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Title - Fight With Fat Author - Dr Kamal Mahawar Genre - Health/Fitness(Non-Fiction) Publisher - FingerPrint! Publishers ISBN - 978-93-8881-093-7 I have read Dr Kamal's "The Ethical Doctor" back in 2016 and the review for the same could be found here . In his latest book, "Fight With Fat", author speaks about the most pressing situation which the World is facing - Obesity . Gone are the days where, we had healthy food and in fact, our own curd rice is touted to be one of the healthiest food in the world. As a kid, I myself had seen my mother grinding the spices, batter on her own apart from making various pastes using rock vessels(we call it Ammi Kall in Tamil and Rubbu Raai in Telugu). These has been replaced with machinery which has been rightly pointed out by the author. Though this has made our life easier by saving time and effort, it has ed to another trouble. It has reduced the burning of calories as it involves very less physical act...

Title - Wake Up, Life Is Calling Author - Preeti Shenoy Genre - Fiction Publisher - Srishti Publishers ISBN - 978-93-87022-60-7 A simple story but with a powerful message. I have read all the books of the author so far. All I can say is this - Preeti is real good when it comes to narration. It is no wonder that she is one of the Top 5 Authors in India when it comes to book sales. She is certainly a "Master Storyteller" who has shown variations in each and every book of hers that was published so far. The book will send positive vibes to those who has/had the tendency of committing suicide and must be real by all since this phenomenon is common, worldwide irrespective of age and sex. Ankita, the protagonist of the story had a dark past. She drops out of her MBA course and when she joins the course to become an author/writer, she gets Janki and Parul as her friend,on the very first day. While Janki was from an affluent family, Parul's mother was int...

Helping your mom is something you could do in return for all the hard work she has done to raise you. Though it isn't a match, it is something better than nothing. The work of a mom is not limited to just one category but there are many. She is a multi-tasker and you would come to know, only when you start sharing her load. Some of the work, a mom does on a regular basis at home but not limited to includes: 1. Teaching her kids 2. Keeping the home tidy by cleaning the floors with broomstick and then mopping 3. Washing vessels 4. Washing clothes 5. Cooking 6. Handling finances Did I miss anything in the above list? Yes. There is one which I had missed, not deliberately though. After washing the clothes, there are few more things in that process to make it complete.  1. Drying the clothes 2. Folding the clothes 3. Arranging them on the wardrobe Trust me, washing clothes(if you had a washing machine)is much easier compared to the "after...

Title - Traveller Inceptio Author - Rob Shackleford Genre - Science Fiction(Sci-Fi/Fiction) Publisher - Austin Macaulay Publishers ISBN - 978-1528912631 This is one of the amazing novel I had read in the recent past. When I finished reading this novel, I felt as if I have watched a Hollywood movie which never fails to impress a hardcore sci-fi fan. The novel runs about close to four hundred and fifty pages but you would never feel bored at any given point of time.  Phil, Yeti, Allen, Craig and Mel were into research. They get funded my Melguard whose owner was none other than Mel's father. They were under the supervision of Dr John Crowley while Dr Jackson was their Dean. They ended up inventing Transporter and the story begins from there. What did I like the most? The novel has two stories running in parallel. While the first one was mentioned in brief above, the other story was about Michael who kills a wolf and starts running towards a forest. He meets a ...

Mother is a "God sent Angel" an there is also a saying that "God after felt that he could not be everywhere had sent His representative who is none other than Mother". This is very apt in our day to day life. She has been out savior, protector, educator and what not? A mother can certainly be called a "Super Woman" since she does all the work apart from carrying most of the responsibilities in running the family, efficiently. She taught us lot of things as to what is good and bad and how to face the World. She is an educator. Though we have Teachers in school/college, the first set of learning comes from our mother. While she is selfish in bringing up her kids in the best way possible, you would not find this when it comes to showering her love on her kid. She always wanted her kid to have the best of the comfort and other things which the world has to offer. Gone are the days when kids use to treat their mother as their Mother and NOT as a Frien...

