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A personal journal, random thoughts- “Man and Madness” was
nothing but mad ramblings by some drugged and overdosed pen. Believe it or not-
but that was my first impression. Poetry juxtaposed in between poetic
paragraphs- the newcomers simply love to play with anything nowadays.</div>
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repeat, you need to fly over cloud nine- to get anywhere close to what the
writer has to say. I read when owls howl all around and hit the bed when the next
door kid goes off to school wailing. There are so many things that make me sad
at heart. This book got included in that list. I don’t think I could see any
silver lining in the sky the morning, I finished it- and nothing seemed gay and
happy that particular day. (Activists buzz off).<br />
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This book lack conclusive narrative break, chapters simply
sprout up all through the book. Having said this, if creating a freaky collage
was the prime intention of the author than this book is a perfect guide for a
mourning Shakespearean lover. Every poem in the beginning of each chapter is
filled with un-thought-off emotional jigger- ready for you to gulp it down. But
nothing is new- love repeats itself again and again- poisoning you to extremes.
Gone are the days when you could sit beside your French window and flip through
tomes of French romances. People no longer use smelling salt after faking a
faint. Likewise, surely this is not the right time to write long drowsy sentences
and continue mourning unnecessarily about the cupid’s favorite potion. An
author should judge the mind of the reading public. I would not just say the
editors of this book were all blind- rather what I felt, it was the confusing story
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Man and Madness- I tried reading this title is all possible
ways. Here is a man fiddling with love and here is an ailing woman showering it
on him. He is “the man” and she is “his madness”.-Guys, surely this sounds like
one of those Indian melodramas from the 60s. </div>
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I suggest- if at least I am allowed to – “Think, jot down
your random thoughts in a note pad, make compact character and plot sketch and then
assemble every detail minutely into a manuscript, don’t send the NOTE PAD to
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1491883289521254179.post-71329933084570146572013-07-17T04:17:00.000-07:002013-07-17T04:17:13.260-07:00Book Review: Lucky for Some, 13<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The AABG library stocks quite a number of interesting books. And many of them deal with pressing<br />
social issues. You will surely agree the “Terrorism” is one such problem we are failing to deal with.<br />
Prem Rao’s second novel, Lucky For Some 13- didn’t have an attractive cover- but the tale of people<br />
turning terrorist and women for a change turning into the flag bearers of mission against terrorist, is commendable. The story is racy and I was told that many of the characters were based on real life heroes or (villains).<br />
But it was good to read them as fiction characters. Alice Hatchman ( nee Aleesa Suleiman) and Mohini Nair, the two principal female characters. Funny you could feel the fights and whistling bullets for real. Indians prefer the crude drama. Thus, if you are comparing this book with your western Gunmen and CSI biggies- you will be making a unpardonable mistake. For Prem Rao has kept the regional feel intact. Readers are thus requested to act to the statement- “When in Rome be a Roman.”<br />
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Prem Rao earns 4/5 from me.</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1491883289521254179.post-28890269427453862922013-06-13T10:55:00.001-07:002013-06-13T10:55:05.691-07:00The "lovelets" poem: Book Trailer<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="344" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/Gj_cRhQVcRA" width="459"></iframe>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1491883289521254179.post-91696555281060108162013-02-26T08:11:00.002-08:002013-02-26T10:00:59.713-08:00Book Review: Words of Smiths<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="name">Bang Bang and its exam time- stealing those
prized moments from our parents- my keyboard and I are presenting you a book.
Well- it’s just not a standalone book. It’s a compilation of poems called “Words
of Smiths”- presented by Wizkonect. </span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">These people are one of the many enthusiasts
living in India- who want to bring forth the hidden talents living in the
shadows of our magnanimous population. If of us- who read and even have the
audacity to write poems- now how poorly we are treated. Nevertheless- “Words of
Smiths”- coming out from the very dungeons of creations is worthy a few flips. <br />
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Ah! Close your eyes and what you land up on- it’s <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">“Coffee Without Mom”- by Canta Dadley</span>. The poet writes under the pseudonym
Zone of silence and rightfully dedicates her poem to late mother. The lines are
touching and quiet affectionate- making the mother and child a unique bonding
altogether. The next page has yet another interesting poem- <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">“Dancing with you”- by Karan Bhargava.</span>
To young hearts that get recharged with love in these valentine month the
following lines are honey sweet to the ears- </span><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="name">“Closing my eyes, I wonder<br />
If you are able to remember,<br />
We are going on the dance floor together <br />
The last time, we swore to last forever.”<br />
(My friends at Jukebox- you people must seriously compose something on this
piece)<br />
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Few of the poems are melodramatic- but I can excuse the droning feel- since
love is like a record running in an endless loop. For example- <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">“Feelings of emotion” by Vinay Singh</span>
will be the best suited for the ones who are charmed by the touch of love beyond
recognition. So with those passionate followers of darling Cupid- I share the following
lines:<br />
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“My love for you is more thn the sky…<br />
With every second every moment passes me by…”<br />
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Having talked about how encouraging the whole thing was- I must request the
organizers to take notice that in their upcoming compilation they should not
encourage contributors to writing in sms language and adhere to grammar rules.
