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Title - The Light Catcher Author - Sameer Chopra Genre - Fiction Publisher - Amazon KDP ASIN - B07N6CFP5Q If words could bring out the emotions vividly, this book certainly qualifies for it. This novel is about a story of the protagonist who wanted to pursue his dreams - His dreams of catching the light. The story stamps the authority over the passion and if you put up your action to chase your dream, you certainly can achieve it. The story though is a fiction, would go a long way in inspiring the like minded people who has quit the so called "Dream Jobs" in order to pursue their own dreams and all it needs is their hard work and dedication and nothing else. Despite being a Science graduate, Purab Kohli aka Purab who is the protagonist of the story does his MBA from a leading B-School and lands up the job in Indian Banking Corporation(IBC) as MT(Management Trainee) along with few others like Rati, Trisha, Rahul and Ishika. The story points out the stark r...

Title - How to get Published in INDIA Author - Meghna Pant Genre - Self Help Publisher - Bloomsbury India ISBN - 978-93-88271-06-6 If you are struggling to reach out to someone to help you in making the cut in the literary world, the answer lies in front of you – in the form of a book. What makes this book special? This book is certainly special for the fact that it is the first comprehensive one written specifically for the purpose of helping the aspiring authors to become a published author. This book is divided into 4 chapters which includes: 1.        Writing 2.        Publishing 3.        Marketing and 4.        Essays Each chapter is explained in great detail. Meghna has ensured that no instructions were left unexplained. She has included almost everything which includes how to develop a plot, building the character...

Title - The Four Pillars : A Game Of Love Author - Ushasree V Genre - Fiction(Romance) Publisher - KDP(Amazon Kindle) ASIN -  B07NJ25SSQ This novel revolves around 4 main characters – Urmila(Urmi),Jaitra(Jai),Anuj and Bhoomi(narrator of the story). Set in the early 90’s, this story would make you remember the nostalgia of those days. I must appreciate the author for not being even the minute details like using the PCO since the mobile did not made its cut(not even the pagers). Urmi was the senior who was a real beauty and she saves Bhoomi from being ragged and that is how they get to introduced to each other. They soon become good friends. They also get their circle expanded to include Jai and Anuj. The story revolves around the beautiful theme of friendship until things become complicated due to some misunderstandings. Naren and Dashis comes into the picture. Dashis is believed to have committed some sin in the past and he pays for it dearly. Urmi liked...

Title - The Last Avatar : Age of Kalki I Author - Vishwas Mudagal Genre - Fiction Publisher - Harper Collins India ISBN - 978-93-5302-466-6 This is a novel which would be close to my heart as it has the fusion of myth and technology. Firstly, I was impressed with the cover - which shows the mighty Hanuman, the Vanara God in a Sci-Fi format. Hats off to the creative team who has designed this. The cover page has evoked interest as sn as I saw it. Then the title - "The Last Avatar : Age of Kalki I". As per the Hindu mythology, Lord Vishnu is believed to come back to Earth in the form called "Kalki" when there is a spurt in the misdeeds, treachery, corruption, scam and other unwanted things. Coming to the story. The story revolves around the protagonist Neel who is also known as Kalki . He heads the Astra Group which manufactures some out of the world technological equipment which were way ahead of his period.  He was also known to have mastered so...

Cooking is an art. One has to exercise her/his skills in making the food taste delicious. This would become a humongous task especially when you have a food critic at home. While culinary skills forms a major role in making or breaking the final outcome, equal importance should be given to the ingredients as well. This is where the so called masala powder comes into the picture. India is known for its usage of traditional masala powder in its cuisine. Though some of them differ from State to State, there are few which are used uniformly across the country. These powders enhances the taste of the final output and also makes them presentable in terms of appearance. I had the opportunity to try some of the powders from Kitchen D'lite which includes: 1. Tomato Powder 2. Garlic Powder 3. Red Onion Powder 4. Ginger Powder 5. Green Chilli Powder Each one was unique in its own aspect. I used them across various food preparation and I must say t...

