Book: The Blossoming Lotus Author: J.P. Desai Publisher: Evincepub Publishing (2022) Reviewed By: Neel Preet “Poetry is the play of right words with some of the most in-describable emotions, while poets are those players who plays with the beautiful words and makes way to compose these heart touching and soulful poems for us!” Reviewing this beautiful poetry collection book, “The Blossoming Lotus” by Author-Poet J.P. Desai has been a very satisfying experience to me since I started my writing journey as a poet. And now whenever I get a chance to review a Poetry Collection book, I not only enjoy reading these new and expressive poems, where the Poet conveys some unheard messages through their words, but also I get the opportunity to learn something new regarding the composition of poetry, each time! About the Author: The Author, J.P. Desai was born and brought up in the remote village of Maharashtra in India where the poet passed his primary school while working as cowboy, supporting in the field. He struggled hard, suffered a lot working and studying from S.S.C. to graduation, post-graduation. He kept changing jobs from child labour to the clerk, finally settled, and made personal and family development as a secondary school teacher. He earned additional income teaching English in the tuitions classes. He successfully taught English as a subject for 35 years. He has been reading English literatures throughout the life, but did not get time enough to think and write anything. His novel “Thank you Dad” was published after the retirement based on educational experience. The extensive travelling enriched the overall knowledge. Presently he has published an English poetry collection, “The Blossoming Lotus.” Book’s Theme & Introduction: Poetry – This book, The Blossoming Lotus is having a long collection of poems, one after another. This poetry collection book presents the beautiful poems on the floral offerings by the Kashmiri gardens at the feet of the snow crowned mountain Himalaya and the picturesque landscapes of the Sahyadri Ranges. It highlights the Nation’s past, present glory. The illustrations in the poetical form of the social well beings are also covered. The Marital Love is an outstanding, unique feature under which its characteristics, the foundations are precisely, artistically displayed to meet the pleasure unending. All the poems have been blossomed, born out of the enormous grief, strain, agony of death of the Poet’s wife late Kamal which is befitting the title “The Blossoming Lotus!” Book Title: The title, “The Blossoming Lotus” for this poetry collection book is certainly an appropriate one, with reference to the collection of poems added to this book by the Author. In addition, it is a very ‘Catchy Title’ and this is something, which makes the book even more interesting, as the title itself compels you as a poetry lover to pick up this book for a read. In this case, the title is giving a very positive and beautiful vibe so you would feel the urge to go inside the chapters and try to understand the Author’s expression of words! In addition, I must mention that the title of this book is much “Justified” with regards to the poems in this book. Undoubtedly, it is a very apt for this poetry collection book and the Author had been extremely wise to go for this title. Book Cover: The portrayal of “A beautiful Lotus in the water body along with greenery and hill” in the book’s front cover is not just giving a very “Specular Impression” but also, creating a very optimistic and beautiful vibe just like the Book’s Title! The readers can interpret the book cover design in a thousand different ways as per their sense of interpretation, but the most common interpretation could be that the illustration on the book cover is showing the beauty of the Mother Earth! Readers’ Connect: The way, Authorhad expressed himself with his well versed poems in this poetry collection book, “The Blossoming Lotus” is something really incredible and is undoubtedly an enough reason for you to shift your focus towards his poems and give this book a chance. It is the poets, who plays the pivotal role in touching the inner cords of our emotions and making us believe and think the way their words intend to and Author-Poet,J.P. Desai had done this job in an exceptionally top notch manner! Moreover, the Author had beautifully expressed his feelings through his soulful words and had given a Strong-Start to the poems; also, you can see that most of these poems had retained their flow until the very end, which gives you an immense amount of satisfaction as a poetry lover. Verdict: A Book like “The Blossoming Lotus” is for sure a Must-Read oneand deserves a chance. The way author had penned down his emotions and feelings through his writings will make you go deep into the poems and find out the hidden meanings of the words, used in these poems. Author J.P. Desai is a promising poet, who is very honest with his emotions, which makes his writings honest and reading worthy as well. Book Link: https://www.amazon.in/dp/9354463762/
“Mixed Emotions” By Lakshita Bhargava-Book Review
Children’s fiction is one of the most upgraded forms of writing – teaching children (and parents!) about the world around them, benefitting by the short stories, inputting it to use and perform in reality, living the childhood, modifying the child’s perceptions, reliving the bliss of one’s life.