If we overlook all these errors – the book is indeed a brave step.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="name">About the book:</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">WizKonect introduces “Wordsmith” – a national level poetry
contest. First in its own kind, “Wordsmith” works towards bringing Indian poems
and poets into limelight. The book "word of smiths" comprises of the
best entries of this contest. In the dictionary, the most beautiful word,
asides from God and love, is poetry. Poetry is beauty and beauty is endless,
therefore, poetry is endlessly beautiful. Magical integration of words which
pass on great feelings to the readers. Poetry in India has been emerging and
has recently produced some fine performers. Its new and yes, it brings a new
light with it. The words that flow out of heart, put down on a piece of paper, bring
to you the pensive mood of a pondering mind. India is a land blessed with
culture, spirit, literature, knowledge and a lot more.</span></span></span></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1491883289521254179.post-53182498207118148992013-01-09T10:47:00.001-08:002013-01-09T10:47:13.851-08:00Book Review: Love Across the Borders<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><br />ISBN-10: </b><b>81-925690-0-0</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><br />No. of Pages: </b><b>250</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b><span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">About the book:</span></span></b></span></div>
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Winter brings in, its own charms- and snuggling romances are
the common choice. Yet, that is an option for the common circumstances. For
when you are expecting something out of the box- you won’t pick up a mundane
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<a name='more'></a>There is a little thing I would like to share. The title
of the book shares many of its words with a famous short story by <span class="st">K. N. Daruwalla- called “</span><em><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">LOVE ACROSS THE SALT DESERT</span></em><span class="st">.</span> “ in a way even that was a cross border love saga with village
politics poking its nose. Around the same time, when I read this short story, a
Bollywood movie had come up with the same theme introducing two star kids- but
that can be left out of this post for the time being. It is not as serious as
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other. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Across the barriers of cultural and
linguistic differences- Jia and Jivan helped each other out of the traumatic bomb
blast experience during their stay in the hospital. A Chinese rep for Bejing
Power and a local official of Indian firm- the only link was this singular
truth- they stood by each other at the time of need. Soon it turned into a need
of lifetime companionship and togetherness and the two decide to tie the knot.
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Jia is ready to please her mother and sister in law and Jivan is ready to bash
any other drunken admirer trying to make advances on Jia. When one group of
religious bigots don’t permit- the lover don’t give up hope- instead they
approach another and with pure devotion to their mutual love tie knots. The author
brings in lot of political references. And has a tendency to give his chapters
a definite introduction and conclusion. This approach is long forgotten. It so
seems he is found of classics and the evergreen authors and draws much of his
inspirations of the Victorian Novelists. Still I feel in order to bend with the
new age readers’ books on bookshelves- he has to find a way to mix his poetic
lines, his socially enlightening notions and his thoughtful stories- intelligently.
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<b><br />ISBN-13: 9789381576823</b></div>
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<b><br />No. of Pages: 298</b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">About the book:</span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The first
verdict after reading 45 days in a Cancer hospital-by Alka Dimri Saklani- I
could not stop myself from throwing suspicious looks at my neighbors. Both the
hubby and his wife are doctors at a city cancer hospital. I confess I did have
one more reason to be at daggers drawn with this couple. None of my rubber
balls saw the field again after landing at their balcony! But we are not
playing gully cricket with 45 days- we are trying to chalk out the pros and
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Starting
from Dr Chatterjee to the main culprit- whose is also one of sweet talking
doctor of the board- all of them gave me Goosebumps. One talks with dead mom
and the other is up to make the living turn into ghosts. I am not reading too
many ghost stories-but a silhouette lurking in empty corridors is to enough to
make me hide under my bed. Dr. Amin is a wrongly persecuted guy- but is he the
culprit- I don’t mind if the readers consider him as one along with the lead
protagonist of the novel Ashritha. And I do have problems with a love plot
jutting in from nowhere in any suspense novel-thanks to the writer- she has
saved me from this agony. She rightfully keeps love in the backdrop- mentioning
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">My heart
goes out for the suffering cancer patients- starting from Niharika, Romil to Pinky-
all made me feel blessed in one way- I am lucky to be miles away from this
ailment. Perhaps this is the reason why- I rebuked myself for forgetting how my
neighbors are angels in the lives of many of their patients, later on. </span></div>
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are really well formed. You can feel the pain of Saurabh, the panic in the
voice of the nervous nurse Vishakha and even the trauma some of the alleged
patients counting their last days in Umeed hospital. Quite an irony name this
institution has. But- I found the lead character quite interesting in a weird way.
