Forests and Faeries

Forests and Faeries

Title :  Forests and Faeries  Author : Srivalli Rekha Genre : Fantasy Publisher : Room9 Publications   Who doesn’t wish to be transported to a magical  land. That is what ‘Forests and Faeries does to the reader. Let me start with the cover that speaks magic...
Chanakya’s Chant

Chanakya’s Chant

Title : Chanakya’s Chant Author : Ashwin Sanghi Genre : Thriller Publisher: Harper Collins    Chanakya – a name synonymous with economics and finance. What was his chant? Why this title? With these questions in mind, I started reading this book. Two...
Burnt Shadows

Burnt Shadows

Title : Burnt Shadows  Author : Kamila Shamsie Genre : Historical Fiction  A novel based on some unforgettable historical happenings. Burnt Shadows tells us the tale of Hiroko Tanaka, a resident of Nagasaki, well now you get an idea of the historical event, right?...
Scars Etched for Eternity

Scars Etched for Eternity

In English we say, I was bullied But in poetry … Laughed upon and scorned By people who took others for granted. Physically and verbally they abused, And… that was endured in silence. Lest they knew, and probably cared a dime, Of what their abuses could do. The...
Lonely

Lonely

In English we say, I feel lonely, But in poetry… I walk in the crowd, still feel something is amiss, I hear thousands of voices, still my ears don’t hear. I see people in plenty, still my eyes seem to be yearning. So many to hear me, still I feel unheard. My...