Book Review: U & I

Don't we all love romance? Well, atleast most of us!! Teenage love stories are even more special. Seeing a happily ever after to a teenage love story captivates me, precisely the reason why I picked U & I. The essence of love stories, for me, lies in how pure they are. This strikes a chord with the reader …

Book Review: An Ideal Wife

The title of the book, thankfully devoid of superlatives, piqued my interest. What could be the qualities of an ideal wife? And was this book about the search for one? The cover is considered attractive in recent times, and as far as modern book covers with caricatures go. But it did not draw me in …

Books Will Become Shorter and Faster: Manoj Jain

Being bold and fearless is a virtue writers ought not shun but preserve. We get inKonversation with an author who was fearless enough to go for self publishing because the traditional publishing system did not want to publish a book as bold as this. The BNO is his first literary baby and we are glad …

Did You Know These Books Are Banned In India – III

This is possibly the most apt post today. 15th September is International Day of Democracy. And we are talking about 5 books banned in the largest democracy in the world. In this third part about banned books in India, I would like to focus on books written by foreign nationals, but on India and its …

India’s 10 Favourite Engineer-Turned-Writers

It is Engineer's Day today - 15th September - and we asked our buzzing community of book lovers to tell us about their favourite Engineer turn writers. Presenting to you India's 10 most favourite engineers who found their calling in spinning stories: Durjoy Dutta A mechanical engineer from the Delhi Technological University, he is a novelist, screenwriter and entrepreneur. …

#Hindi Diwas Special: 10 Hindi Books You Must Read

Hindi being the national language of our country it also happens to be the most spoken language in the country too, having its own versions depending on region. What better way to know our country and its culture than reading books in Hindi. Time and again these stories have captured the real essence of our …