In one way it is good that I don’t wish to consider writing as a career- for me
reading to good enough for a lifetime. Or else I might end of wishing to live
in a mine- simply out of the whim to write a novel on the lives of miners. Ashritha
stays in a hospital just to give her novel a real feel!! The CBI officer Animesh
among all the others is perhaps the only man of honor in the whole book. A
balanced human portrayal- though a few pages seemed unnecessary making the book
fatter than it actually should be. A <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">3.5
out of 5</b> is what I can afford for the medical thriller- Alka promise me
that your next book will be suspense and thrill packed- I am a ready buyer! </span></div>
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From The Heart </div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: small;">Author: Lawson E. Vallery</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: small;">First edition 2011</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: small;">ISBN 978-81-8253-228-1</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: small;">Published by Cyberwit.net,</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: small;">Paperback. Pages 169</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: small;">Price Rs.150/-</span></strong></div>
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Before venturing to review the book ‘ From the Heart’ I simply must
commend the publishers for the reasonable price, the simple yet
attractive cover, firm paperback binding, fairly good paper and
excellent print of all the publications that I have so far had the good
fortune to analyse. The Cyberwit.net books are good gift items and
appropriate for personal collections as they embrace all sorts of
writings- by the young and the old, the green and the experienced, the
unknown and the famous.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1491883289521254179.post-41594610115948116922012-11-01T09:53:00.003-07:002012-11-01T09:55:09.289-07:00book review: NOT UNDER A BANYAN TREE<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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NOT UNDER A BANYAN TREE </div>
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<img alt="Not Under a Banyan Tree" border="0" height="309" src="http://all-about-books-global.org/images/books/not%20under%20a%20banyan%20tree.jpg" style="float: left;" width="202" /><b><span style="font-size: small;">NOT UNDER A BANYAN TREE</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: small;">Poetry, stories, humour and news</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: small;">By Jan Oscar Hansen</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: small;">First edition 2011, pp.63</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: small;">ISBN: 978-81-8253-242-7</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: small;">Publishers: Cyberwit.net,</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: small;">Price: Rs.200 Euro 13</span></b></div>
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Jan Oskar Hansen is a Norwegian who has spent most of his life at
sea. In the 1990s he settled down in Portugal. He is fluent in many
languages, but writes mainly in English because his most ardent fans
know English.Hansen shows a genuine love and respect for all things living. He
writes in the first person, conveying the sense that what he writes is
autobiographical. In the extremely brief little vignettes – which cannot
be encumbered with the definition of ‘short story’ – he gives a
precise, objective and telling description of a person ( ‘Not under a
Banyan tree’), or a situation ( ‘The Date’), or a political situation
(‘Islamisation of our Europe’). Or even of a place (‘The Emerald Isle’,
‘Limelight’).<br />
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<a href="http://all-about-books-global.org/blog/55-not-under-a-banyan-tree" target="_blank">read more-</a></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1491883289521254179.post-73616609492948036772012-10-31T10:48:00.004-07:002012-10-31T10:50:37.205-07:00Book Review: You & Me and our relationship<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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You have heard about Lovology- oh! Ya- some popular Hindi song might
have made you sing it loud if you happen to locate your teens in the
90s. Nikhil Mukhija is all set to theorize reasons of attraction- beyond
friends, clueless caring and all that sprinting heartbeats in his debut
book “ You And Me-Our Relationship”.<br />
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<a href="http://aseemrastogi2.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/you-me-our-relationship-700x700-imad93yrkb6jfgz2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="http://aseemrastogi2.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/you-me-our-relationship-700x700-imad93yrkb6jfgz2.jpeg" border="0" class="decoded" height="200" src="http://aseemrastogi2.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/you-me-our-relationship-700x700-imad93yrkb6jfgz2.jpeg" width="127" /></a>Love is in the air of modern Indian writing- the tug of war among the
novice is all about YOUR love hate relationship in between a flashy
cover. Nikhil, a few of months back, told me, - “Nopes! Don’t count me
in that group- ‘m trying to build a hypothesis- bringing in psychology
working behind all possible love stories”. Is “ You And Me -Our
Relationship” a guy guide book- teaching you the way to listen to the
changing beats of your heart, when she looks at you, crosses the street,
waves at you-blah, blah- not entirely- both the genders get help from
this youth new age writer love guru. It is more like a casual
psychiatrist speaking to you- while both of you take a stroll in the
evening- as you flip through- you don’t actually feel suffocated by the
rules, bullet points, case studies and the progressing narration.<br />
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Once you flip through the book you will know that it is a self help book wrapped in an unlikely package. It is unconventional and witty. The author writes about the male perception of love as well as that of a female without sounding condescending towards either. There are snippets in the book that you can actually identify with and laugh your heart out. Nikhil Mukhija scores high on innovation. The book is fresh and doesn’t bore the reader forcing them to cite the overused phrase “old wine in a new bottle.” But all this is applicable only when you pick up the book and go through the pages. Sadly neither the author nor the publisher has given a single thought to presentation. The book cover is drab and depressing. The name is even worse. So even if the book is refreshing it is likely to remain in the shelves. But that said, it surely is one book- you can pick up- for your shy roommate lost trying his luck with his dream girl at college.</div>
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<b>Author: Nikhil Mukhija</b><br />
<b>ISBN: 8183520251</b><br />
<b>ISBN-13: 9788183520256,978-</b><br />
<b>8183520256</b><br />
<b>Binding: Paperback</b><br />
<b>Published: 2012</b><br />
<b>Publisher: Mahaveer Publishers</b><br />
<b>Pages: 216</b><br />
<b>language: English</b></div>
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<i><b>(as published in the taunt pen- August's special issue)</b></i><br />
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<i><b><b>Author: </b> D Everett Newell</b></i><br />
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<i><b><b>Publisher:</b> Cyberwit.net</b></i><br />
<i><b><b>Pub. Date:</b> 2011</b></i><br />
<i><b><b>Price:</b> INR 200</b></i>
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Words arranged in a sequence never creates a poem- never
can the creator of it can be dubbed as a poet. You need to forgo- that singular
passion and get that run through your sinews- fill up the inking space of the
pen you are holding and then draw out feelings in that piece of paper lying in front
