13 Untitled and Weird Poems is the maiden poetry collection by noted Indian poet Alok Mishra. The collection contains only 13 poems, as the title gives it away. However, the second, and perhaps the key operative, part in the title tells the readers that the poems they will be reading are going to be weird… Continue reading
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USAma: Is USA the World’s Largest Terrorist? by Amit Bagaria – Review
What do you think about the word USAma? Does it sound like a combination of USA and Osama? Yes, you are on the right track if you think the same. Amit Bagaria has hinted at a pun, intentionally, Osama Bin Laden, who has been killed in the ambush of the USA after collapsing the world… Continue reading
I-Spy: A Peep into the World of Spies – Amit Bagaria – Review
I-Spy is one of the many academic-historic non-fiction titles written by Amit Bagaira, one of the leading non-fiction authors in India. This book is a collection of (almost) research papers prepared by the author on the secret operations conducted by the leading intelligence agencies in the world – like CIA, RAW, Mossad, MI6, FSB and… Continue reading
Demythsifying Myths by Amit Bagaria – Book Review
Demythsifying Myths: Demystifying 18 Myths about India is a non-fiction book in the history (alternate but true history, to be precise) genre written by Amit Bagaria, one of the quickly emerging non-fiction authors in India. This book initiates a battle with deep-rooted ‘fake news’ instilled in the very history of India, written mostly after our… Continue reading
The Great Indian Bust: A Coming of Age Fiction – Review
I have recently read many novels and I decided to review the ones that I have liked the most. I have read across the genres in my life and in recent weeks, I have read mostly thriller, crime and some fantasy novels as well. However, I also read a very different work titled The Great… Continue reading
SHE by Dr Sarika Jain – Book Review
Book: SHE: a message for those who belittle girls Author: Sarika Jain Published by: Blue Rose Publishers Publication Year: 2019 Format: Amazon Kindle Genre: Non-fiction, feminism Reviewed by: Gautam Rating: 4/5 stars
Janardhan Talbot by Mohan Timmaraju – Book Review
Book: Janardhan Talbot, Vol I Author: Mohan Timmaraju Published by: Independently Published Publication Year: 2019 Format: Amazon Kindle, Paperback Genre: Literary fiction, first independence war of India Reviewed by: Gautam Rating: 4/5 stars
Greed Lust Addiction by Ravi Dabral – Review
Greed Lust Addiction, along with the Hindi version, Lalach Vasna Lat, has been written by Ravi Dabral – an author with Indian roots who lives in Singapore and is a commodity trader by profession. His novel has been very popular among the youths as well as the persons who are working and well-settled. Though the… Continue reading
Elephants in the Room – Book Review
Suraj Laxminarayanan’s debut novel Elephants in the Room is about ambition, fate, violence, cold-blooded murders, escapades and a sensational experience of reading a crime thriller and you certainly cannot miss a page if you begin reading it. It builds up a little slow but once it catches the momentum, you won’t be able to stop… Continue reading
If I am Born Again, Lord Please – book review
If I am born again, Lord Please… this is a collection of poems which are not simply poetic expressions but a moving story in verse… the poet who composed the collection’s poems, Shopone, has tried to put out the story of an old affair – his love with an unnamed girl who used to be… Continue reading