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My Book Review of ‘Rising: 30 Women Who Changed India’
Rising – 30 women who changed India – a non-fiction title by Kiran Manral and published by Rupa covers the inspiring journeys of 30 Indian women from various fields who blazed a trail for others to follow. Manral has allocated a chapter for each achiever, and she has meticulously listed all her references from secondary […]
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Why is my hair curly?
I recently bought ‘Why is my hair curly’ written by Lakshmi Iyer. It is by Red Panda, an imprint of Westland. A slim volume of 138 pages, the book is ideal for children of ages 8-12. Avantika and Avnish are adopted kids. Their parents have been upfront with them right in the beginning about this. […]
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Lindsey Kelk’s romance, a piece from The New Yorker, and Vikram Seth’s poetry
I write about Lindsey Kelk’s audiobook ‘I heart New York’ on the Storytel app, a story from The New Yorker, and Vikram Seth’s translation of Three Chinese Poets.
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Review of ‘Overcoming Awkward, An Introvert’s Guide to Networking, Marketing and Sales’
The author shows us how she transformed herself from a socially awkward person to a successful entrepreneur and networker.
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My review of ‘Rewriting My Happily Ever After: A memoir of divorce and discovery’
Ranjani leaves for the US as a starry-eyed bride, but the marriage does not work out and she walks out of the marriage with her young daughter. The memoir is uplifting and inspiring. Ranjani inspires and motivates. Her narrative style pulls you in even if you are not the intended target audience.
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Name, Place, Animal, Thing
I have briefly summarised the book “Name, Place, Animal, Thing” by Daribha Lyndem and shared details I gleaned after attending an Instagram Live with the author.
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The Whole Wide World
I was recently featured in ‘The Whole Wide World,’ a unique anthology by Sweetycat Press. The book consists of “episodes” from 80 authors worldwide. The cover by Priti J is eye-catching and tremendously appealing. Of all the anthologies my writing has featured in, I had the most fun writing this one. My dad tells me […]
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Composition of a Woman
I write about Christine E Ray’s ‘Composition of a Woman,’ an award-winning book of feminist poems.
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My book reviews of ‘Chasing Sunsets’ by Vaibhav Dange and ‘Death is my only beloved’ by Laudeep Singh
I’ve reviewed two books of poetry. 1. Chasing Sunsets by Vaibhav Dange and 2. Death is my only beloved by Laudeep Singh as part of the Half-Baked Beans Book Review Programme.
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Book Review of ‘Misters Kuru: A Return to Mahabharata’
‘Ms Draupadi Kuru: After the Pandavas’ by Trisha Das was released on 22 August 2016. I now received ‘Misters Kuru: A Return to Mahabharata’ by the same author through the Blogchatter book review program. The book is published by Harper Collins India. Trisha Das is also the author of ‘Kama’s Last Sutra’, ‘The Mahabharata Re-imagined’, […]