of you expectantly. D Everett’s poetry and his other dribbling coming together
in between the folds of “Captured Moments tall tales and Poems”.- fall under
this category.<br />
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Flip through the pages you are bound to come face to face with the poet’s cosmic
sister Sue. I liked the way a man living shores apart could make me feel at
home, wanting for family association and looking towards loved relations while
reading “Blue Eyed Girl- quoting what appealed to me the most- the very lines
that helped my mind to conjure u a soul soothing image:<br />
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In your eyes we see life’s hope<br />
Among those beautiful pools of blue<br />
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Exuding an essence that is sweet and pure…”<br />
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fun of life is most appreciated when one is looking for it hungrily. And flat
screen tv- did act like a breather- among the events that have felt me with
sleepless eyes and heavy heart. Newell- creates the fascination for the idiot
box through innocent stream of compact expression. Sometimes you hardly need a
reason to say things the way you should- just thinking aloud and a few scribble
is enough to make you feel better, recalling the days filled with childish awe
and nostalgia. <br />
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But poems are just a part of this enchanting journey that Big D invites
everyone to embark on. He has stories to share and anecdotes to draw your attention
with. Thus calling it- just a book of poems wouldn’t be just enough- it is a part of
his life- a true fragment that bring him above the rest of all the others who
are content with leading a simple life.</div>
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My name is Dennis Everett Newell; I am called in no certain order,
Denny, Den, Big D, D Everett, and Dennis. It’s funny, but I can usually
tell by how someone calls my name, what time in my life we shared. I
guess there are many layers to a life that has now spanned 57 years. My
middle name, Everett, has been passed down in our family since the
Civil War. My great-great-grandfather’s name was Darius Newell, who
named his son Silas Everett Newell, my great-grandfather. He in turn
named his son John Everett Newell, my grandfather, who then in turn
named my dad, John Everett Newell Jr. My dad named me Dennis Everett
Newell, and my son is Corey Everett Newell.</div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','Arial'; font-size: 12pt;">Book: 2 States: The Story of My Marriage<br />Author: Chetan Bhagat<br />ISBN: 8129115301<br />ISBN-13: 9788129115300,978-8129115300<br />Binding: Paperback<br />Publishing Date: 2009<br />Publisher: Rupa & Co<br />Edition: 4thEdition<br />Number of Pages: 268<br />Language: English<br />Where To Buy: Flipkart</span></i></b></div>
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<i><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> Book: Journey Of A Lifetime: Moments That Change Life Forever<br />Author: Prateek Sharma<br />ISBN: 8122312586<br />ISBN-13: 9788122312584,978-8122312584<br />Binding: Paperback<br />Publishing Date: 2011<br />Publisher: Cedar Books<br />Number of Pages: 224<br />Language: English<br />Where To Buy: Flipkart</span></span></b></i></div>
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Teenage stories are told and retold time and again. But seldom-
one speaks of the turmoil, the pain, the triumph and the satisfaction those
special years of our life hold within its folds. And you don’t expect that to
come from an established tiger conservationist in later life. Prateek Sharma captures
ten days of the life of a worldly teen Jason in his book – “Journey of a
lifetime”.<br />
<a name='more'></a>Not a prodigal son but an outcast- the protagonist feels that
instead of being the centre of attention of his family- he is pushed out in the
periphery- unloved, uncared, misunderstood. His views towards live thus turns
cynical- where emotions are never judged through their manifested expression. Jason
prefers to believe and look at women, relationships love as if through the
negative photo reels. </div>
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Successfully enough the writer encapsulated the failed
tendencies of the protagonist to become an ideal son- spicing his lines with
guilt stricken words- but you actually need to read in between the lines- you
need to delve more into the character to understand the depth of harrowed
emotions. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Truss lips pouring forth venomous
words find their victims in Laura and Shiya- whereas the parallel challenges
thrown by dialogues of Willey jolts Jason of his all-bad pretentious attitude. The
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spear- when one end strikes the listener- the other end strikes you equally
hard and deep.”</div>
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Moments and turn of events hits Jason hard enough to stop
beating about the bush and take up serious decisions. Mending his way through
his broken life- Jason finally takes up a job- where he finds himself most
comfortable at- a Tiger conservationist. </div>
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The title is apt for the story- indeed it is a transitional
journey- even for the readers who have gone through the ups and downs of their individual
lives. The story has its slow moments for the characters to ponder thus- the
lack of speed at sections can be undermined for the plot’s sake. On the whole, Prateek
Sharma’s book- is a soothing read, if it is one of those days- when you wish to
look back to the testing days of your childhood. </div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1491883289521254179.post-79052196694538266332012-09-27T00:25:00.002-07:002012-09-27T00:26:43.459-07:00Book review: Ten Days<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<i><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Book: Ten Days<br />Author: Azharuddin<br />ISBN: 9380914169<br />ISBN-13: 9789380914169<br />Binding: Paperback<br />Published: 2012<br />Publisher: General Press<br />Pages: 184<br />Language: English</span></span></b></i></div>
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<i><b>About the book</b></i>:<br />
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<b><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">(the following is a piece of discussion that took place among the All About Books team members)</span></i></b></div>
Racism, violence and flashbacks- can all be packed in a new book written by an unknown writer altogether.<br />
“Ten Days” by Azharuddin kept us- making all kinds of guess work we could afford in our little discussion room. <br />
<a name='more'></a>Two to three of us flipped through old newspapers and refreshed our memories of the racist attacks reported from Australia- as- some spoke of many other recent publications speaking about this hot topic. So what is “Ten Days” which made our afternoon tea and fresh brew coffee concoctions go unattended and cold. The most enthusiasts of us- Musie chirps said- “unrequited love”- “Mr. Red Collars nodded left and right and asserted- “Heck! It’s about injustice done towards Indian students on Australian shores”. Mother- Goose took charge immediately and said- “People, you are forgetting- it’s about Zeeshana man with high hopes and aspirations- leaving behind his family and love and coming face to face with the blows of the world- in a land that he can’t even dare to call his own”. Mamma-Mia took advantage of the pause and blurted out her needle pointed criticism- “Yes! You make a boy lay on the hospital bed and make a<br />
journalist question him relentlessly…poor thing, and suddenly at the end of the novel- Amanda- I mean the<br />
journalist can’t even bring herself up to say the poor thing a last good bye!” Thanks to the keeper of Beyond<br />
