Writing is a calling that wasn’t always on the list of most recommended vocations, especially when the authors were at mercy of big publication houses. Poets had to have a “job-that-paid-bills”, and practice the writing in a corner of their study with a hope that some day their work will see the light of the day in form of a ... Read More »
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Aap Ki Khatir – The Wedding Date – Asking for Trouble | Movies cum Book Review
The way Bollywood movies take inspiration from international films has been a running joke for decades. There was a positive campaign of spotting copied scenes and sequences in Bollywood films once Indian cinema fans acquired access to internet and therefore movies all over the world. Sajid Khan hosted some really funny TV shows (like Kehne Mein Kya Harz Hai) in ... Read More »
The Fall of Pritu: Juggernaut | Vedic Sci-Fi Thriller | Book Reviews
Indian mythology is the richest one in terms of content, knowledge, science, wisdom and other positive attributes. Sometimes however it is mis-understood by many due to ritual-coated mis-representation of the same. If anything is represented to us, as a human being, as a possessor of a brain, it is our responsibility is to evaluate it truly. We must ask all ... Read More »
Scion Of Ikshvaku | Book Reviews
Amish Tripathi is back with another book – Scion Of Ikshvaku. This time he tries to explore the tale of Lord Rama in his signature style. In order to make the things more contemporary, he tries to humanise the mythological character. Book Title : Scion Of Ikshvaku Author : Amish Tripathi Genre : Mythology retold Publisher : Westland Ltd. (22 ... Read More »
Brutal | Crime Thriller by Uday Satpathy | Book Reviews
When we came to know the concept of Bloody Good Book we liked it instantly. It provides a common platform to readers and writers. Writers can submit their manuscript(s) without hesitation. A few chapters would then be made available to the readers to read. Finally, based on the reader’s response, a book is chosen for printing. The project is brain ... Read More »
Scion Of Ikshvaku | Chapter 3 | Personal Views And Reviews
Amish Tripathi now enjoys a celebrity status in literary fraternity. He have achieved it of course. With back-to-back 3 best seller books made him eligible for the same. He have tried a unique approach in writing, that is, looking at the mythologies from the modern day eye. Or rather we say, absorb the mythological stuff about mythological characters / Deities ... Read More »