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“If you don’t have time to read,you don’t have the time t...

“If you don’t have time to read,you don’t have the time to write.Simple as that.” Stephen King

War of Brotherhoods: Book Review by Asha Seth

Author: Sumit Agarwal | Genre: Thrillers | Pages: 383 In 2016, I read ‘The Four Patriots’ by author Sumit Agarwal and I was swept away by the richness of language and novelty of idea that the book presented. When I came across his second book, I knew I was in for a page-turning ride. ‘War…

Bad Poetry and This Loving: Book Review by Asha Seth

Author: Sakshi Narula | Genre: Poetry | Pages: 200 In this heartfelt anthology called ‘Bad Poetry and this Loving’, poet Sakshi Narula bares her heart and spills her deepest thoughts onto paper through the choicest of phrases, expressions, and visuals. The amalgamation brings to you a most profound work of poetry in recent times; one…

Byomkesh Bakshi (Vol. II): Book Review by Asha Seth

Author: Saradindu BandyopadhyayTranslator: Monimala DharGenre: Short Stories, Crime FictionPages: 227Publisher: Rupa Publications Crime fiction is one of my favorite genres since childhood. Many a nights were spent covered under the blanket reading Nancy Drew mysteries. It is only for this hunger that was cultivated in childhood to only grow with time as there are so many…

Go for broke. Always try and do too much.Dispense with sa...

Go for broke. Always try and do too much.Dispense with safety nets. Take a deep breath before you begin talking.Aim for the stars. Keep grinning. Be bloody-minded. Argue with the world.And never forget that writing is as close as we get to keeping a holdon the thousand and one things–childhood, certainties, cities, doubts,dreams, instants, phrases,…

9 Best Books to Read on World Rivers Day

Today is World Rivers’ Day. World Rivers Day celebrates the world’s waterways in which about 60 countries participate each year. It emphasizes the many benefits of our rivers, works to raise public awareness, and promotes better stewardship of all rivers worldwide. Today, rivers in almost every country face a variety of threats, and this has…

The Fisherman’s Dream: Book Review by Asha Seth

Genre: Fiction | Pages: 209 About the Book Aryan is a young man living in the coastal village of Kornur, India. He dreams of becoming an artist one day, but his dream comes to an abrupt end when his father passes away when he is only sixteen, and since then he has been condemned to…

6 Reasons to Start a Blog Today

Hello there, readers! How is September treating you? Today, let’s talk about something you guys have been asking me for a while – why did I start a blog? Now, I’m going make it slightly more reader-friendly. I’m going to talk about why you should start a blog. I’m sure many of you have thought…

Why is self-help genre popular among readers?

Do you ever wonder if one should read non-fiction over fiction? I always did! For the longest time, I stayed away from self-help books. I just couldn’t soak into it. Or maybe it was my heart that always sought for stories. Come 2012, owing to a personal tragedy, I started reading self-help books. And there…

१४ लोकप्रिय हिंदी पुस्तकें हिंदी दिवस पर ज़रूर पढ़ें

नमस्कार पाठकों। हिंदी दिवस के इस शुभ अवसर पर, हम एक खास ब्लॉग पोस्ट लेकर आए हैं, जिसमें हम आपको बताएंगे कुछ ऐसी सर्वश्रेष्ठ हिंदी किताबें, जो आपके पठनीय सूची में होनी चाहिए। हमारी भाषा, हिंदी, हमारी पहचान का हिस्सा है और इसका महत्व अत्यधिक है। इसलिए, इस ब्लॉग पोस्ट में हम आपको हिंदी साहित्य…