Attics- we are assuring our readers that we won’t give out the story- You can shop for the book from all major online stores and retail outlets and find out what actually happens in all those fateful “Ten Days”.<br />
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<a href="mailto:musiechirps@gmail.com" target="_blank">Musie-chrips</a>, <a href="mailto:goosemummynest@gmail.com" target="_blank">Mother Goose</a>, <a href="http://mamamiareviews.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Mamma Mia</a>, <a href="mailto:mrredcollars@gmail.com" target="_blank">Mr. Red Collars</a> and the keeper of <a href="http://beyondattics.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Beyond Attics</a> comprise the<br />
healthy team of AABG.</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1491883289521254179.post-74458770004344633972012-09-27T00:13:00.003-07:002012-09-27T00:13:41.763-07:00Book review: Poetry Out and Loud<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b><i>Title: “Poetry Out and Loud”<br />Publisher: Joytichandra Publication<br />Author: Sujata Parashar<br />Edition: Paperback<br />Price: 75 INR<br />Language: English<br />ISBN: 8190964097<br />EAN: 9788190964098</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">From a writer to a poet- how would you describe the transition? There stands no explanation if the writer is picking up strands of self consciousness and building up a run-about verse style simply to appeal the young generation. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> Get hold of a subject and pen down your personal thoughts- if you got a message to deliver to your young readers- arrange it in a rhythmic pattern and your work in done. Thus the moment you pick up Sujata Parashar’s new venture- “Poetry Out & Loud”- leave aside your poetic understanding and share a bench with a school-goer in his mundane classroom. With poems like “Plurality”, “Self Awakening” and guardian angel” she is paying heed to the silent calls of the young minds who find it hard to understand the swaying of daffodils when their surroundings are getting charred by terrorist attacks. Her poems are more close to text book renditions or moral booklet page turners than your heavy weight philosophizing evergreens. Keen in her pursuit- she has made generous attempt in delving in the subjects with haunt the youth- giving them no respite from crossing the threshold the moment they have learnt to walk perhaps.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />I would give the poetess a fair 3.5/5- for her thoughtful collection.</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">It is not accidental that the title of the
book reminds one of Baudelaire’s<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Les
Fleurs du Mal”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The author has allegedly
supplemented the nihilistic “Les Fleurs du Mal”.</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
jerkiness of the poetic rhythms may be due to the rather laboured efforts of the
translator. Literary offerings often lose their impact through translation. The
introduction to the author at the beginning of the book strikes one as
incoherent and over-enthusiastic. The dramatic comments should have been less,
leaving the reader to judge for himself the intrinsic worth of the 124 pages.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Some biographical detail about the author
might have helped the reader to make some sense of the eccentricity exhibited
in the writings. We learn only that <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the
poet lives in Russia and has founded<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a
help centre for injured<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>predatory
animals<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and birds called MAYASTRA. We
are told that Azsacra is seriously into the subject of secret and esoteric
religious cultures. This firmly establishes the poet as a romantic and,
perhaps, a mystic.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Azsacra has also written ‘MYSTERIUM: Twenty
Four Rings’ and ‘ DENIALS: Joining of the Western Wolf of the Nihilism and the
Eastern Dragon of the Absence’. He writes poetry in a new style called
‘SacralWordcinema’. Obviously he deals with the sacral themes of Good and Evil,
the addition of the word ‘cinema’ is difficult to appreciate—it may refer to
kinesis or movement.</span></div>
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a challenge to all who have poetic aspirations. While Azsacra may have adopted
and adapted the haiku to suit his themes, he appears to have omitted the beauty
of haiku images. He has a vein of dark romanticism running through his poems.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Phrases are obscure: ‘the tiger sneaks/ on
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through/ the roses…quailed the eagle:/ the execution by the petals’.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It could be that the incoherence is
intentional. The poems lack sequence and logic, but the numbered stanzas do
make sense. His poems seem<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to shift in a
surreal world. There are several images taken from the world of Nature. We find
references to the bumble bee, the tiger, the wolf, the rose, the eagle, the
grasshopper, the snail, the praying mantis, and several other creatures – not
all predatory. There is a thread of melancholy that runs through the words and
the images are mostly destructive.</span></div>
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Shooting of Samadhi’.</span></div>
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interpreting his poetry has been rendered difficult because the volume is a
translation. What does come across is the deep sadness that seems to pervade
almost all Great Russian writers. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Azsacra Zarathustra is a well known Indo-Aryan philosopher and
poet-mystic. He is Editorial Advisor for the international journal of
poetry and art "Harvests of New Millennium" (India). He is published in
India, Tibet, Japan, Germany, Norway, England, USA.</span></div>
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<b><i><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Author:</span></i></b><b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"> Piyush Jha</span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Format: Paperback<br />Language: English<br />Pages:</span></i></b><b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";">242</span></i></b><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><br /></span><b><i><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Price:</span></i></b><b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";">195</span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Publishers: Rupa Publications</span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";">ISBN Number: 9788129120175</span></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The book Mumbaistan by director cum
first time author Piyush Jha is a past paced crime thriller based on the city
of Mumbai. The city Mumbai is the land of dreams as well the hub of crime in
India and thus makes for a perfect setting for a crime thriller. The book is a
collection of three short stories set around people living in Mumbai. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The first of the trio is called Bomb
Day which is the story of a prostitute, her lover who is not what he seems to
be and a top cop on a mission. The first of the tale revolves around the
seedier side of Mumbai where gangsters rule the lives and women with nowhere to
go turn to the oldest profession in the world. It is in this situation that ACP
Hani searches for the bane of his existence to the save the city that he so
loves. The second in the series is Injectionwala. The story exposes the
horrifying practices of trading in human organs in the city by those whom we
trust with our lives. A love struck vigilante is caught in the manipulative
ministrations of the woman he loves does the things he should have done before.
