Girls And The City ~ Manreet Sodhi Someshwar

Reshma, Leela and Juhi, three young women, living and working in Bangalore. Leela is a young single mother determined to raise her daughter well. Fresh recruit Juhi is trying to …

The Last Queen ~ Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

There are many characters and incidents in history that get buried under the sands of time. One such largely forgotten character from history was Maharani Jindan, the last Queen of …

10 Book Recommendations For Tweens

I am a passionate believer in promoting reading for children. Reading not only helps them in increasing their vocabulary and comprehension skills but also sparks their curiosity. Children get a …

In Search Of Heer ~ Manjul Bajaj

“In Search Of Heer” is a re-telling of the iconic story of Heer-Ranjha. Ranjha, unappreciated by his mother, is cheated out of his rightful inheritance by his brothers. On hearing …

River Of Fire ~Qurratulain Hyder

“River Of Fire” by Qurratulain Hyder is a masterpiece that spans millennia. The story starts from 300BC when cirucumstances bring a young student from gurukul, a prince who wants to …

Heartfelt Symphonies ~ Chinmayee Gayartree Sahu

“Heartfelt Symphonies” by Chinmayee Gayatree Sahu is an anthology of poems. The book has been divided into four sections, supreme power, nature, fire and life. The sections correspond to the …

The Story Of STORY ~ Ravish Mani

“The story of STORY” by Ravish Mani is a book that talks about the different aspects of story-telling. The book touches upon the need/idea of a story, how a character …

Building A Writing Practice ~ Sona Grover

Have you ever had stories and ideas clamouring in your head, waiting to burst out, but when you try to put them on paper, your mind goes blank? You struggle …

The Beauty Of Sanskrit Language and Texts ~ Durga Prasad Dash

I studied Sanskrit from grade6 to grade8 in school as it used to be a mandatory subject in our curriculum. Quite frankly, Sanskrit classes used to be torture for me …

POETRY : The Best Words In The Best Order ~ Deepti Menon

“Poetry: The Best Words In The Best Order” by Deepti Menon is a collection of poems through the ages strung together. Initially posted on the author’s blog as series of …