BOOKS AMEYA

'The King Within' by Nandini Sengupta

The King Within

Synopsis: 373 AD. In the thick forests of Malwa, an enigmatic stranger gallops into an ambush attack by bandits to rescue a young courtesan, Darshini. His name is Deva and he is the younger son of Emperor Samudragupta. That chance encounter, first with Deva and later with his two friends, the loyal general Saba Virasena 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…

Hey Dad! Meet My Mom

Synopsis: Right since childhood, the world in which we live teaches us to bury our ‘bad’ past somewhere deep inside us and just move on – so deep that even we can’t possibly dig it back out. What happens when a 10-year-old child, who claims to be your future son, comes to you to help Read more…

Book review of Harini Srinivasan's 'The Curse of Anuganga'

The Curse of Anuganga

Synopsis: Circa 403 C.E. In the thriving city of Nandivardhana, lives Shaunaka, a young man who yearns to go to Pataliputra to see the world and make his fortune. But he is forced to join his father’s jewellery-making business and soon finds himself in the workshop — a job in which his heart clearly did Read more…

Sudeep Nagarkar's 'The Secrets We Keep'

The Secrets We Keep

Synopsis: If your past could be erased, would you erase it? Sadly, you have no choice in this matter because I, your past, am invincible. If you think you can escape me, you’re already doomed. Rahul, an intelligence officer on a secret mission, is undercover at a major’s house. In the process, he falls in 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…

'The Best Life Ever' by the '5 AM Guy' Aditya Shroff

The Best Life Ever

Synopsis: Get into the shoes of an Indian village lad as he takes you on an incredible journey through a multitude of emotions and enchanting childhood reminiscences. Running across countryside farmlands bordering the Arabian sea, through bustling Indian cities, over the high mountains of the Himalayas, and deep into the untouched crevices of the heart, Read more…

Kusuma is eternally grateful to her daughter for helping her find her calling

For Kusuma, it was a nightmare worth remembering

Not even in my wildest dreams could I have imagined writing a story like this. My memories of reading go back to my childhood days when my grandfather used to make me read the the Jaimini Mahabharata. He would slowly and patiently elaborate upon the verses so that we could grasp the contents, which were 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.