Book Review : Business Business: The Untold Story by Avinash T V
If you want to be realistic about business success, then books about business failure must adorn your bookshelf. The Story conveys the cautions that most of the youngster has forgotten nowadays in the rush of opening a startup. A study, revealed that aspiring entrepreneurs can learn from business failures only if they understand the consequences of decisions, assessments, inactions or actions that caused past failures. This is beneficial if they realize how to use this knowledge to successfully run their next enterprise. And it can only happen when aspiring entrepreneurs read books like “Business Business: The Untold Story” written by Avinash T V that teach the value of success. Beginning from the middle class family story, four friends lived with their parents with an aspiration to become successfully and get installed into a latest version of adaptive technology, but they were in a dilemma. They wanted a company registered the same day, but were at level zero gain. All their research for the entire week went into the drain, and nobody willing to take their name back. With Naveen’s drastically nature, all were in a shock, when someone own ditches. This book goes deep down into the darker side of launching a start-up business, and the innumerable pitfalls that Indian entrepreneurs have to overcome. The book is full of derisive observations, fascinating anecdotes, and some stunning customer insights. And ofcourse you wouldn’t like to miss those behind-the-scenes happenings in the start-up ecosystem. This is one of the must-read books about business failure for industry professionals, investors, business school graduates, aspiring entrepreneurs, and anyone interested in India’s fast-growing start-up environment. A compelling narrative, “Failure to succeed” is all about the search for ways to progress and achieve success, despite repeated setbacks. If you are planning to launch a new venture or dream to become an entrepreneur or working in a start-up or a non-fiction or biography reader or a reader looking for a good book or a student. This book is for you. “Business Business : The Untold Story” is a one-of-a-kind book that suggests its readers to learn from their mistakes. According to author Avinash T V, learning from mistakes is the only way to ensure that the same mistake is not repeated. A guide for entrepreneurs and business professionals, the book offers knowledge, and the necessary tools to craft success by embracing every failure, be it large or small. It inspires budding entrepreneurs and offers them strategic actions to convert failures into rewarding gains. Avinash TV’s book unveils both inevitable and likely setbacks and also gives readers practical approaches to quick self-judgment. It’s not a business book nor a fictional novel, instead of a mix of both, I loved the way Author put his entire story – hhe got an amazing style of expressing things. Going through the book was more like I was in her shows and living the moment. We just get to know more about his continuous struggle, trying to figure out what needs to be done to sustain – ultimately meeting her failure in the end. The book also talks about seed capital, fundraising, pitch deck, product-market fit, go-to-market plan, business plan, where to find investors, bridge round, EBITDA, Business model calculation – but no were in-depth details about the concept. It is not often that I read a book where I learn something valuable on every page. Avinash explains in down to earth terms the rise and fall path of mistakes and what type of mind set you need to turn them into fantastic learning experiences that make you a better person. They describe in detail what it took mentally and emotionally to overcome and transform their inner landscape via understanding their failures. I thought this would be a quick read but I was wrong. I took me almost two weeks to read it. It took so long because I needed to digest what I was reading and then self reflect. Avinash does not suggest I do this, I took it upon myself and I am grateful I did it.The benefits are amazing. Don’t be afraid to fail. In fact, failures often lead to success. Take inspiration from the failures, all of these failures were followed by perseverance and enormous successes. Stories in the book, too, offers important lessons one can relate with. Some of them are politics that play out in office every day or how insecurities drive people to act in a certain manner. Everyone would face or are bound to face such hurdles in an office atmosphere. Many of the characters in the stories show courage and deal with those situations with dignity, and mostly succeed. This book shows how it’s not just hard work and talent that determine entrepreneurial success. An unfair advantage is something unique and internal to each person that gives a competitive upper hard, and exists even without having worked for it. Even adversity can be converted into an opportunity, as the frameworks and examples in this book show. The authors’ framework for entrepreneurs goes by the acronym MILES: money, intelligence/insight, location/luck, education/expertise, and status. This book would inspire you to retain a certain amount of goodness in you while you aim for or occupy the corner office. That is the most important message of this book. It doesn’t pretend to tell you how to get there or be there. Avinash’s work is a great reminder that the rules for running a strong business and creating value haven’t changed. For one thing, there’s an essential human factor in every business endeavor. It doesn’t matter if you have a perfect product, production plan, and marketing pitch; you’ll still need the right people to lead and implement those plans. That is a lesson you learn quickly in business foundation. Which people are you going to back? Do their roles fit their abilities? Do they have both the IQ and EQ to succeed? Business Adventures is as much about the strengths and weaknesses of leaders in challenging circumstances as
Srivastav Vanagla collects stories that are related yet distinct from each other and explores human nature.
