Independence

Independence

Title : Independence  Author : Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni Genre : Historical Fiction Publisher : HarperCollins Publishers India   Set in the backdrop of pre-independence, independence and partition, Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni’s Independence takes us through the...
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...
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...
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...
Frozen Tear

Frozen Tear

His eyes open, gaze fixed, His hand on the trigger still intact, The bloody chest that took the bullets Froze in red, telling his tale.   A tear skipped from his eye, And remained frozen as snow engulfed him. Why did he shed a tear, What was his worry or fear?...