The journey of the online shopping giant – Amazon – was started as an online book store. We don’t know the share of books in their product selling nowadays. But, it must be remarkable. In the area of digital books also, despite having alternatives like Kobo and others, Amazon’s Kindle (device and app) brought nothing less than a revolution (especially, ... Read More »
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A Rising Man by Abir Mukherjee | Book Review
As the world has shrunk with modern, convenient means of travelling and communication, it has become the melting pot that started its journey with the severe clash of culture the colonization by Europeans started. There is a lot to be said about the evils of slavery and loss of independence and cultural heritage for numerous countries of the world under ... Read More »
Shankara: The Mansarovar Odyssey by Anuj Tikku | Book Review
There are lots of perks of being a professional travel blogger. The main, however, as per my understanding is getting opportunities to explore the real world by following one’s own passion. Anuj Tikku is a professional travel blogger from India, who follows his passion by exploring various places not only in India but around the world. One needs to understand ... Read More »
The Antagonists by Tina Biswas | Book Review
Does literature inspire life or does life inspire literature? The question is akin to a chicken and egg situation. The simple answer I think is that life and literature are reflections of each other, one without other is not worthwhile. Although majority of contemporary fiction is market based and targeted to specific section of readers – for example, romantic fiction, ... Read More »
Madness Of The Monk by Anuj Tikku | A Short EBook | Personal Review
Indians love exploring life beyond its known boundaries. When knowledge and imagination blend perfectly with wisdom the journey of spirituality can be begun. It is very essential to apply your logic, see the things in the context and understand the hidden message when reading scriptures or following rituals. And, it is applicable to almost every aspect of Dharma – which ... Read More »
The Keys to the Kingdom by Garth Nix | Book Series Review
Like most bookworms who start in childhood, we also grew up on stories filled with magic and fantastical fairytales, and somehow that affinity for books targeted at young readers have remained with us. If you think about it, most of such books are filled with a lot of fundamentally valuable moral lessons for young minds and so there is a ... Read More »