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Title - The New Rules of Business: Get Ahead or Get Left Behind Author - Rajesh Srivastava Genre - Personal Development / Self Help Publisher - Penguin Portfolio ISBN - 978-0-143-44692-7 This book is an absolute delight to read. When the contents are praised by eminent like Neeraj Roy, Founder & CEO - Hungama Digital Media Entertainment, Neeraj Kakkar, Co Founder - Paperboat, Ashish Bhasin, CEO of APAC and Chairman - Dentsu Aegis Network(India), Harish Bijoor, Brand Strategist Specialist and many others, these stands as a testimony to the amazing content the book has to offer. Rajesh Srivastava , the author needs no introduction since he held higher positions in companies like United Spirits(now Diageo India), J.K. Helene Curtis Ltd coupled with education in IIT & IIM which helped him in spearheading various brands. I thoroughly enjoyed reading the book as the contents were completely new and offered a unique way to approach the business which would capit...

Title - Sri Sampann Author - Shri Rampuria Genre - Self Help(Business) Publisher - Sparrow Publication ISBN - 978-81-89140-87-8 There are lot of books out there which talks about how to earn money but hardly there is any which talks about preserving it. This is one of those books which talks about lot of aspects - spiritual or otherwise. The facts that were mentioned in the books were of natural occurrence and not something which has to be done out of the way. I loved the cover of the book to start with. It had Lotus blooms which is a symbol of prosperity. While we concentrate mostly on earning, what do we do to deserve it or most importantly, use it in the righteous manner is something we lack. The book talks about lot of aspects like Opulence, Happiness, Splendour, Grace, Joy, Zest, Success and Goodness. I can say the book has a pointer for each of us. I review restaurants and there is a message even for me. In Page 65 , author mentions about how paying a restauran...

It was a terrific dinner this evening at Mamagoto in Express Avenue, Royapettah. They had a set menu with separate dishes for Veg & Non-Veg. Since I eat Non-Veg on most of the days, I decided to settle for it. What did I have? Welcome Drink: Watermelon Beach Soup: Tom Yum Non-Veg with Shrimps Starters: Street Style Spicy Dumpling Hot Basil Cup Water Chestnut Spring Roll Main Course: Spicy Bangkok Bowl - Normal & Sticky rice Kolkata Spicy Noodles with Chicken I did not have any dessert as I felt really full after tasting all the above. Note the word “Tasting”. Yes. I did not have them all as it was shared with two more friends of mine. Coming to the restaurant: The restaurant is located in 3rd floor in the EA. It is a theme restaurant & I fell in love with the interiors. Staffs were really courteous & had a ever smiling face. About the food: I thoroughly loved each and every dish as it gave the taste of the authenticity (related to the name it derived f...

A feel good restaurant which has its own set of rules to encourage the foodies. Firstly, they have a locker outside the restaurant which encourages you to lock up your mobiles which gives you some offers on the food. If this isn’t enough, you also have games kept on all the tables. It differs for each table and even this encourages a lively conversation among your family & friends. They have an outdoor seating which is yet again another attraction. When it comes to parking, you have an ole parking. Staffs are friendly. Coming to food. We ordered: Soup: Creamy garlic and basil soup Pasta fagioli soup-non veg Small Plates: Cheesy Cravings Large Plates: Code White Starters Crunchy penne pasta BBQ Mac and cheese stick Salads Creamy pasta salad- veg Caprese pasta salad- non-veg Main course Primavera pasta bake veg Pizza: Zucchini, Cherry Tomatoes, Corn & Mushroom Grilled Chicken, Jalapeño & Caramalized Onion Dessert: Chocolate tagliatelle Beverages: Haz...

It was an amazing lunch at @kozhivilas What did we have? We started with starters which includes: Chicken Pakoda Kozhi Chukka Andhra Chilli Chicken Then came Parotta with Kori Gossi & Kozhi Kuzhambu. Followed by Signature Chicken Fry with Peri Peri Garlic Podi Karuveppilai Podi Finally, it was ghee rice & Chicken Biryani which was served along with Onion Raita & Bread Halwa. The lunch ended with Special Jigarthanda. Coming to the ambiance: It is a new restaurant in the locality (they are into 2nd month) with beautiful chicken themed interiors. When it comes to food, I thoroughly enjoyed each and every dish. Highlights were Parotta which was real soft & fluffy. Bread Halwa was amazing. You could finally taste the authentic Jigarthandaa here. Each & every dish was meticulously prepared which tasted real good. Andhra Chilli Chicken was also the highlight. Chicken Biryani was real good too. Items are reasonably priced...

Title - Redefining Comfort Food with Amit Puri Author - Amit Puri Genre - Food & Drink / Culinary Arts Publisher - The Write Place ISBN - 978-93-89058-33-8 A brilliant book which would make you fall in love with it, over and over again. I have heard a lot about Amit Puri. As soon as I came to know that he is releasing his own book, I did not give a second thought and grabbed it almost instantly.  Loved the book for the following reasons: 1. Content 2. Make 3. Finish This can be delved deeper. The content is extra ordinary - though some of the food recipes may have been familiar to you. The make of the book is simply luxurious. For the price you pay, you can definitely feel contended with the content coupled with quality of the book. The finish. The book has lot of attractive pictures. These pictures were shot so intricately that you would feel like cooking them as soon as you have finished reading the book. Of course, author has talke...

Title - War Of Secrets Author - Kumar Nishant Genre - Fiction(Sci-Fi) Publisher - White Falcon Publishing ISBN - 978-93-89530-81-0 This is a short novel but nevertheless, the content is captivating and gripping. I felt happy because after a long gap, I could see an Indian author attempting to write a novel based on Science Fiction. By the time you realized that you have spent some time, the novel is already over. I loved the writing style of the author which is fresh. His approach is simple - put the story across to the readers, in an effective way. The protagonist Rajiv was happily married to Saumya. His niece Sneha loves to hear his stories. By the way, they lived at the time when the transportation was done by self-driven cars, teleporting machines. This is when he along with his team lead Sriram gets kidnapped. Who kidnapped them? For what reason were they kidnapped? Were they kidnapped for a ransom? Sheshan was running a covert facility. He was int...