Human beings evolve continuously, and this dynamic process runs throughout their life. In the midst of this, they explore different shades of their lives and personalities and they rise from every challenge they face. As a reader, the title “The Lunar Heart” by Srivastav Vangala would seem quite intriguing to many. The book is an anthology consisting of 18 different amazing stories which are entirely fictional. Vanagla collects stories that are related yet distinct from each other and explores human nature through different perspectives through the eyes of the authors. The cover of the book is a soothing sight that indicates the peace which comes with the presence of the moon. It has a relaxing effect on the readers’ minds and welcomes them into the world of the lunar. “The Lunar Heart” is nothing but a metaphor used to convey human life. Humans are trapped in their emotions, feelings, constraints, and boundaries. Through the lessons life gives them, they learn their worth and bounce back with a stronger version of themselves. It may for once suggest a feeling similar to rising from the ashes, but on closer examination, there is a lot more that the stories are about. The author suggests that human life is not distinct from the Moon, which gets covered by night and revives to a full moon. The cover design and blurb also contribute a lot in signifying the same. Although the readers get a fair idea of what is to follow, yet they are prompted to start the book and read how the author relates the moon with human life. The concept may be intriguing for once, but it still strikes as interesting. Once the readers begin with the book, they get distinct vibes from the stories, which evoke mixed feelings of attachment, hatred, betrayal, and progression. The usage of such a technique doesn’t make the stories seem like a work of fiction. Instead, it compels them to think that the scenarios can be possible in a practical context too. On reading the first story, i.e. “Roses cannot complain about the weather,” the readers would have mixed emotions of finding the story to be both disturbing and inspiring at the same time. Allegorically, it suggests how looks should not be the only thing that can define the personality of a person. It is interesting to see how the narrator’s English teacher had played a significant role in giving a new direction to his life. Similar is the case with the story, “Cats.” There is a very peculiar thing about the author, i.e. Despite having the title “The Lunar Heart”, he was able to connect human behaviour with every object. The thing he painted on the canvas holds a very dark interpretation. The way he evaluated his ex-girlfriend’s behaviour with the cats will make the readers perceive the world and examine it through a completely different dimension. Other stories like “Death Seems to be a Chain Smoker,” “Glow in the dark,” “Candles in the Concrete Jungle” and others seem to be born from the thought of exploring humans and the darker sides of life and giving it unimaginable dimensions. It is interesting to observe how the author draws aspects of the life of a human being and draws comparisons with the different phases of the moon. How a person’s heart goes through different swings of mood is beautifully compared with the phases of the moon at the same time. The metaphorical associations cannot be ignored either. All eighteen stories carry a depth that can be visualized by critical thinking. They are distinct, unique and explore a universe from different viewpoints. Altogether, the anthology would introduce the readers to new worlds and new streams of thought. The language used by the author is easy to understand for any reader, and he features interesting and innovative plots. The stories are very diverse, and at the same time, they are also relatable for the readers. While building up his characters, the author seems to have done extensive research in their development as they appear unique and different from each other altogether. The readers who have an interest in reading short stories or anthologies can try reading “The Lunar Heart.” Even though Vangala features stories that are unique and different from each other, there would be one or the other story with which the readers can relate. They can take a leap into the world of the lunar and explore the different facets of life in a simplistic and multi-dimensional manner. Reviewed by Akhila Saroha
Book Review : The Khan of Khel Khudai by Harshaa Bharatula
A literary work of writing becomes strongly relatable when it is born from experiences that touch the heart and lives of the many who live through it or even those who know about. Life and fate play games that can be understood by less, but the effects can be felt by all. “The Khan of Khel Khudai” by Harshaa Bharatula is one such book where life and its unpredictability find an accurate mention and also explore the reasons and happenings in the lives of the characters, simultaneously keeping the political flavor in the backdrop. Set in the lands of Afghanistan and the action swinging between the United Kingdom and Afghan homes as the book progresses, “The Khan of Khel Khudai” has the air of Afghan environment and a close portrayal of life, as it happens there. In light of this, the book becomes both exciting and has the necessary touches of reality which a reader of the foreign or native land would find gripping and fascinating. As the author begins unraveling the plot of the novel, there a sequential development of the lives of the two characters where fate pulls the strings of their lives, and both take an individual course of action. At the same time, the Afghan lands and the political instability and the ripple effects of it find a direct or indirect mention at different stages. While the book remains open to a psychological study of the central characters, it also opens up for examination from a