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Book review-The Bestseller She Wrote
Book title: The Bestseller She Wrote Author: Ravi Subramanian Genre: Romance No.of pages: 391 Price: Rs.295 Publisher: Westland Book blurb Paperback king Aditya Kapoor’s life is straight out of a modern man’s fantasy. His literary stardom is perfectly balanced by a loving wife and a spectacular career. With everything he touches turning to gold, Aditya is on a winning streak. Shreya Kaushik is a student with a heart full of ambition. Young, beautiful and reckless, Shreya speaks her mind and obsessively chases after what she wants. And what she wants is to be a bestselling author. What happens when their worlds collide? Is it possible to love two people at…
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2015-The year that was!
Today when the clock strikes 12 at night, the whole world shall welcome and view the advent of a new year-2016. Time is an amazing thing-it just goes on at the same pace. Nothing hastens, nothing hampers. The time we spent yesterday became a memory today, whether good or bad; the time of present is the life we are living at this moment; the time of future, tomorrow, with its hopes and wishes, keeps us going. The first and the last days of a year are magical. They make us reflect on the 365 days gone by while inspiring us for the coming ones. I am looking back today too,…
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Book review-When our worlds collide
Book title: When Our Worlds Collide Author: Aniesha Brahma Genre: Fiction Number of pages: 114 Format: Kindle Publisher: General Press Book blurb Akriti has led a pretty much sheltered life. Zayn has been shuttled from city to city when he was growing up. She is comfortable watching her life from the sidelines. He wants to feel rooted to a place he can call ‘home’. They meet each other quite by chance. And both seize the chance to be someone they both need in their lives: For Zayn, it is a ‘Partner-in-Crime’. For Akriti, someone who just knows how to be there for her… When their worlds collide, it’s not what…
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Star Wars in my home- Re-invented!
As I grew up watching and awing over Star Wars, I never knew I would be living them one day. Surprised? Well, don’t be. Having a child in the house is nothing less than Star Wars; you get the Jedi and Sith together, packaged in the form of an adorably cute little person and you constantly fight to eliminate the Sith and bask in the glory of the occasional moments when the Jedi takes over. Being a parent is apparently an intergalactic experience too! HP has always come up with innovative, out-of-the-box ideas but I am literally swept away by its Star Wars Special Edition notebook. It is like a…
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Dehradun- a city that feels like home!
Very few places welcome an outsider and make him so comfortable and at home that he never wants to leave. Dehradun is one such place. I came to the mesmerising city two years back with a lot of uncertainty about my future and many apprehensions about being in a new place. I am an army-wife so I must be used to it but then, I never was a conventional army wife. Misfit is the word for me, but I prefer to use ‘unconventional’. Being with my husband after three and a half years was reason enough to be happy but the city gave me many more. Three months back when…
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5 steps to responsible tourism
Travel creates memories..travel enriches the soul…travel refreshes the mind and body….well, the benefits of travel are endless. Fast paced stressful lives we lead nowadays are making us realise all the more how imperative it is to take some time out and enjoy with family and friends. source I totally agree. Do you? I have a friend who is an extremely busy neurosurgeon but literally steals time every couple of months to travel. I feel he suffers from wanderlust but he says that travel is his way of staying sane. Makes sense actually! I love travelling too and my husband and I are particularly fond of road-trips. Of all the wisdom…
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Sweet yet sugarfree- cup-cake recipe!
In Indian households, it is very difficult to refrain from indulgence in sweets. We all have a sweet tooth and the wedding season tempts it all the more. A couple of years back, I tried to cut down on sugar and sweets, to lose my post-pregnancy weight and to restrict my husband’s diet who has diabetic parents. It was agonising to exert immense self-control and the moments when either one of us gave in to the temptation were full of guilt. There had to be a mid-way; I just needed to find it! I had the notion that sugar substitutes could only be used in tea/coffee but then I discovered…
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A box of memories..
Have you ever woken up in the middle of the night and checked on your baby and then sat looking at her, fascinated by the innocence on her face? Yes, of course! The tiny part of you that has gained independence and is now a human being never fails to amaze you, scare you and make you laugh your heart out at times. That is motherhood! Being a mother is a life-time job but the first couple of years are the most memorable. My daughter is six years old now and when I look back, the very things that made me fret make me smile now. I opened a box…
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Wind energy-Green energy!
Considering the pace at which fossil fuels are running out, the balance needs to shift towards renewable energy sources so that we can hand over the reins of the world to the next generation without guilt in our hearts. Out of the renewable sources available like solar energy, hydro energy and geothermal energy, the one worth mentioning is wind energy. Most of us may not know but India is the fifth largest producer of wind energy in the world. Let us try and understand what wind energy is all about. What is wind energy? Wind energy is energy obtained by harnessing the power of air through wind mills and wind…
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The advent of #technocrats!
From autocracy to democracy, the world is now paving way for technocracy-a system of governance where decision making is based on technological knowledge. Digital India and e-governance are India’s steps towards the same. This evolution occurred along with that of the landline to a smartphone-probably the fastest evolution ever! The small device aka second skin to our hands, has been instrumental in the rise of technology and a new way of life. Initially, smartphones were mostly ‘neighbour’s envy’ as they were too expensive. Then Micromax entered the scene and redefined affordable technology. No doubt, it is today the second-largest phone maker. Micromax empowered the nation with smartphones; see how everything…
