeshi Gooptu – Book Review
Title: The Rossogolla Murders
Author: Debeshi Gooptu
Genre: Thriller/Suspense
Price: Rs 215
No of pages: 169
Link for purchase: The Rossogolla Murders
Publisher: Notion Press
Synopsis:
A retired judge drops dead at a swish party in Kolkata.
The needle of suspicion points to Punjabi mirchi Dolly Luthra.
Now it’s up to her friend, the strait-laced Mri...
January 14, 2022
On My Daughter’s Fifteenth Birthday
Oh, my dear, sweet, and loving daughter,
today you turn fifteen years old.
Our house echoes with your uproarious laughter,
which is a delight for your mom and me to behold.
A very happy birthday to you, my dear,
may you live up to a hundred, and then some more.
I have not forgotten that you want to become a pilot.
I promise you, I will make you one before my eyes close.
Your mom and...
January 13, 2022
The Art of Writing a Fictional Novel
I was once asked a very important and pertinent question in an interview I gave. The question was this: Are you a seat-of-the-pants writer or do you first design the details of the plot and write as per its demands? The answer to this question encompasses one of the most essential ingredients of writing a fictional novel.
What Is Seat-of-the-pants Writing?
I am myself a seat...
January 10, 2022
Book Review – A Break In Love By Rrashima Swaaroop Verma
Title: A Break In Love
Author: Rrashima Swaarup Verma
Genre: Romance
Price: Rs 280
Publisher: Vishwakarma Publications
Literary Agency: The Book Bakers
Link for Purchase: A Break In Love
Synopsis:
The difference between Karan’s conservative pin-striped suits and Lisa’s trendy designer fashion is as stark as the difference between their personalities...
January 3, 2022
Young Blood By Chandrima Das – Book Review
Title: Young Blood
Author: Chandrima Das
Format: Paperback
Price: Rs 236
Genre: Horror
Publisher: HarperCollins India
Link for purchase: Young Blood
Synopsis:
Bored roommates use a planchette to contact a legendary ghost that haunts Pune University. Will she answer?
Is the abandoned Khairatabad Science College in Hyderabad really haunted? A gang of students bre...
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