Hello and welcome to our ‘Nostalgic Book Meet’. I was the friendly moderator for the event who made sure the readers discussed their chosen books within the allotted time of five minutes each. The book-lovers attending this epic book meet…
Uninhibited
‘Poetry is an echo, asking a shadow to dance.’ ~Carl Sandburg Uninhibited Was she Undaunted In love Unsuspecting Deluded soul Unnerving Foreboding Unmoving Lifeless Unclaimed Body Unlived Short life Unwarranted Tragedy Unloved She…
Happy International Women’s Day
We wish you a very happy International Women’s day. I wanted to celebrate International Women’s Day (IWD) by showcasing a couple of wonderful homemakers on my blog today and invited two of my favorite people to come and answer a…
Book Review – Open-eyed Meditations
Book – Open- eyed Meditations Author – Shubha Vilas Book Review- ‘Open-eyed Meditations is a collection of thoughts about various aspects of life that is purely inspired by observing the world through the lenses of Vedic epics.’- ShubhaVilas This…
Movie Review – Rangoon
I am a movie buff first and a book reviewer second. I have been a fan of cinema ever since I saw my first movie way back in the early seventies (I am a child of the sixties but my…
Book Club Meet at the National Gandhi Museum
An Autobiography or The Story of my Experiments with Truth A book is the only place in which you can examine a fragile thought without breaking it, or explore an explosive idea without fear it will go off in…
Book Review – EM and the big HOOM
Book Title: EM and the big HOOM Author : Jerry Pinto Publisher: Aleph Book Company Language: English ISBN : 978-93-82277-31-6 BOOK REVIEW: A few pages into Jerry Pinto’s, Em and the Big Hoom, a tap opened inside of…
Love Hurts – Haiku (s) for the Soul
Haiku (s) For the Soul How high can one fly? Wonders the caged bird at dawn Dusk set her soul free. Angry silences Muted whimpers, quiet moans Rage behind closed doors Do I sound okay Guitar…
A few Haiku(s) on the Writer’s Block
There goes a writer Chasing after her still mind Running in circles. Words refuse to write Her head is an empty space The ink has run dry. Pens of all colors Vie with each other to write But there’s no…
Book Review – The Calling
Book Title: The Calling Author: Priya Kumar Paperback: 166 pages Publisher: Books That Inspire; 1st Edition (2016) Language: English ISBN-10: 935258970X ISBN-13: 978-9352589708 About the book- The Calling is a spiritual adventure. It is an encounter with the truth,…
The Blank Canvas
Happy Diwali and a Happy New Year! Today I welcome the lovely, vivacious and beautiful Deviyani to my blog and bring you a guest post by this very talented and creative young woman 🙂 The Blank Canvas In today’s…
This is How I Celebrated Ganesh Chaturthi Today.
Today we celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi by wishing Lord Ganesha on his birthday. We pray that he remove all obstacles from our path and help us complete our tasks successfully. I trust him with my life and know that he will…
Hang In There :)
Hang in there! I promise you this; I will see you soon. It has been more than 20 years since I last saw you, your memory has kept me going all these years but enough is enough. I can no…
I Can Cook :) – Wishful Thinking
I was standing in front of the three most liked, world-famous chefs, mentors and judges of the cookery show, Masterchef Australia, and I was nervous. My humble dish of Oregano Chutney wasn’t as inventive and sophisticated as some of the…