Archives for Non-Fiction
Booming Brands – Made in India Brands by Harsh Pamnani
Booming Brands by Harsh Pamnani promised to be in the same genre as my book The Mouse Charmers. Having been written 4-5 years after my book, I was curious to…
Ultimate Grandmother Hacks by Kavita Devgan
Ultimate Grandmother Hacks is a book that I picked up from my twitter feed. Author Kavita Devgan had twitter about it and I was keen to read about the good…
Kabir by Hazari Prasad Dwivedi – Hindi Book Review
Kabir is a poet I connect with the best. His simple Sakhis can say in two lines what people find it difficult to say in a thousand pages. His poetry…
The Idol Thief by S. Vijay Kumar – Book Review
The Idol Thief by S. Vijay Kumar is one of those books that you wish was a fiction. It has all the elements of a crime thriller with international agencies…
Japonisme by Erin Niimi Longhurst – Book Review
Japonisme is a book that I picked up for its cover. It has Japan written all over it with its minimalistic cover design, with a red dot signifying the rising…
Portraits from Ayodhya by Scharada Dubey
I picked up Portraits from Ayodhya on Amazon, when I was planning my trip to Ayodhya. There are hundreds of books on the city but almost all of them talk…
The Shooting Star: A Girl, Her Backpack and the World by Shivya Nath
It is not easy to review books by authors you know well. I have known Shivya Nath since she started blogging. Have off and on followed her blog, traveled once…
Never Lost Again by Bill Kilday – Book Review
Never lost again is how the Google Maps changed the world. I have traveled enough before the mobile phone era and smartphone era. Now, I can not imagine traveling or…
Punjab, Punjabis & Punjabiyat by Khushwant Singh
Punjab, Punjabis & Punjabiyat is a compilation of articles written by late Khushwant Singh in various publications at different points in time, including one unpublished one from his journal. I…
The Ancient Science of Mantras by Om Swami
The Ancient Science of Mantras introduces you to the world of mantras like a guide, holding your hand like a guru. It tells you what mantra and mantra sadhana can…