What We Carry by Maya Shanbhag Lang : A Must Read Memoir
I have seen my mother being perfect, always there for us when needed. I had very little chance to spend time with her as a kid and...
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Monika Satote
- Dec 15, 2021
- 2 min
While the birds still sing by Ruskin Bond | Natraj Books
I love it when the books we need in our lives find the way to us at the right time. Ruskin Bond’s “While the birds still sing” is such a...
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Monika Satote
- Nov 2, 2021
- 2 min
Notes on Grief by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
In the COVID'19 pandemic, Adichie lost her father, which pushed her into despair that she had never encountered before. Her father was in...
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Monika Satote
- Oct 25, 2021
- 1 min
Tales from my heart by Ruskin Bond
If you are looking for a light and breezy book, this is it.
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Monika Satote
- Sep 14, 2021
- 2 min
Shantanu Naidu's Candid Memoir With Mr Ratan Tata : I Came Upon a Lighthouse
In his memoir " I came upon a lighthouse", Shantanu talks about his time with Mr. Tata as an employee, as a friend and as a colleague....
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Monika Satote
- Aug 24, 2021
- 2 min
84, Charing cross road
"If you happen to pass by 84 Charing Cross Road, kiss it for me? I owe it so much." ~Helene Hanff 84, Charing Cross Road is a charming,...
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- Apr 4, 2021
- 1 min
Exiled From Ayodhya by Shirshendu Mukhopadhya | A Travelogue | Bee Books
Exiled from Ayodhya by Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay is a 1980’s Ayodhya travelogue that describes the journey of the author from Ayodhya and...
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- Mar 28, 2021
- 3 min
Unfinished by Priyanka Chopra : A Memoir of a Global Icon
I'm ‘assuming’ that everybody knows Priyanka Chopra, maybe through her global success or the controversies around her. I am neither a fan...
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- Nov 11, 2020
- 2 min
A Book of Simple Living by Ruskin Bond is a meditative and soothing read
I will keep this simple. This is the book I am going to pick up and read a page or two when my life is out of control. It is meditative,...
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- Oct 11, 2020
- 2 min
Kashmir Loom's co-founder Jenny Housego's Memoir is an inspiring and compact book : A review
Book: A Woven Life Author : Jenny Housego and Maya Mirchandani Publisher : Roli Books, Lotus Collection 2020 Language : English Pages :...
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- Sep 10, 2020
- 3 min
The Clothing of Books by Jhumpa Lahiri explores the art of book covers : A Review
Lahiri Says : Dressing a book is an art, there’s no doubt. A published volume sits at the intersection of two forms of creative...
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