BOOKS AMEYA

Dear Stranger, I Know How You Feel

Synopsis: Dear Stranger, I Know How You Feel is a collection of thirty heart-warming letters and poems, through which the author, Ashish Bagrecha, seeks to help readers constantly grappling with depression, anxiety and self-doubts. With the author’s insistence on reading one letter or poem every day to get through the dark tunnel of misery, this Read more…

The Unprodigal

Synopsis: From the heart of modern India comes a story of fathers and sons. Aryan, the genius, dashing and now-failed son of the country’s richest and most powerful scion, finds himself chugging into danger on a desert train to nowhere. It has been months since the only person he loved and cherished, his grandfather Aryaman, Read more…

Rahul Mitra's 'The Boy from Pataliputra'

The Boy from Pataliputra

Synopsis: It is 326 BC and Alexander, the barbarian king of Macedonia, has descended upon Bharatvarsha with a multi-national horde of Yavanas, Pahlavas, Shakas and Bahlikas. As the invader advances relentlessly and wins bloody battles in quick succession, as local rulers fall over each other to shake hands with the enemy and as the students Read more…

Book review of Esther David's 'My Father's Zoo'

[Book Review] ‘My Father’s Zoo’ by Esther David

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Esther David is an author, and a trained artist and sculptor. She is the author of the critically acclaimed book titled Book of Esther. She grew up and lives in Ahmedabad. Through this book, Esther has paid tribute to her father Reuben David, the miracle man of Ahmedabad. REVIEW The two-legged are Read more…

Manhattan Mango by Madhuri Iyer

Manhattan Mango

Synopsis: Q. What happens when three ambitious, high-achieving, 20-something Mumbaikars become New Yorkers? A. Madness. Zipping through life’s ups and downs like a high-speed elevator during rush hour, buddies Shri, Shanks and Neel hold on to each other and their sanity, with a bro-hood bonding that chipkos them together, Fevicol se. Neel’s the driven hedge Read more…

Wake Up, Life is Calling by Preeti Shenoy

Wake Up, Life is Calling

Synopsis: What if your mind is your greatest enemy? What if you were living your worst nightmare? How would you cope? Ankita has fought a mental disorder, been through hell, and survived two suicide attempts. Now in Mumbai, surrounded by her loving and supportive parents, everything seems idyllic. She is not on medication. She is Read more…

The Green Room by Nag Mani

The Green Room

Synopsis: Queen Victoria School, Nainital. Founded: 1855. “She wears an old uniform,” Nisha continued, “pale white face, dark shadows around her eyes. She is often seen sitting on this very chair. And it is said that the chair is always found in front of the mirror no matter where you leave it.” Rohan Agarwal has Read more…

Such is HER Life by Reecha Agarwal Goyal

Such is HER Life

Summary:  You know her as a mother, daughter, sister, wife, daughter-in-law. But seldom as a woman… And maybe never as a human.

How books helped Shlok develop a taste for painting and sketching

How reading shaped Shlok’s journey as an all-rounder in life

“I do believe something very magical can happen when you read a book.” J.K. Rowling and this quote of hers changed my life forever. I was 14 years old when my mother gifted me a book to read and that book was Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. At that time, I was a plump Read more…