Title - V.Q.E Author - Dr Vivek Gumaste Genre - Memoir Publisher - Notion Press ISBN - 978-1-64467-978-4 When I first saw the title of the book, I wondered what does V.Q.E denote though I had a hint about the content after going through the cover which said “The tale of an Indian physician in the United Kingdom of the 1980’s Before I could begin writing about the book, I must say that I was thoroughly impressed with the Preface and Prologue. I usually do not care to write much about this but the content in these two sections kindled the interest within me to finish reading the book in no time. The content of the book can be put up in a single line as was mentioned in the quotes. The experience of Dr Vivek Gumaste who had graduated from one of the top medical institute (JIPMER) in the country was nothing less to be compared with an adventurer or explorer who was set to travel to an unknown land keeping only the education and work experience as his defense. I...

Title - How I Survive Vizmom Author - Dr Vidhu Bhatnagar Genre - Self Help / Personality Development Publisher - Notion Press ISBN - 978-1-64429-887-9 Have you ever wondered as to what this life has to offer? Are you the one who has been complaining constantly about LIFE? Do you think that the LIFE is not treating you properly? Most importantly, " ARE YOU A WORKING WOMAN? " If your answer is YES(especially for the last question), this book is certainly for you. The author of this book is a renowned Neuroanesthesiologist who herself had faced lot of events/incidents in her life which has made her to pen this book. The book was written so well that almost every chapter in this book has a mention of her own personal experience. This doesn't mean, it is her own and may differ from person to person. While this is true to some extent, the basic ideology behind this book is to ensure that none of the working women feel that she has been left alone ...

Title - Sadhana Who Stalked Her? Author - Spandana Chakradhar Genre - Thriller Publisher - Write India ISBN - 9788193890318 Sadhana, the protagonist of this story is a beautiful girl. She was talented as well. However she had a limitation on her financial resources which makes her to take up the job in New Delhi. She leaves her home town Hyderabad to go all the way to the Capital for her work. The story revolves around these important characters - Aasha, Abhi and Manav. Both Abhi and Manav likes Sadhana.  Anyway, coming to the review. As I was reading this book, I started getting the feel of as if I am watching "Nightmare on Elm Street" where there was this unknown stalker who comes and inflicts wounds on his targets. Yes. It starts happening to Sadhana as well. Though she knew something wrong was happening around her, she hardly could remember as to what happens to her, when she wakes up pretty late next day. Was she haunted? Initially the su...

Title - Knock Knock I Am Your Anesthesiologist Author - Dr Vidhu Bhatnagar Genre - Memoir Publisher - Quignog India ISBN - 978-93-87004-02-3 The field of medicine has always fascinated me. Though I was allergic to biology/chemistry/physics which comes under the broader classification of Science, my family has had its own share of Physicians with one of them serving as the HOD/Dean in Madras Medical College in 70's and my wife's cousin is a Doctor herself. Having said that, I too had my own notion about Doctors to some extent. Those were 80% positive and 20% negative. The positive ones were attributed to my family physician who was always kind enough to diagnose me when ever I fell ill and to my knowledge, despite giving the best of treatment and priority access by jumping the queue, he has never charged my father. He passed away when I was little over 10 years. I had my first experience of being sedated and going under the knife when he performed an operation w...

Piracy is one issue that has been the film industry in general, be it Hollywood, Bollywood or even Tollywood. Of late, actors like Manoj Bajpayee appearing on TV, voicing the industry’s stand against piracy in special PSAs (Public Service Announcements). Down south, actor Vishal has been doing a splendid job in curbing the incidents of piracy by the infamous TamilRockers group. However, when TamilRockers managed to leak a sizable chunk of incomplete (without CGI or grading) footage of Vijay Devarakonda’s Taxiwaala last year, people were shocked. One must note that this leak happened months before the film’s release in November. It was around the same time Vijay’s Geetha Govindam too had leaked.  However, at the same time, Vijay’s fans, whom he lovingly calls ‘Rowdies’ pledged full support to their star. When Vijay expressed his disappointment by the leak in a tweet,  his fans pledged their support  to the movie and assured that they would watch the movie only in the...

