The Lifestyle Blogazine
To begin with I hadn’t heard of the legendary Ponniyin Selvan by Kalki Krishnamurthy, till I married into the South Indian Community. Since then I have seen people go into raptures as they talk reverently about this great book. The curiosity to read was thus aroused and when Author Sumeetha Manikandan’s English translation came up…
Most of us eat fruits, some regularly some rarely. How many of us though pause to think why we are eating a certain fruit and what are its real benefits, or not? In her debut book, self-published Doctor, Blogger and passionate wellness expert, Dr Amrita Basu explores the secret of fruit nutrition and shares secrets…
Aparajita is an ambitious girl, with hard work and intelligence backing her. She sails through school and college effortlessly and has her heart and mind set on becoming a commercial pilot and soar high. Aparajita also has a past, the invisible strings of which pull her down. Will Aparajita live up to her name, which…
My only memory of Surpanakha was from a fleeting mention of her in Mythology, The Ramayan to be precise. I knew of her as Ravan’s ugly sister who was attracted to and tried to entice Laxman and had her nose and ears cut off as a punishment and to teach her a lesson. Kavita Kane…
Writing short stories is tricky. The story needs to be short enough to hold one’s attention and long enough to have substance. The characters need to shine and connect. The end needs to justify the plot. And these are just a few things to keep in mind while writing, or even reading, a short story….
Imagine that you love eating chocolates, and you get your hands on a box of assorted ones, in all the flavors you can think of. Perfect, right? I am a voracious reader, and as I read though Knitted Tales by Rubina Ramesh I had a similar feeling. 12 short stories, in varied flavors, and…
Vaibhav Kulkarni is a single father to his 10 year old daughter Nisha. Having buried his dreams in his hometown Akola, he lives and struggles though a middle class existence in Pune without a complain, just to see a smile on his daughter face. Nisha is most parents dream of an ideal child, the pride…
13 year old child-bride Hansa is left bereft when her 60 year old husband passes away and she is ordered to kill her new born daughter, a decision forced upon her by her husband’s brother whom she is supposed to marry in the next few hours. Helpless and scared she sits with her 3 month…
12 People. 1 problem. 1 solution. A dozen office goers decide to cut out the misery of the daily to and fro commute from their homes to their far away from civilization office by deciding to carpool. It seems like the perfect idea until they realize that 12 different people equate to 12…
Disclaimer: Spoiler Alert! This review may contain spoilers! Dear Mr.Manoj Jain, Congratulations on your debut in the publishing world, with your book The BNO, Life, Sex and Hookah. The premise of your book sounded so interesting; 8 Men, Two Girls, One Boys’ Night Out (BNO) It started off rather well too, with you using quotes…