“One for sorrow, two for joy, Three for a girl, four for a boy, five for silver, six for gold, Seven for a secret never to be told, Eight for a kiss, nine for a wish, Ten for a bird, you must not miss.” The Girl On The Train begins with this traditional children’s nursery rhyme,…
Book: It Must’ve Been Something He Wrote Author: Nikita Deshpande About the book: When obsessive book-lover (ahem, book snob) Amruta – Ruta – Adarkar arrives in Delhi to work as a marketing executive for Parker-Hailey’s Publishing, she learns that the world of books is not as cozy as she’d imagined. Her eccentric taskmaster of a boss…
Few years back when I attended a presentation on etiquettes by an expert and realise that how important it is to be vigilant of our own behavior. That impacts our work and business to a large extent. But again! our behavior has to look natural too. Short trainings during work and quick tips from expert’s diary can help…
This book is personally very close to my heart. It is one of those books which leave an impression on your mind and heart forever. Of course, knowing Assam and its tea culture helped a lot in understanding the author’s insights into the acres and acres of Tea Estate and the quiet yet invigorating life…
The name of the book seems absolutely apt to describe today’s generation – The Lost Generation. But then we (i.e. today’s parental generation) belong to the past generation and are the luckiest, if we may say so, since we are the only ones who grew up sans technology and yet are enjoying and learning the…
I have always been a fan of the British Royal family and especially Prince William and Kate. I have followed their wedding and subsequently the birth of the royal babies with avid interest. And when I came across this book ‘The Royal We’ which Amazon says is as bit as engrossing the story of Will…
Pandit Preetam Sharma, Nawab Barkatullah Baig and Sardar Boota Singh have been friends for over forty years, they are now in their eighties; and every evening, at the sunset hour, they sit together on a bench in Lodhi Gardens and talk about the day and their life so far. This is Kushwant Singh’s last book…
I had been waiting for a sequel to one of my favorite books ‘Those pricey Thakur Girls’ and was very excited about reading ‘The house that BJ built’. And I was not disappointed at all. In fact it surpassed my expectations. I thought that Anuja Chauhan would tell us the story of Eeshu and Steesh,…
I am a sucker for everything mythological and fantasy. Mahabharata topping the list with all its drama, war, love and hatred keeping you entertained. Then here comes along a book that gives you an insight from a woman’s perspective; and not just any woman but Paanchali, who some say is the main reason for the…
Having bought the book on the recommendation of my regular book store guy, I was at first glance expecting a take on “Five Point someone” by Chetan Bhagat. While there are certain similarities, I have to admit the whole treatment and agenda in Above Average is different. Based in Mayur Vihar and IIT, Delhi the…