“As a Man Thinketh” is a literary essay by James Allen, published in 1903. It deals with power of our thought and though there are many book on this subject this book has been as classic. It is a quick read with only 80 pages but the content is so…
Now if you have heard about this book then you must be familiar with Lilly Singh known as IISuperwomanII in her YouTube videos. She is a comedian, actress, late night show host and quite a YouTube sensation with a following of almost 15 million subscribers. Now if you have seen…
This book has been sitting in my shelf for almost 2 years but what inspired me to pick up is the Netflix announcing the movie being released on 22nd January and I have to read this book before it getting spoiled for me by movie or trailer. Now let me…
I think ‘How to Stop Worrying and Start Living’ by Dale Carnegie is a classic in self-help and been so-loved for so long that I don’t see myself qualified enough to review it. However I would like to collate my takeaway from this book and I hope it can help…
There are few books which are meant to find you and this book is one of them. When I first heard about this book I assumed that it would be another love story and hence I was not anywhere interested in picking up this book. But then I saw people…
The Lowland by Jhumpa Lahiri is a story of two brothers set up in 1960’s in Calcutta when it is torn between Naxalite revolution. The story revolves around two brothers Subhash and Udhyan who are inseparable in childhood and often mistaken for the other but as they grow up they develop different thinking and ideologies. Udhyan has revolutionary Mao-inspired ideas to change India and he inclined himself toward politics while Subhash is quite reserved and methodical and he went to America for studies. But due to some conditions at home, Subhash need to come back home.
So, I finished my first book of Harry Potter series: Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. I have really mixed feeling about this book. I neither liked it too much nor hated it.
The plot was built nicely unfolding the magical world of Hogwarts and fascinating the reader with each turning chapter. The magical fortress of Hogwarts, the sorting ceremony, the Quidditch match everything was so enchanting; I wonder why an eleven-year-old won’t wait for his invitation letter for admission in Hogwarts. I really admire how Rowling has meticulously imagined this whole magical world. This world has its own government, railway station, bank, market, and school. The Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry where the central part of the story is weaved, has been imagined with its own rules, house system, classes, boring subjects, assignments, and exams all very similar to our normal world yet so different that every kid wishes to be enrolled there.
Mythology has always been close to my heart from the days of my childhood when my grandmother used to tell me the stories. On weekends I used to get up early only to make sure that I don’t miss the series of Ramanand Sagar. I guess it was the budding of my love for stories which has shaped my personality today.
I have always felt that Mahabharata is one of the most well-written stories of all times. An array of characters intertwined in a complex plot; yet when everything unwinds itself at the end you remain dumbstruck at the each unfolding.
“Ten little soldier boys went out to dine; One choked his little self and then there were nine.
Nine little soldier boys sat up very late; One overslept himself and then there were eight.
Eight little soldier boys travelling in Devon; One said he’d stay there and then there were seven.
Seven little soldier boys chopping up sticks; One chopped himself in halves and then there were six.
Six little soldier boys playing with a hive; A bumblebee stung one and then there were five.
Five little soldier boys going in for law; One got in Chancery and then there were four.
Four little soldier boys going out to sea; A red herring swallowed one and then there were three.
Three little soldier boys walking in the Zoo; A big bear hugged one and then there were two.
Two little soldier boys sitting in the sun; One got frizzled up and then there was one.
One little soldier boy left all alone; He went and hanged himself and then there were none.”