Title - Prisoner Of Yakutsk' Author - Shreyas Bhave Genre - Fiction / Historical Thriller / Mystery Publisher - Platinum Press(Leadstart Corp) ISBN - 978-93-52011-42-1 There are few incidents which has remained a mystery till date. It is because of this, people are still intrigued by those events. The death of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose is one such event that has always been a point of contention/discussion even today. There are lot of mystery around the disappearance of the National Hero and even though lot of inquiry commission had been set up, none had revealed the truth till date. Even the "RTI" Act wasn't helpful since those who applied for information under this received a reply saying "Information was Classified. The revelation of information would jeopardize the relationship with other Nation" Shreyas had taken this intriguing subject and presented the novel in his own style. He has used few real characters and few imaginary...

      1. What scene did you enjoy writing the most? Answer: Mr. Ono's bath scene. I couldn't write it alone. My friend Darryl filled in details. Any blame is his. 2. How did you feel after publishing Kaerou Time to Go Home? Answer: Relief. Why? Japan has so many natural disasters. Half of my mind was worrying about how I would finish Kaerou if our house collapsed in an earthquake or typhoon. Now that it's been a few months since publication, I'm finally enjoying an on-top-of-Mt. Fuji sense of accomplishment.  3.   Is there a specific reason for naming your novel? Answer: Shinko Yamaguchi, whose painting is on the cover, thought each of the story lines headed to one place...like ships lost in a storm, returning to the same lighthouse, afterwards families celebrating safe returns. I told my friend from Armenia about that image. She said there's a perfect Armenian word. The English "return" doesn't hold the ...

Title - Silver Hair Sins Author - Saumick Pal Cover Design - AuthorsUpFront Genre- Fiction Publisher - The Write Place ISBN - 978-81-938540-3-7 This is not the usual story you would have come across so far. When I started reading this book, I knew that there is something unique and I was not wrong.  What makes it unique? This is one of India's first visual-fiction. The photographs that were used to narrate the story are mind blowing. Some were artist rendition and some were file photo. I seriously wonder as to how these pictures were conceptualized for the fact that they very much complement the story which was set to happen in the 22nd and 23rd century. During this time, the life of the World was controlled by One AI which was the confluence of the then three religion that was in practice which includes Islam, Christianity and Hinduism. You would feel as if you have been watching a Sci-Fi Hollywood movie. The sinners were categorized and they wer...

Title - KA.E.RO.U : Time To Go Home Author - B.Jeanne Shibahara Genre - Fiction Publisher - B.Jeanne Shibahara ISBN - 978-9388712637 I was fascinated by this story. This is not the usual novel which you would have read earlier. The novel is a classic example of how the life of a Japanese would be as it takes you into their world through the author. Jeanne had written it brilliantly well that the novel would give you the feel that as if you are reading a poem. The novel has already received some great reviews from the eminent which stands as a testimony to the message that the author was aiming to put it across to us. The novel has few characters which predominantly occupies most of the bit which includes Meryl, a Vietnam War widow, Byron(Meryl's son), Greg, Kimi, Byron(Louis Cunningham's grandson), Freckles(Doberman), Elliott, Darryl, Jo, Fiona, Ono to name among the characters that plays a vital part in their roles. The narrative was brilliant as i...

Title - Aranghya & Jahar : Bandahar Series - I Author - Vidhya Iyer Genre - Fiction Publisher - Amazon Kindle KDP ASIN - B07M6GG7GX This is a novel which is set amidst the Bandahar's empire which was ruled by King Mithilesh. This empire was surrounded by few other smaller kingdoms like Dwadesh, Prathamesh, Aranghya, Jahar, Hirankund to name a few.  As was the case that existed in the past, there were treachery, betrayal and jealousy that has been knitted in this story in a right proportion.  Though the Emperor was strong and caring for the public and was blessed with a beautiful daughter Binodhini, he was cursed by a powerful sage because of which his health starts deteriorating. On the other hand, Dwadesh gets to face the wrath of the nature.   The charming Prince of Dwadesh, Prince Vikrant takes part in the contest announced by King Mithilesh and tames a tiger. He immediately gets noticed by Princess Binodhini. On the other ha...