political and sociological standpoint. At the same time, as the action shifts to London time and again, the book shows how events operate on a foreign land far away from home. Although “The Khan of Khel Khudai” is written in a fictional framework, the fact that it is based on events happening, in reality, gives the book the necessary artistic strokes to make it appear true to life. Bharatula creates this in the fiction format, which excites the readers’ imagination and also helps them connect it all with the characters. Alongside, the author gives glimpses into Afghan culture, their lifestyles, social customs and explores the themes of brotherhood, family life, relationships, and the fragments of a life on foreign land. This makes the reading experience diverse, and the readers are able to have their imaginative journey to the land of Afghanistan and feel the life that exists there. Bharatula, in his “The Khan oof Khel Khudai” constructs characters who are a product of both their circumstances and the choices they make in their lives. The book shows the development of their lives in a chronological manner where their lives unfold effortlessly and yet, in an unpredictable manner. He also shows how the political forces hold the fate of all, whether it is the vulnerability of the bureaucracy or the question of the state of common man, the impact and hold of religion; all find mention in the book. Alongside, the book also shows the impacts on the youth who are guided into different directions where they hold their own version of the truth and constructive work. He creates characters who speak for themselves, make their own decisions, and choose their destiny by freeing themselves from the pen of the author. Due to both the subject content and the characters., the book would catch the interest of the readers in no time. At the same time, it would also ensure that they would have a reading experience that may be born from fiction, but the resultant effect is their updated knowledge and awareness about the prevailing situation in Afghanistan. In light of this, recommending this book to all readers may not be wrong. While younger readers would find this book interesting from the fantasy point of view, the grown-up readers would be able to interpret “The Khan of Khel Khudai” from the viewpoint of mature and aware readers. At the same time, some may also find their knowledge being updated or refreshed with new facts about life and how it happens. Written at a time when there is a political change in the land of Afghanistan, “The Khan of Khel Khudai” becomes more important and no less than a record of the present time. Readers of the future would find this book useful in studying the life and fate of the common man of Afghanistan and the situations he faced when there was political turmoil and a situation which was no less than unrest. It would not only give them an idea about the present-day circumstances but would also help them in reaching the roots and understand as to how it would all have conspired. Therefore, recommending this book to not just Indian readers but also the readers of foreign lands would help in opening the eyes of many towards the unspoken truth and hearing the other side of the story. Reviewed By: Akhila Saroha
Book Review : Time Machine and my ten residences by Vijay Kumar Soni
Wonderful work by Author Vijay Kumar Soni (VK). The book is based on the concept of Time Traveling and Time Machine. The story is an amusing one and takes you through the life of VK. To the comparatively younger readers, it may come out as a ludicrous world of high spirit from the bygone eras in the life of Indians. This story is not less than a mix of wit, whimsy and comic banter. In the 1960s – the era in which this journey begins – Indian lifestyle was quite simple. So, it starts with the commuting by tongas, includes luxuries of air travel in th 1980s and merry misadventures of everyday life in the 1990s, through the tech innovations that altered life till the 2000s, up to Indians finding their global presence in 2020. Author VK has properly talked of the Time Machine in terms of flight path and passengers. The machine takes breaks while moving from one destination to the other. He has put his destinations in the form of his past 10 residences in life. He has described his memories related to each residence in the form of short and crisp, sub-titled paragraphs. Written in a reader-friendly language with utter simplicity, the story comes across as a relatable memoir for most Indian readers. What makes it different from the usual writings these days, is that it could have been written in a serious tone but isn’t. Nostalgia is generally supposed to make people emotional. Rarely does a nostalgic text, or any such object for that matter, makes people smile. But here we have VK’s time travel that does. The idea of going down the memeory lane struck the author’s mind during a lockdown period in year 2020. Given the waves of pandemic all around and forced to stay indoors, he decided to sit and watch a movie called Project Papa. In this movie, the daughter worries that her Papa is getting Alzheimer’s and may progressively soon forget everything including her. VK felt the same concern about himself. And in order to avoid falling prey to the issue, he opened the lid of his own time machine and attempted to go back through almost 70 years of his life till then. It wasn’t as simple of him, as it may appear. Disjointed and unrelated thoughts flooded his heart and head. As he describes, to him it felt as if someone stores files randomly without a proper structured filing system and then tries to locate an old file. This is how memories work. Often incorporating new items of the present moment, and old memories get re-stored with all these changes, but without a file recording these changes. This is why we all have some false but mostly true memories.
