The Panda, The Cat and The Dreadful Teddy
The Internet is full of toxic positivity, and so is the real life, and that annoys me. Spreading 'good vibes' and ‘positivity' is a...
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Monika Satote
- Dec 16, 2021
- 2 min
Undertow by Jahnavi Barua : Book Review
Sometimes I feel, we are all stuck. Everything seems stagnant. But we stay. We stay in relationships, at some places, attached to a few...
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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
- Sep 23, 2021
- 1 min
The Lost Soul by Olga Tokarczuk is a book that you need in your life
‘’If someone could look down on us from above, they’d see that the world is full of people running about in a hurry, sweating and very...
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Monika Satote
- Sep 13, 2021
- 2 min
Dirty Women by Madhumita Bhattacharya will make you feel uncomfortable : Much more than a thriller
4-YO Tara disappears from the house, leaving no clue to trace. She is the daughter of Drishti Sengupta, an unapologetic singer from...
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Monika Satote
- Aug 22, 2021
- 2 min
Other Words For Home by Jasmine Warga is an Important Book on the Lives of Refugees and Immigrants
"Other words for Home" started for me as a book set in Syria. I thought I knew what I was getting into i.e. living in a country where the...
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- Jul 8, 2021
- 2 min
The Star Tree is a beautiful book about memories and simple pleasures
I have a love-hate relationship with cities. The volume of opportunities cities give is huge but the noise, the fast-paced setting makes...
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- Jun 13, 2021
- 1 min
Birthday Girl by Haruki Murakami
The choices we make shape our lives, in many ways. The things we wished for, give us hope and courage to achieve those. I think the risks...
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- May 8, 2021
- 2 min
Whereabouts by Jhumpa Lahiri : Solitude, Thoughts, People and her
A mid-age woman with a fairly successful academic career lives alone in a lovely neighborhood of an unnamed city. This woman has a quiet...
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- Mar 28, 2021
- 2 min
Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus : A dating bible or an outdated approach on dating?
Long back, the title of this book caught my eyes, but I just forgot about it. Recently, while I was randomly scrolling through my...
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- Mar 28, 2021
- 2 min
A Read For Readers : I would rather be reading by Anne Bogels
One of the best things that happened to me in 2020 is getting back to reading. It has become my lifestyle. If I rewind my year, it would...
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- Mar 28, 2021
- 2 min
Animal Farm by George Orwell : A Classic that is still relevant
From "All animals are equal" to “All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.” AND From “Four legs good, two legs...
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- Mar 28, 2021
- 2 min
Ghachar Ghochar by Vivek Shanbhag : What is a happy family, tell me, what is it?
An old coffeehouse, a wise waiter named Vincent who knows his regulars better than themselves, and a man who is thinking of his past....
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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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- Mar 28, 2021
- 1 min
Tigers For Dinner: Tall Tales By Jim Corbett's Khansama
This is an adventuresome book for kids and adults. It has a bunch of short stories about the experiences of Jim Corbett and his family...
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- Dec 21, 2020
- 1 min
A cute, warm and fun read for kids and adults - The Gopi Diaries : Coming Home by Sudha Murthy
The Gopi Diaries: Coming Home is the first book in the series of three books for kids about a cute pup called Gopi. He gets his new home...
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- Dec 16, 2020
- 2 min
Moon Child by Rushali Mukherjee : Beautiful and a little flawed, just like the moon
“Poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings: it takes its origin from emotion recollected in tranquillity.” — William...
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- Nov 16, 2020
- 2 min
5 Fun & Diverse Illustrated Children's Books for Young and Adults
Books play a vital role in the development of an individual and that is the reason they say 'readers are leaders'. So, the gift of...
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- Oct 28, 2020
- 2 min
Kids and Cubs by Olga Perovskaya is a heartwarming book of animals stories
Let's know a little about the author and the book first : Olga Perovskaya ( 1902-1961) was a children's writer in the erstwhile Soviet...
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