Life and Shenanigans

 What attracted me the most to this book was the title itself, “mythological Monolougues” as soon as the recommendation flashed on my screen I knew I had to read this, being an Indian none of us have not been introduced to the mighty hindu mythology epics like Ramayan and Mahabharata, which are long stories of the lives of several charecters revolving around a central theme, while the Ramayana focuses on the lives of Ram, Sita, Lakshman and Hanuman , and the Mahabharata revolves around the lives of the pandavas and draupadi. Both these epics still contain various other charecters, with numerous layers to their personalities, while reading the epics it is very easy to ignore them. But Purba Chakraborty, in her collection “Mythological Monolougues” brilliantly gets all these charecters the famous ones and the not so famous ones alive, in our living spaces. Tired of the singular narratives that the epics have assigned them, purba’s version of the monolougues by these charecters is a r...

  My Review- "There is more treasure in books than in all the pirate’s loot on Treasure Island.”–  Walt Disney Is a quote that very well fits this tremendous collection of thoughts and quotes by Abhishek Vipul Thakkar, i read part 1 of this collection on a recommendation by a friend and i totally loved the 111 quotes from the part one of this book.....i read that part during the lockdown when the regularity and mundaneness of daily life had gotten really depressive. The author had placed those 111 quotes as per days ...which really worked well to serve the purpose of the name of the book, it was the much needed vitamin of hope and happiness at a time when it was truly a blessing. Since then i had eagerly been waiting for the next part of the book. And this collection just prooved to be way more amazing, all the quotes not only leave a positive message deep enough to think upon through day....but also beautiful enough to touch the soul...it is inspiring...it is motivating ......

ABOUT BOOK - Vitamin H  is a book by Abhishek Thakkar. An MA in english litreature, this is his first creative work. MY REVIEW - This book is a collection of quotes all talking about life  experiences from the perspective of a young man, the writer  beautifully portrays the dilemmas’ and the ups and downs that  a person goes through in their early youth the most and also  all through out their life, the  talks range from the theories  of Christ consciousness and Krishna consciousness to toxic  relationships, and how self care is the most important values,  it is a complete guide to youth, love and life in general. It is the much needed bout of optimism that one needs in life  to keep the mind hopeful for a better future, each piece is like  a refreshment to the very soul. This book speaks from the heart… to the heart and motivates one to keep moving on, no matter what circumstances life may  throw your way, becaus...

Kuchh Allahabad mein saman nhi bah-bud ke Yaan dhara kya hai ba-juz akbar ke aur amrud ke These are some very famous lines of the Urdu poet Akbar Allahabadi and as one can make out, here we are going to talk about the very famous allahabadi amrood (guavas). Allahabad has long been known as “the city of sangam” and “the city of green gold” ; guavas rich in pectin, vitamin a, c, folic acid and various other nutrients are also known as the poor man’s apple. Beautiful and vibrant in colour and deliciously sweet guavas are the pride of Allahabad. India is a country of diverse cultures, states, lives and people yet the country stands unified with each aspect coming together like sugar in milk. Each city and state has its own specialty and that is how we identify with them since our childhood, be it Allahabad ke amrood (guavas  from Allahabad), Nagpur ke santre (oranges from Nagpur),  bambai ke hapus(alphanso from Mumbai). Although with technological advancement...

About the book- Maza Ma Maza   - Let by gones be by gones . It is a collection of Poems in Hindi and Urdu Languages which has been written by Poet M M Khan. My Review - This book is a collection of urdu poetic verses in the forms of nazm and ashaar. The poetry is particularly based on human life, and the poems describe the different aspects of life that a man experiences during a lifetime, but it will be an injustice to call it only a collection of urdu poetic verses. The writer has very intricately woven life experiences into stories which later on unfold into 37 different nazms and 910 ashaars, it is said that urdu is the language of the angels. This book is a collection of life experiences woven in the beautiful language and decorated further with poetry, Maza Ma Maza very simply and beautifully depicts in complete detail every aspect of society, to name a few would be, treating all religions as equals, important aspects of daily life such a...

There's a Poet in Everyone About the book:- This book aims at introducing poetry lovers to different forms of poetry to help many aspiring poets to keep writing and enjoying poetry. This is to create a base among the poetry lovers to get a feel and understanding about poetry. Becoming a great poet is indeed a monumental task, but learning and enjoying poetry is not. Learning various forms of poetry hooks the creative part of a poet that unleashes the new dimensions of poet and poetry. “There’s a Poet in Everyone” and everyone can learn poetry, share and enjoy it. Review- “Poetry is a deal of joy and pain and wonder, with a dash of the dictionary.” This quote by the famous author Khalil Gibran, explains the essence of the art of poetry writing as easily and effectively as this book conveys to the reader its main idea. 'There’s a poet in everyone', as the name suggests this book is for the budding poets or people who are interested in poetry writi...