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Patriotism can be a brutal thing sometimes. Love for your own country can overshadow compassion for another and turn into something unrecognizably inhuman, with holier-than-thou attitudes and one-upmanship playing God over people. But there is also truth to the fact that love is a beautiful emotion, giving you respite when you need it the most, […]

‘The Khan: I Am Justice‘ by Saima Mir revolves around a successful lawyer Jia Khan and her family. Jia is the daughter of Akbar Khan, who is the overlord of the local crime syndicate, the Jirga. Akbar Khan is a proud Pukhtun and is held in high regard by all the Jirga members. Enraged by […]

Ganesha’s Global Startup by Prachi Garg is more like a pocketbook for entrepreneurs wishing to raise funding and take their business on a global stage. At 155 pages this is a short read with takeaways after every chapter. The story involves Ganesha, a foodie who embarks on a food based business – ‘Sweet Post,’ after the […]

There’s no one better than Rahul Pandita, the author of this book, to summarize my thoughts as I reached the end of Our Moon Has Blood Clots: “Another problem is the apathy of the media and a majority of India’s intellectual class who refuse to even acknowledge the suffering of the Pandits. No campaigns were ever […]

Meera Rajagopalan’s The Eminently Forgettable Life of Mrs. Pankajam is an epistolary novel written in the form of diary entries. Mrs. Pankajam, a 63-year old lady from Chennai is advised by her doctor to keep a diary when she starts losing her memory. Through her several diary entries, we learn about her present and past. The best […]

Mortuary Tales is an extraordinary and gripping debut by the author Kashif Mashaikh. The book is a collection of nine short stories which are exceptionally intriguing and draws inspiration from the narrative patterns of Vikram-Betaal and the Arabian Nights. The story revolves around Jeevanram and a young trainee who works under him in the night shift […]

Henna art is a tradition in Asian communities that is followed for any auspicious or important occasions. The process of applying henna is called mehndi in the Indian subcontinent. Women apply mehndi on their palms, hands, feet, or parts of the body they believe need to be positively affected by the benefits of the henna […]

“Ahalya, meaning, the unploughed, the unaffected, the untouched. The one who is pure. The one who doesn’t carry any baggage from her earlier births. Who isn’t followed by karma, who can’t be tamed by destiny. The one whose sanctity can be altered by none.” Mythology isn’t kind to women, and that’s a fact. Although, it […]

Shamoly Khera’s ‘Bedazzle – The Art and Science of Eternal Confidence‘ is a great guide for people who want to shine bright like a diamond. The self-help book is written for dreamers, go-getters, and achievers. At the beginning of the book, Shamoly says that you can be whoever you want to be. The ingredient that you need to […]

Coincidentally, my first tryst with Science Fiction and the idea of an alien began with Satyajit Ray. His short stories and novellas featuring the eccentric scientist Professor Shonku introduced me to the world of Science Fiction. I began devouring books of Jules Verne and H.G. Wells, faltering at times to pick up the significance of […]