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  Open Your Wardrobe for Answers, published under Notion Press Publications is an enthralling book that covers the rare subject of clothing psychology. Written and penned down by the young teen author Bhushita Ahuja, this self-help book is a must read for teens and the youth who can interpret their personality by their choice of clothes. Who doesn’t judge a book by its cover? Well, it’s quite agreeable that the first impression is the last impression. The book tell us that it takes merely 3 seconds for someone to form an assumption about you based on what you’re wearing, making it imperative for our clothes to signal the right message. Bhushita throws light onto the answers that are hidden right inside or closets. The chapters in the book deal with things like ‘The 5 pillars of a personality,’ ‘Color psychology’ and also address questions like ‘Do you dress to impress?’ and ‘How to dress for success?’ There is a chapter in the book that relates clothing psychology to the Vedic and ...

  Title -Dozen Pebbles Washed Ashore by Life Author - Aura Bhattacharjee Genre - Fiction Publisher - StoryMirror ISBN -978-93-88698-66-5 Aura has created a magic with her debut book. Though the statement may seem like an exaggerated one, once you finish reading the book, you would surely agree to my view. This book is a quick read but each and every story carries so much of feelings and sentiments that would make you attached to it. The book consists of 12 short stories which were inspired by the author's real life incidents, characters that she has met and the places she had traveled to. The story talks about being inspired, finding beauty in everything that surrounds us and also how people who are with lesser fortune keep themselves happy and what makes them one. It also talks about enjoying the life even after getting divorced driving the message that it isn't the end of the world. Author's travel to Chicago also finds a mention in this collection which is a good read. T...

  Title - 52 Red Pills Authors - Eika and Siddharth Banerjee Genre - Lifestyle Publisher - Pan Macmillan India ISBN - 978-93-89109-27-6 No book could claim that it offers simple solutions to be successful which results in good health, wealth and being wise. The reason is simple. The perceptions differ from person to person and so as the application of "Success Mantra". This book "52 Red Pills" doesn't claim it as well but once you start reading this book, you would understand that the concept that were discussed in this book is too good to be neglected. Most importantly, these can be undertaken by any one from Day 1 without having to worry about the consequences since the end result would always be Positive! Eika and Siddharth takes us on their 52 week journey where they decided to concentrate on one aspect/subject a week and shows us as to how one could achieve the goodness in their life by swallowing the pills. The pills here does not relate to the actual pill...

The intro scene of this feel good comedy film # TikiTaka starts with a girl and a boy reaching out to Raju bhai who is a taxi driver in Kolkata. They enquire about “ Khelechi ”. He gets worried thinking that the people were from police department. He then gets convinced and starts speaking about Khelechi Agchubi. Image Credit - ZEE5 You heard it right. May be for the first time ever, you get to see the lead role being performed by an African. Khelechi lands in India with a football package. All he was told is to handover the package to PK’s man at Gate No.4 The expressions of Khelechi is simply superb. He enacts really well as to how one would feel being lost in a different country and also chased by police. This is where he meets Raju Bhai who picks him up from the airport. Prankrishna Dan aka PK is the feared underworld drug lord.  Image Credit - ZEE5 Bonolata Sen aka Bonny is the heroine of this movie. She works in the Press as a reporter and has her own ambitions. Image Cr...

  Title - Narasimha : The Maha Avatar Trilogy(Book 1) Author - Kevin Missal Genre - Myths, Legends & Sagas Publisher - Harper Collins India ISBN - 978-93-5357-076-7 We all would have heard/read about the story of Prahalad, when we were a kid. There were movies made in various languages as well. Yes, we do know the story but what this book conveys is the same story in a different and fresh approach. Yes, an approach which would make it even more realistic to the present day. As we get to see lot of advancement in our day to day life, it is imperative for us to get accustomed to it and rewrite some of our long standing legends and myths in such a way, that it appeals to the younger generation. Kevin did just that and he did it really well. If you have read his previous "Kalki" series, you by now would have read this book as well as Book 2 - "Hiranyakashyap". He has clearly mentioned in the very beginning that it is not the accurate tale of Lord Narasimha but has i...

  Title - MYTHS of OLD Author - Krisharjun Bhattacharya Genre - Horror/Fantasy (Fiction) Publisher - FingerPrint Publishing ISBN -  978-9389717860 What should I say about this book? I am dumbstruck with the sheer brilliance of the book. It would give you a feel of watching the movies like “The Lord of The Rings” and the ever-popular tele-serial called “Super Natural” I also do not use this statement “Value for Money” that often but for this book, it would perfectly fit the tag line. Why? Firstly, it is a great story. Secondly, the volume. Yes. The story runs for close to 600 pages which means it would take not less than 2 days (if you are a speed reader) to finish reading it and for normal/slow readers, almost a week. Here, you should note that the volume is close to 600 pages (572 pages to be precise) after the editing. So the actual story would have been not less than 1,000 pages. What a work… I must give you a word of caution here that you may not get to remem...

  Title - One Day, Life Will Change Author - Saranya Umakanthan Genre - Romance(Fiction) Publisher - FingerPrint Publishing ISBN - 978-93-8971-784-6 This is an excellent and an inspiring fiction novel from Saranya Umakanthan. The protagonist of this novel is Samaira Ranjan. She gets married to Ashish initially and was having high hopes of having a happy and an everlasting married life but was short lived.  She gets abused verbally and physically which prompts her to apply for divorce. When she reaches home with this news(since she did not reveal it to her parents), she gets another major blow. The series of unfortunate events/incidents that happens after this reminded me of a Tamil proverb:  பட்ட காலிலே படும் கெட்ட குடியே கெடும் I learnt a new word called " GOOGOLPLEX " though many of you might have known prior, finds a mention here with a reference to GOD that the number of requests made to HIM " and why only me? " would have surpassed this number. Those who do not...

  1.What motivates you to write? My motivation for writing comes from a desire to express my thoughts. Writing is something which comes naturally to me and I enjoy it. It is a medium to connect with people and hence  it is an enriching experience . It is also something which gives me my 'me' time - it is something that gives me serenity and bliss both. It also becomes a stress buster . It is a channel to voice my observations about society and relationships . All these are the motivating factors behind writing.   2. How did you feel after publishing your books? There is a sense of satisfaction after publishing my books. Publishing is a corollary to writing. One of the reasons behind writing is to make it reach to people. Publishing makes that possible. It is a logical culmination of an author's journey. It also opens up a whole new world of opportunities  in various forums . It is a fulfilling experience. 3. What are some of your favourite...

  Title- wine for breakfast Author - Tanvi Kesari Pasumarthy Genre - Poems Publisher - Xpress Publishing (an imprint of Notion Press) ISBN -  978-1649832702 I picked this book for few reasons. Firstly it is the unusual title which immediately resonated with a book published by my friend, a while ago. After I did finish reading this book, I must admit that I was thoroughly impressed with the poetic acumen of Tanvi who has brought out an unimaginable way of expression which would penetrate deep into our mind and thought. I would like to highlight few of the poems and prose from this book. This doesn't mean I did not like the others but I do not want to divulge the entire content of the book. Title - thank you for holding me when  I fell apart writing this book was the  best thing that I could  do to myself  Title - gallery     I offered to you an entire exhibition of my body but you chose a street art like her The above lines are an excellent way of...