The story Coma Man is about a man who wakes up from coma after long twenty
years to find out that the world has changed since he lived. The man is a
victim of communal riots and when he wakes up to a new Mumbai he is determined
to set out in search of his wife and to resume the life that was supposed to be
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The stories are all perfectly in
sync with the theme that the author had tried to portray. The writing style is
smooth and easy. It is a good balance and doesn’t leave the reader unsatisfied.
The book is fast paced as well and thus the reader is not left bored at any
point. The characters are intriguing. This is probably one of the greatest
achievements of the writer and one of the possible contributing factors to it
is the fact the author also happens to be a director. The detail given to the
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the right spot and succeeds in enthralling the readers. The book has several
plus points and succeeds in making a mark. Although there is room for
improvement the book is a good read. A first time author Piyush Jha doesn’t
come across as a novice in this particular forte and succeeds in making a mark. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">The book Vivek and I, is love story. It is all good and portrays love like many other novels of the day. And yet once you start reading the book you will realize that the book is all about male bonding. The love that men share and build their lives on is the focal point of the novel. Oh yes, Vivek and I is a gay love story. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">The book by Mayur Patel is an intriguing read and certainly talks about love in a way that very few Indian authors have. One of the apt things to do would be to start off with the paragraph, </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>‘Vivek was all I wanted. I was ready to do anything for him. He reminded me of Krishna, the love that I had lost and yet he was so different—young, innocent, totally oblivious to the ills of the world, unmindful of my deep desire to possess him, make him my own. It was all consuming, this need, this craving . . . ’</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Yes, the story is undoubtedly a steamy romance between two men. Author Mayur Patel has indeed taken a chance with the book. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Before getting into the book it is important that we think about the topic that the book touches. In a society where love stories between men and women are often frowned upon, the author makes a huge gamble. The topic gay love is indeed a taboo and is hardly something that everyone would feel comfortable about. It deserves a chance at representation the same way as any other straight love story. The author makes a gamble and what remains to be seen is how people take it. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Coming back to the plot of the story, Vivek and I, is an intriguing love story set in the backdrop of a small town of Valai. The main protagonists of the story are Kaushik and Vivek whose exploration at male bonding forms the main them of the story. Considering the sensitive topic it undertakes the author does a good of expressing the emotional intricacies of the two men. The small town where it is situated forms a complimentary feature of the whole story and plays its part in shaping it. The story is written from Kaushik’s point of view and is frankly quite enlightening. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">The main idea of the story is male bonding. It is presented in such a way that it is never sleazy but is actually a portrayal of love at its finest. The book is published by ‘penguin books’ which is a clear indication that it is a justly written book. In spite of its major twists and turns, the truth remains that the book is highly intelligent. It dwells on the feeling of love rather than same sex love. And it just works out fine for the book. Love as it is represented in the book wins at the end of the day. What drew my attention was the intensity with which the story was carved out. At times we forget that the entities of both the genders are equivalently present in each of us, and it is the social and natural bindings that make us adhere to one creed in our life time. The feelings of the protagonist at places made me realize with the innate sentiments of a woman. Like Maurice and The Impressionist- the present book marks a new wave into the pink sections of our libraries.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Mayur Patel has a diploma in Civil Engineering and is working in the filed of Interior Designing at present. He lives in Valsad, a small town in south Gujarat, with his family. Writing and reading is a passion for him and besides that he loves singing, dancing, watching movies and travelling. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN">The book “for what you are”, written by Sneha Gupta, is a long story comprising of 278 pages and yet you can easily finish off the pages in a single day. The book has an interesting subtitle which reads” Friendship never fades, love is unconditional.” </span><br />
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<span lang="EN-IN">When you read it for the first time, there is no doubt that you will find the title extremely cheesy and will think that this is another attempt by a writer at flowery philosophy. However, once you read the book, you will get to understand what message she is trying to spread amongst her readers. Before I read the story, I had my doubts. But once I started reading it, my apprehension disappeared. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN">The author, Sneha is memorable for her unique style of writing that succeeds in touching the hearts of her readers. The sentences are written in an articulate way and have an underlying sense of humour that will compel you to finish it as soon as possible. The story is gripping and unique and will undoubtedly leave its mark on you. It is a just blend of fiction and reality. You will see that you are able to connect with the characters. The story is unpredictable and will leave you satisfied in the end. The only drawback is its length, but if that does not bother you, go ahead and purchase you copy. The book is highly recommended. Sneha is spunky at heart, she is a self professed introvert claiming that it helps her keep in touch with herself. She spends her leisure time penning down her random thoughts in a notebook. And these traits of our bubbling writer find a spotlight in her book.</span></div>
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<b><i><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Author:</span></i></b><b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"> </span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Tanuja Mullick</span></i></b><b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Before I start off with the review I would like to explain the meaning of “Woundikins” refers to an expression of pain or a mild profanity, from the early 19<sup>th</sup> century. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">The <b>“Woundikins”</b> I have in my hands right now is rather a collection of poems written by Tanuja Mallick. The best part about reading a book of poems – you can flip through- start reading from any page you feel like, without having Guilty poking at your heart. Yes, this can be done- unless the poems are chained up together- like a novel in verse. </span><br />