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QUILLS FEELINGS WITHIN – Book Review
Poetry is the form of literary writing that can give words to emotions that would otherwise go unstated in prose writing. “Quills: Feelings Within” by Shivani Garg Parti is a testimony to that.
Margesh Rai’s ‘Khushboo Bikherti Pagdandiyan’ – Book Review
After his debut English poetry collection, which also became an Amazon bestseller, “Poetry: a garland of words,” the young poet Margesh Rai is back with another groundbreaking work, this time in Hindi with the title, “Khushboo Bikherti Pakdandiya.”
Plan Your Diet Like an Expert | Book Review | The Literature Times
Since time immemorial, looking attractive and being fit has always been one of the dominant issues in the minds and hearts of human beings. In light of that, the fashion and beauty industry has been blooming at large and will continue to be so. This, coupled with the prospect of being slim and fit, has always been a prerequisite for a person to look good both on a physical as well as psychological level. But, due to a lack of proper knowledge and guidance, people are misled, and their dreams are not achieved. Eventually, they either lose patience or heart, and they leave the path they had undertaken with zeal. Akanksha Sharma’s book, “Plan Your Diet Like An Expert,” comes as a lifesaver for the many caught in this struggle. “Plan Your Diet Like An Expert” is like a guide for all the people who struggle to get in better shape and boost their confidence. Through her experience and knowledge, Sharma and practical applications of the solutions, she shares guide the readers. At the same time, she also clears many questions that the readers could have and opens their eyes to the myths that may have been clouding their brains because of hearsay and lack of access to the right knowledge. She begins the book on a very personal note, and through the references of her experiences, she gives a pragmatic approach to the burning issue in question, getting fit by following healthy ways. These are the facts that make her work relatable for many at a personal level, at the same time making it practically applicable also. Sharma does not jump into instructing the readers as to what diet they should follow or lay down rules to be followed to lose weight. In “Plan Your Diet Like An Expert” she prepares the foundation the right way; by preparing the readers on a mental level by making them diagnose and understand how their bodies are and how they should approach them. At the same time, she shares clever tricks and hacks to make the journey a happy one instead of one filled with striving or struggling. Hence, the fear of most of the readers is removed, and they are ready to work on themselves with enthusiasm. By the time they are through with the book, many of their misunderstandings would be cleared, and they would be in a different state of mind in comparison to the beginning. Sharma also shares a sample diet plan towards the end, and altogether, this ensures that the readers are ready to participate in the journey that lies ahead. The language that the author uses in “Plan Your Diet Like An Expert” is easy for any reader to understand. Sharma avoids using jargon or any terms that would drive the reader away before even initiating. This makes the book more of a guide and a bedside reading, which the readers can read and get motivated to work on themselves the following day. The author may not be present herelf but “Plan Your Diet Like An Expert” becomes a document of her omnipresence for every one who looks for the right guidance. Apart from this, the author doesn’t digress or waver from the central issue in focus and makes sure that it reaches the readers without testing their patience. In addition, she also updates the readers’ knowledge other than just telling them the facts straight away. This makes the foundational understanding of the readers strong as they can continue to read more books or research in the right direction. Wherever needs are, Sharma gives the details in theory and bullet points form as per her discretion. She shares experiences from her journey and also from the journey of the many others who achieved their goals under her guidance. At the end of every chapter, the author shares a summary of all that the readers have learnt, which is a sort of brushing up of their facts and a revision. Recommending this book to any particular kind of readers would imply doing injustice to the readers themselves. Being healthy, staying fit, and doing this the right way is essential for everyone irrespective of any factors. The readers can read this book for themselves or learn things for their loved ones or just update their existing knowledge. People’s current lifestyle sometimes makes them opt for unhealthy habits, and the year 2020 has made people realize the meaning of being healthy and fit. Therefore, all readers, men or women, should get their hands on “Plan Your Diet Like An Expert” by Akanksha Sharma and update their knowledge, which would be helpful at any juncture of their lives. Even people who do not read books should take this book and keep it as a friend for life and plan their diets like a pro.