Rajkumari Sharma Tankha Have you ever thought why so many IT engineers face an early burnout? Why so many turn to alternative professions? That too the creative ones like writing and photography? What happens after they land a high-paying, coveted job for which they had literally burnt the midnight oil? In my circle of friends […]Read More
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Rajkumari Sharma Tankha The book, The Zero Cost Mission/ The Wily Agent (Harper Collins India; pages 189; price Rs 250) by Amar Bhushan is a two-story fictional work. It is based on the exploits of the Indian intelligence and it is so racy that I had to finish it at one go. I just couldn’t […]Read More
Rajkumari Sharma Tankha At first glance Hemis, Madhu Tandan’s latest novel, appears to be a simple story of marital discord. To escape daily fights with his wife Swati, the protagonist Ajay plans a trip to Ladakh. He believes the trip will give him breathing space. It will also help him reflect on his relationship. But […]Read More
Rajkumari Sharma Tankha She’s tall, beautiful and one of Bollywood’s leading ladies. He’s goofy, loves to wear outlandish clothes and is constantly getting into trouble with reporters. These two sentences on the back cover of Saranya Rai’s debut novel Love, Take Two (Penguin Books) have uncanny resemblance to the classic M&B romances (wherein the male […]Read More
Rajkumari Sharma Tankha I must confess it was the unusual title of the book that first attracted me to it. But when I first read Is: A Journey That Will Change Your Life (Prabhat Prakashan) by Sandeep Amar, the words simply went over my head. I thought it was some philosophy book meant for research […]Read More
Saurabh Tankha Changing Lifestyles and Forgotten Traditions Remember the innumerable occasions your grandmother told you how, as teenagers, your grandfather and even your father, ate dollops of butter on paranthas every morning, or had two teaspoons of desi ghee every morning. And how you, by not eating all this and more, miss out on being […]Read More
Rajkumari Sharma Tankha Why I picked up The Sellout Nation …a Tryst with Globalisation (Notion Press) by Vikram Bhati is because I was thoroughly exhausted of the number of chick lit romances I was deluged with. I wanted something different, and the blurb on the back cover promised me that. And I must say, I […]Read More
Dr Avni S. Tiwari Lost Connections: Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression and the Unexpected Solutions (Bloomsbury) by Johann Hari is an engrossing and thought-provoking read on depression and mental health. It begins with a personal story of being diagnosed with depression and prescribed ‘pills’. The author smartly avoids what he calls ‘pain porn’ and […]Read More
Sukriti Tankha The term dystopia is often used to describe an imagined world where everything is unpleasant, frightening, or undesirable. In Dystopia, author Manoj V Jain takes this concept beyond fiction and applies it to the realities of everyday life—from childhood to adulthood. Published by The Write Place, the book presents a thought-provoking narrative that […]Read More
Rajkumari Sharma Tankha Fanney Khan is the story of hopes and dreams. It tells you how regular hard work, practice, perseverance and a positive attitude helps one achieve success. It also tells you that for succeeding in professional life, you don’t have to ‘compromise’ but hone your skills. Most films portray the love of […]Read More