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<span lang="EN-GB">If the pen is tucked inside the deft fingers of a female writer- you can expect her to reveal all that lies buried behind the veil of the mute rebel. The following lines from the poem- <b>“for better or verse”</b> will catch you unaware- make you stop at your briskly thriving monotony and make you bewildered. The words are heavy- though wrapped into the usual package of casual thoughts:</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">The magic of verse or emotive words gets realised the moment the reader is capable of taking up the unfinished story penned down so far and sitting down to imagine new episodes from thereafter. The poem <b>“testimony”</b> is one such creation that would apparently make you accept the finality- but for your imagination running wild- hoping to add a few more half moulded lines- broken here and there- </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">It is apt to include here in- <b>“Woundikins”</b> comes with an interesting cover- which to would leave you baffled with meandering thoughts- much before- you have started with your paying attention to your “flipping through” habit.</span></div>
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Tanuja Mullick is from the Deep South. She is married to a Bengali who is a Novelist in English and a Civil Servant in the Indian Administrative Service. They have a daughter. Tanuja hopes that some day in the distant future, their grandchild/grandchildren will point out to books in the shelves and proudly announce, “These were written by grandpa and those by grandma.” Hence, she is working on another book project.</div>
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<b><i><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; font-size: 12pt;">Author:</span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></i></b><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Priya Kumar</span></b><b><i><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">So, exactly, when is the right time to think about-“Ah! This life pains, wish I had known the way to Utopia?” Some won’t have given a second thought- if their miserable life would lead them to the enchanting island of Tennyson’s “Lotus Eaters”. But the barter to this rather chance of walking down the illusive path way is never easy- you got to leave behind your sense of rationality.</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Denied of the perfect life, Niki Sanders is just like a soul lost among us. Her idea of <b>“The perfect World”</b> kept on running in circles- in a wooded cluster of winding paths and got trapped in the cage of hopelessness. In times of despair often a lost soul catches your attention- and in Niki’s case- it is the believably dead but magically and mysteriously alive <i>Thelda</i>. What enthralls the reader more, is the opportunity to come in contact with life existing beyond the realms of our universe. Priya Kumar- propagates the mirror image of a perfect world- though real- but quite untrue if we are to define its existence through our rationality fed upon monotony. From a doomed existence to a rare chance to share wisdom of superior beings like <i>Bren </i>and <i>Acordorf- </i><b>“The perfect world”</b> is about getting to know about one’s potential, learning to combat with inner dilemma and deriving profound understanding about oneself. It is the sense of clarity that Niki seemed to lack in the initial pages of the book- but with events revealing newer experiences- she gains the rare spark of confidence- that would alter her pre-existing troubled personality. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Gone are the days of old grandfathering fables, the new age demands the inspiration quotes to be dished out in an out of the box manner. The apathy towards old school lies in the severely repetitive words- as our senses get tuned to more new inventions, discoveries, dreams and imaginative workshops- we require to adapt to utterly different tastes- to claim the global feat. Several self help book- concealed under the veil of a superficial story- are running for the rat race in the book world. </span>“The Perfect World” is one such strong competitor- which tackles a fantastic tale- involves alter universes and never stops at preaching- but in between the lines. <span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">“So what are you reading now?” a voice enquired from behind. I mumbled for the ‘n’th time- and got showered with more. Now three different voices shooting questions at me. “What Amrapali- you mean the dancer?”- “No, she was the courtesan, right?” “What Amrapali- you are reading about Vyjayanthimala Bali , are you?” read it somewhere that people had forgotten about Amrapali- now my relatives prove it, that we have n’t. With a kid peeping over the cover- and spelling the Title out letter by letter, with a male voice in the room rolling the words in his tongue, “The girl who are born in mango grove” and with my memories dragging me back to my childhood days, with the pages of Amar Chitra Katha’s edition of “Buddha” Amrapali bowing in front of Sakya Muni and offering him food- the protagonist became a familiar figure, much before I had started reading. </span><br />
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<span lang="EN-GB">I will not delve into history, you got the famous Mr. Google and Mr. Wikipedia to help you out and of course <b>Aurag Anand’s “The Legend of Amrapali”</b> is an assured pleasant reading. The book speaks of power and examines the growth of a simple yet most exquisitely beautiful girl from innocent belle to a nagarvadhu of Vaishali, who could exercise more power than even the lecherous king. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">If you have watched movies like “<b>Umrao jaan</b>” (no matter-whichever version you pick) or <b>“Destiny Of Her Own”</b> (a movie about Veronica Franco ) you would understand how power yields in the hands of the mute victim when the struggle to survive turns too tough to endure- but for the groans through the pursed lips and the supposed benign smile. In the deft hands of Anurag Anand- Amrapali displays the art of dancing for the eyes and tempting the mindless men folk to murder one another, to squander their money and ignore their responsibilities, just for a glimpse of her. With her beloved arrowed down, just hours before her marriage, she forgoes her tears- and makes the most of the situations she is pushed into. What she fails to speak about, her dancing steps convey. What impressed me was the art of skating away from the obvious, employed by the writer. A story as such could have spoken about a life wasted in pleasures, page by page- a desperate writer could have done that and to get his books sold in millions. But, the legendary Amrapali was honoured to be considered nothing beyond a woman in plight- planning her life with a high head and avenging her enemies- with no second glance caste upon the bygone. Only an experienced pen could have done that- keep it scribbling across your desk, Mr. Writer. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #2f2f2f; font-size: x-small;">Anurag Anand is a Mumbai based banking professional cum author. He started his tryst with writing at the early age of 24 when he penned his first self-help book – Pillars of Success, which was followed by another title in the same genre (Corporate Mantras).</span> </div>
