Crisp Reviews of Books On My Nightstand

An overwhelming story that touched me to the core 

A plot inspired by a true story for a woman who provided us a peek into the life of indigenous people of Papua New Guinea and the human emotions at their best even while facing so many adversities in life. Three anthropologists who embarked on separate missions somehow ended up together on a journey that they would not have planned to go this way. The female protagonist who believed in the true spirit of humans, her husband who was chasing only glory and a stranger who was searching for meaning of life itself, all brought in circumstances that would challenge their basic human instincts to survive emotionally and physically. A journey that started in the search of knowledge ends in a bitter place where none is winner. Because as said in The Bhagavad Gita,  "For the senses wander, and when one lets the mind follow them, it carries wisdom away like a windblown ship on the waters." And that's how those three end up at their destinies as we finish ...

Are you  bored of reading practical, meaningful and life-enriching stuff from the ‘Must-read book list’ that you have forced on yourself?  I guess the answer is ‘Yes’ cause you are still reading this post. Then please answer the next question. Are you a fan of a romantic novel with a dramatic, bollywood style storyline with a beautiful, passionate heroin and a handsome, adamant hero who happen to be thrown in her life and after multiple conflicts they finally reach their happily ever after. If your answer is still ‘Yes’ then wait no more. You are in for a ride with emotions, confusions, confessions and most of all, the ‘Aww’ moments. Anuja Chauhan had done a stupendous job in giving us that getaway from all practical realities to spend some time with an unbelievably lucky girl and an I-don’t-believe-in-luck-factor guy and a story of these two leading to a decisive moment for Indian Cricket team. Yah, u read it right. The story involves cricket and ,as a matter...