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Title - The Dev Anand Story Author - Dr Govind Sharma IAS Retd Genre - Memoire Publisher - Notion Press ISBN - 978-1-948032-54-4 The book is a recollection of some of the greatest memories, the Evergreen Actor, as he is known is associated with. The intricate details of each and every movie has been very nicely covered by the other even though the book claims this isn't an exhaustive list. This can certainly be fit to be called one of the best collection of information in one place about Dev Anand. If you are a fan of him, this is something you cannot afford to miss.  The book talks in great detail about the life of Dev Anand as to how he found the break to be featured in a movie and his association with some of the great names in the industry which included greatest musicians, directors, producers and co-actors and his temperament and approach. I would say this is certainly an unbiased book because while it celebrates the success of the star, it also d...

Title - Anant Dot Com Author - Dr Govind Sharma IAS Genre - Fiction Publisher - Partridge ISBN - 978-1-4828-6964-4 A simple novel which will take you back to your school/college days. This is a story of group of friends as to how their lives turn around as and when they grew up. Various events like first sight love, infatuation, greed, passion has been well portrayed. Though this would be really appealing to kids between age group of 6-16, the story gives a wide prospect of how one should perceive the life. What makes the novel even more appealing is the inclusion of Ram Charit Manas since one of the protagonist cum narrator of this story Mohan indulges himself in giving a discourse in the subject which gives some good message from time to time. The story involves around characters Anant, Baldev, Mala, Panther, Sudha, Nalini, Sayeeda, Posco, Verma Sir and Mamaji with each one of them playing their roles perfectly well. To make this story more interesting, the s...

Title - Undelivered Letters Author - J Alchem Genre - Fiction Format - Kindle I usually do not review eBooks but when I came to know that J Alchem has published an eBook, I could not stop myself but to read and review it instantly. There are few reasons to it. Let us not get there. This is yet again a different genre altogether and I liked the way the story has been written. A letter can play a vital role in someone's life and what if there are few letters which did not get delivered by oversight?  What would be the consequences? Who suffers the most? All these were beautifully captured in this collection of short stories. I would not reveal the names of the characters or the uniqueness of this story collection since it would become a spoiler but I am sure that once you read this, you would be equally surprised as mine. The idea of coming up with such stories is really appreciable. While you might by expecting something, you end up reading all the...

Title - That's how it's meant to be Author - Shilpi Chaklanobis Publisher - Author Paradise Genre - Fiction ISBN - 8944571548436 A beautiful story that has captured the true emotions and the helplessness of Nilanjana who was chirpy in the beginning and when she got to feel the meaning of LOVE, it went up a notch higher. However there was something that life had to offer her. The protagonist proved yet again that women should not treated just for the sake of being married and to get pregnant to deliver the baby and look after them because they too have emotions, aspirations and ambitions. Nilanjana fell in love with a smart and affluent guy Vikram but she has to go away from him for couple of years. During this time, she meets up with Arunabh who made her notice him for his selfless attitude. Did that mean Vikram was selfish? Vikram never was and never will be. What made Vikram to change drastically? Why did Nilanjana despite being married to Vikr...

Title - PINK : The Inside Story Author - Gautam Chintamani Genre - Film Publisher - Harper Collins India ISBN - 978-93-5277-038-0 The movie PINK which was released in the year 2016 was known for various reasons. It was a critically acclaimed movie which got mixed response - both the Positive and Negative. This book is about the movie PINK and what all went into its making. Usually, it is easy for us to criticise a movie by viewing it. I always had a strong belief that there is nothing called as a good or a bad movie and the reviews are usually biased which is either based on the reviewer's inclination towards the cast and crew of the movie or otherwise. For those who usually criticise a movie since there is no proper yardstick which defines which is a good movie and which one is not, this book comes as an eye opener. The book recollects the events from the past that happened between the Ritesh Shah, Jitesh Shah, Shoojit Sircar, Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury and ...

Are you a book lover? You want to feel and read a paperback at a nominal cost without having to spend much? If yes, Farad Books is just for you. This is a portal which functions as an Online Library. You read it right. You do not have to go in search of a library near your locality but the library will come to your doorstep. This makes your life easier since it saves your time and efforts. Unlike few other portals, Farad Books does not charge you security deposit . They also do not charge you any registration fees . These are the two charges which readers are usually wary of. The collection available on the portal is simply tremendous since they have books from across multiple genres and authors. Even if you do not find a book in their collection, the portal lets you request it. They have an approximately 90% success rate in getting the books their members have requested this way. The portal promises to deliver the books within 48 hours of placing the order. The delivery is...

