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Tales from my heart by Ruskin Bond
If you are looking for a light and breezy book, this is it.

Monika Satote
Oct 25, 20211 min read


The Lost Soul by Olga Tokarczuk is a book that you need in your life
‘’If someone could look down on us from above, they’d see that the world is full of people running about in a hurry, sweating and very...

Monika Satote
Sep 23, 20211 min read


Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto : On Grief, love and loss
TW: Death of loved ones, loss, grief Grief is a strange thing. It affects you. It consumes you. It destroys you. At the same time, it...

Monika Satote
Sep 13, 20212 min read


What Would The Aunties Say by Anchal Seda : A Fun Guide for Brown Girls
What is the most unsolicited advice you have received from those nosy neighbors, aunties and relatives? And, I would also love to know...

Monika Satote
Sep 13, 20212 min read


Other Words For Home by Jasmine Warga is an Important Book on the Lives of Refugees and Immigrants
"Other words for Home" started for me as a book set in Syria. I thought I knew what I was getting into i.e. living in a country where the...

Monika Satote
Aug 22, 20212 min read


The Star Tree is a beautiful book about memories and simple pleasures
I have a love-hate relationship with cities. The volume of opportunities cities give is huge but the noise, the fast-paced setting makes...
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Jul 8, 20212 min read


The Terrible Horrible Very Bad Good News By Meghna Pant
The Terrible Horrible Very Bad Good News By Meghna Pant is a fun, entertaining and important book.
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Jun 27, 20212 min read


Birthday Girl by Haruki Murakami
The choices we make shape our lives, in many ways. The things we wished for, give us hope and courage to achieve those. I think the risks...
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Jun 13, 20211 min read


Whereabouts by Jhumpa Lahiri : Solitude, Thoughts, People and her
A mid-age woman with a fairly successful academic career lives alone in a lovely neighborhood of an unnamed city. This woman has a quiet...
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May 8, 20212 min read


Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus : A dating bible or an outdated approach on dating?
Long back, the title of this book caught my eyes, but I just forgot about it. Recently, while I was randomly scrolling through my...
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Mar 28, 20212 min read


A Read For Readers : I would rather be reading by Anne Bogels
One of the best things that happened to me in 2020 is getting back to reading. It has become my lifestyle. If I rewind my year, it would...
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Mar 28, 20212 min read


Animal Farm by George Orwell : A Classic that is still relevant
From "All animals are equal" to “All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.” AND From “Four legs good, two legs...
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Mar 28, 20212 min read


Ghachar Ghochar by Vivek Shanbhag : What is a happy family, tell me, what is it?
An old coffeehouse, a wise waiter named Vincent who knows his regulars better than themselves, and a man who is thinking of his past....
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Mar 28, 20212 min read


Unfinished by Priyanka Chopra : A Memoir of a Global Icon
I'm ‘assuming’ that everybody knows Priyanka Chopra, maybe through her global success or the controversies around her. I am neither a fan...
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Mar 28, 20213 min read


Tigers For Dinner: Tall Tales By Jim Corbett's Khansama
This is an adventuresome book for kids and adults. It has a bunch of short stories about the experiences of Jim Corbett and his family...
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Mar 28, 20211 min read


A cute, warm and fun read for kids and adults - The Gopi Diaries : Coming Home by Sudha Murthy
The Gopi Diaries: Coming Home is the first book in the series of three books for kids about a cute pup called Gopi. He gets his new home...
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Dec 21, 20201 min read


Moon Child by Rushali Mukherjee : Beautiful and a little flawed, just like the moon
“Poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings: it takes its origin from emotion recollected in tranquillity.” — William...
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Dec 16, 20202 min read


Non Fiction November : The New One Minute Manager - A Review
This book is intended to show the side by side relationship of the manager and his subordinates.
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Nov 5, 20202 min read


The Tree With A Thousand Apples by Sanchit Gupta is one of the most underrated books I have read
Trigger/content warnings: Rape, Murder, Violence, Terrorism, Death of the loved ones. Srinagar, India: 20th January 1990 Happy Birthday...
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Sep 30, 20203 min read


The Clothing of Books by Jhumpa Lahiri explores the art of book covers : A Review
Lahiri Says : Dressing a book is an art, there’s no doubt. A published volume sits at the intersection of two forms of creative...
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Sep 10, 20203 min read
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