Title - Beyond 90 Minutes:An Autobiography Author - P.K.Banerjee with Anirban Chatterjee Genre - Autobiography Publisher - Notion Press ASIN - B07NGR55XB Before I could start writing my review about this book, I must make an honest confession. I wasn't a keen follower of Indian football and I hardly knew the name of the achievers. All I knew were the likes of Vijayan, Baichung Bhutia, Sunil Chettri but hey, you must also know that by the time I was born, many of the legends - at least in the Indian football has pulled off their boots. Having said that, I must also admit that I had hardly watched other tournaments like EPL,UEFA CL and others. However, I was a keen follower of World Cup football. I was a hardcore supporter of Argentina and I  cried literally seeing Maradona cry after losing that edition World Cup to Lothar Mathias led West Germany(Yes, Germany wasn't unified in 1990). However, my allegiance shifted its base to Brazil which eventually won the Worl...

New Delhi, 25 January 2019,  The book titled  “ Manufacture of Pan Masala, Tobacco and Tobacco Products (Tobacco Cultivation, Chewing Tobacco, Cigarettes, Bidi, Cigars, Khaini, Zarda, Gutka, Katha, Mouth Freshner, Pan Chatni, Kimam, Sweet Supari, Nicotine Sulphate, USP Nicotine, Nicotine Tartarate, Nicotine, Polacrilex Resin) ” released by Niir Project Consultancy Services, provides a comprehensive information on Tobacco and Tobacco Products Processing businesses. Some of the information and products in the book are Tobacco Cultivation, Tobacco Diseases and Pests, Organic Tobacco Production, Chewing Tobacco, Cigarettes, Bidi, Cigars, Readymade Khaini, Chewing Tobacco (Khaini), Zarda, Gutka, Katha, Mouth Fresheners, Pan Chutney, Pan Masala, Kimam, Tobacco of Various Grade, Sweet Supari, Nicotine Sulphate, USP Nicotine, Nicotine Tartarate, Nicotine Polacrilex Resin, Smokeless Tobacco (SLT), Hookah, Tobacco Products Manufacturing Processes, E-Liquid (Main Chemicals, Co...

Title - Empty Wallet Author - Jagadish Jaganathan Genre - Fiction Publisher - Notion Press ISBN - 978-1-68466-746-8 To start with, I would say that the title is very appropriate to the story and the cover page adds more weightage to it. What does the title signify? Is the protagonist bankrupt? Has he been robbed/looted? I had the same set of questions just like you on my mind when I saw the title and started reading the book. Ezhil Kumaran, the hero of the story starts his life just like a normal person. His single father raises him with much care and despite securing 55% in his BBA, he struggles to find a job. It is then he meets up with Deepika who was charming and was placed well in a job consultancy firm. He falls in love with her and it gets reciprocated. He had a closed circle of friends Karthik, Shiva and Krishna. While Shiva ditches Karthik in his love life, they were connected with Ezhil in one way or the other. At some point of time, Karthik, ...

Title - Pocketful O’ Stories: Micro-tales on Unexpected Moments of Love Author - Multiple Curated by - Durjoy Datta Publisher - Penguin Enterprise ISBN - 978-0143445319 Who wouldn’t have experienced love? When you get a chance to get your story featured along with Durjoy Datta, the master storyteller, you wouldn’t have thought twice to take part in the contest. This is what has happened here. The book is the end result of some of the brightest minds out there who gave a different dimension to LOVE. ITC Engage brought together some of the brightest minds out there to give a whole new dimension to LOVE with the latest book ‘Pocketful O’ Stories’ authored by Durjoy Datta. When you get to read micro tales from different people (who can now refer to themselves as published authors), you would surely be in awe! In an exciting crowd sourced campaign to invite microtales that celebrate unexpected moments of love, more than 400 best stories have been compiled into a bo...

Delhi , 11th Feb 2019 – We always say that love is in the air. Now what we should really be saying is that – love is very near. Yes, just a few days are left for one of the most special, most awaited and most celebrated day of the year. Fasten your seatbelts, and hope you have a very romantic ride this time! As Valentine’s Day is almost here, Phoolwala has now brought with it the best options for a  Valentine day flower gift delivery . When Valentine flowers are combined with gifts for her or gifts for him, it becomes the best way to make your loved one feel special. Phoolwala has come up with some  Valentine best seller hampers  which one can make use of on any of these special days – rose day, propose day, chocolate day, teddy day, promise day, hug day, kiss day and mid night special eve as well. The spirit of love initiates itself much before the very day of love. Then why not have something special for each of these special days? Phoolwala here becomes t...