Before I could start this blog, I must convey this Statutory Warning "Smoking causes Cancer. Smoking kills. None of the person shown in the video supports or promotes smoking since smoking is injurious to health" Being a teetotaler, I always had a fantasy when it comes to smoking. I however refrained myself till date from smoking and in fact asked my friends to stay put from that. I also did gift an eCigarette to one of my friend in order to make him to get rid of smoking slowly. As a kid, I had tried with various other options like smoking a candy chocolate which satisfied my desire. When I came to know that there is a restaurant which gives an unique " Hookah " experience I wanted to try it. Unlike the usual stuff, this Hookah was unique. It offered various flavors since even the management of this restaurant were actively promoting "No Smoking" which they have even put it up inside their property. The restaurant V Lounge   is located a...

Selling a gadget isn't easy though it looks otherwise. There are many pros and cons to it. Let us first see the pros: 1. You can get to upgrade it to the gadget of your choice. 2. You can get rid of the old one which you may or may not have liked. 3. Be up to date with the gadget. 4. Flaunt it among your family and friends. The cons includes: 1. You may not get the best price for your gadget. 2. You may have to shell out more money when it comes to an upgrade. 3. Most of the time, you might end up selling at a price which is less than 30% of the original price. 4. Data being at risk, if not formatted or erased properly(laptop/desktop/mobile). I too had faced some difficulties when I wanted to sell my iPhone since it was outdated by then. I am still thankful to the brand as such because unlike its counterparts which is eligible though not guaranteed with a single upgrade of the existing OS, iPhone on the other hand gives an upgrade of up to 4 versions whi...

Title - Secrets, Sins & Struggles Author - Kamini Kusm Genre - Fiction Publisher - Zorba Books ISBN - 978-93-85020-95-7 Secrets, Sins & Struggles is a collection of five short stories written so very brilliantly by Kamini Kusum. The protagonists of this book includes Pooja, Shrawani, Avni, Harsha and Geshna. The story revolves around these five female characters and details out as to how they get exploited, betrayed and made to succumb to the selfish wishes and desires of the male counterpart. I must admit that these incidents happen across the globe and has been very effectively captured by the author. While these women gets exploited for various favours, there were few good men as well who lived in this story to portray that not all the men were bad which I must appreciate. Needless to say, in this male dominant world where everything is done as per his wish, women have very little to say. However, the story also details out that not all women wo...

Title - Corporate Avatars Author - Disha Genre - Business/Self Help Publisher - Jaico Books ISBN - 978-93-86348-88-3 Corporate Avatars is a mirror of your life especially if you have worked in a corporate world. The book details about the various type of characters which exists in the corporate world. You may not have necessarily come across all of them since the book has more than 40 different characters but atleast a few of them in your stint with the corporates. It doesn't mean these characters do not exist outside or in any other firm. They do exist but what makes it most interesting is the existence in great numbers due to the sheer size of the employees. There are at times you might have felt dejected for not being able to climb the so called "Corporate Ladder / Growth Ladder" in the organisation you work and you might be wondering as to what exactly is going wrong. If that was the case, this book will just help you in overcoming those shortcom...

Whenever a festival approaches, we all tend to go for shopping. Gone are the days where we use to take our time, travel really far along with the family and spend huge sums to do our shopping. Invariably, we would end up spending more than our budget which would become a real headache after that which would take at least 2-3 months to offset that overshot expense wherein we would be forced to work overtime. While some were smart enough to hunt for offers by going across various localities, others ended up spending more for the same product which would become a real trouble in the household. Having come across this phase myself, I wanted to make myself super smart and what I did was simple. While others were busy looking for offers in the high street stores, I knew where I need to head to. I adopted the path of Online Shopping   which I knew for sure would help me in saving not only the time but also the money. Being a watch fanatic, I keep buying them on occasion like Diw...

We live in a world where adulteration is imminent. There are lot being done in our day to day consumption of food. Not all could be blamed but at the same time, it is our precaution that would keep us at bay. There are few in which adulteration cannot be done or even if done, can be figured out easily. It is nothing but the seeds. Seeds are organic since it will not be manufactured using chemicals but is the end result of something which are either a flower or a fruit. There are so many varieties of seeds which are available out there for our daily consumption but we hardly use them. I was lucky to find a bunch of them on Amazon. Without giving a second thought, I ordered few of them. I am going to list them here and talk about them in detail.  Oregano is usually used as a seasoning to give that tangy taste and flavour to the final product. It goes really well with bread toasted in sandwich toaster where it has to be applied along with salad in the centre. S...