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<span style="color: #2f2f2f; font-size: x-small;">His first fiction title was, Tic Toc – A tale of love, hate and terror, which was released in 2008, close on the heels of the 27/11 carnage in Mumbai. The Quest for Nothing and Reality Bites, Anurag’s next two fiction titles, made it to the National Bestseller list within months of their release and The Quest for Nothing was also nominated for the Vodafone Crossword Book Awards, 2011. The Legend of Amrapali is his sixth title overall and fourth work of fiction. </span></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Publishers: Leadstart Publishing Pvt. Ltd.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Did you ever think of old fairy tales actually growing old and somewhat a stale- the same old story of a Red Riding Hood, and the Hare losing out to a Tortoise- new age mothers finding it difficult to conceive better bedtime stories- more baffled are they at the story weaving capacities of their conceived baby geniuses! You can’t blame them- they see more and type more than we do- or should that be called type “faster’. </span><br />
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<span lang="EN-GB">I was thinking all this, with two frisky kids hanging all over me-trying to draw their “Aunt’s attention” from her tome books. What the Tome failed to do- the slim bind achieved. <b>Parikshit Rane’s “The Ancient Book”</b> saved the day. You really won’t mind tender fingers jabbing at your knees asking you to carry on- pouring you with questions and even ignoring the important things in their toddler lives- the Cartoon channels.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">It is your happy meal that you read and express with same gusto- “Awe- now what? Sara, what will she do?” She is the magician daughter of King Zius and Queen Isabella of the magical world of Angdom. Like all fairy tales, we got our villains too. You can think of a colony of witches, vampires, trolls and what not- if your imagination is falling short- you can watch the numerous fantasy movies anytime for quick gruesome references. But the ring master of all these malicious creatures is most threatening – the King Satan and Queen Gilda combo. And they rule with great fury over these creatures from their lair called Lyncastia.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">When I had started reading out the book aloud to the most questioning two sets of eyes I have met till date- I had two things in mind- “Oh! This book has got mythical characters- now how would I explain their significance to the kids?” – “hope it’s not too frightening- tough it is already to make these two sit, tougher it would get if they start weeping!” “The Ancient Book” is trouble proof- it is fast, it is aptly drenched with enchanting narrative- and best- it will not extend unnecessarily. The writer brings in it virtues that could be taught as the story flows. And the best- we got something like a book to tell us the secrets of our world and about aliens fighting away evil along with The Righteous King Zius.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Thus when I finally ended up shutting the book- Kid One said to Kid Two- “I know about vampires and aliens- they are ugly, I know about Bunny the Rabbit, and Satan is like He-man’s Skeletor.” Kid Two smiled back confidently, “The Ancient Book is something like Ten commanders (she meant Ten Commandments)!”- And left both Kid One and me gaping at her. Do you still doubt about modern kids and their ragging IQ! Thanks to Parikshit Rane’s <b>“The Ancient Book”- </b>my lesson was well learnt! </span></div>
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<b><i><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Author:</span></i></b><b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"> </span></i></b><b><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Gopa Nayak</span></b><b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><br />Pages:</span></i></b><b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"> 107<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">As I write this review, I am painfully trying to forget the horrid misuse of freedom to create new musical composition for masterpieces written down by Rabindranath Tagore. The song that just got botched by the electric guitar, the drum set was- “Jodi tor data sune keu na ashe”. The reason I wrote this was perhaps I felt as if a dead old man was assuring me , that no matter how hard they try- the existing creation are too powerful to be marred by the mindless.</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-GB"> And Gopa Nayak’s lines worked as a catalyst.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Yes, the context of the main poem <b>“Sita Stepped into Fire”</b> is though more serious echoing epical occurrence, bordering quintessential feminist questions. The beginning of the poem would be something every woman at some part of her life must have said to herself – </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Gopa Nayak in her collection <b><i>“Dissension”</i></b> spills powerful virtue through smartly selected words. For example we can consider a simple poem like <b>“Born to live and love”</b>, especially the following lines- </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">A little crescent formed by those delicate lips speaks more than thousand incomplete words tumbling over them every day. “<b>I smiled</b>” reminded me of this through the following lines:</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">My era is punctured with relationships without its foundation. They are like daring menaces that alter the ethics- washing away the societal ruins down the murky gutters, leaving me to ponder- are the Flower Children still thriving unsatisfied within us? May be Nayak had written the poem- “<b>Can I secure a place?</b>” for other purposes- but, I guess there is no harm in deciphering written lines in new light. Quoting from it.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">The poem <b>–“Save the last dance for me / My love!”</b> seems like an answer to Michael Bubbles’s favourite song- “Save the last dance for me”- or more profound answer on behalf of women who felt their voices gagged and their innocence trampled in the dark unfortunate alleys of our civilization. To all those who love organizing stampedes over urges of being liberated- I would join in with Nayak and speak the very lines, she has etched out through her revolting pen-</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Born and brought up in Bhubaneswar, Orissa, Gopa set up a home and raised her two sons in Hong Kong and Singapore. She then moved to Oxford to pursue her Masters leading to a DPhil from Oxford University. It was during her stay in Oxford that her words found meaning in poetry.</span></div>
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