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Children are the most innocuous of the human beings. They know no pretensions or exaggeration. They are what they look. And as Mr. Gaurav Sharma, the author of “Love @ Airforce”, “Rapescars” , “Dawn at Dusk” sums up, “Childhood is no less than a fairy tale. Even vices like greed, jealousy, and naughtiness are innocent during that period.” Keeping the thoughts in mind, Mr. Sharma decided to pen down different facets of childhood and the brainchild of his thoughts is “Unbudgeted Innocence”. It is a collection of ten stories which cover different elements of childhood and take all of us back to our childhood, our truer self. The first story, THE ABANDONED DOG, showcases children’s love for animals. Through this story, Mr. Sharma tries to convey that children’s love knows no practicality. Their love for their pets gives them the strength to fight with the whole world. They are filled with more responsibility and morality than we conclude. As the story moves towards the ...

जब से मार्वल ने मार्वल सिनेमेटिक यूनिवर्स और डीसी ने डीसी एक्सटेंडेड यूनिवर्स शुरू किया है, तब से एडवेंचर सिनेमा पसंद करने वाले सिनेप्रेमियों की बहार आ गयी है. वफादार प्रशंसकों का ऑनलाइन तथा ऑफलाइन घमासान इन्हें फायदा ही पहुंचा रहा है. हालांकि मुद्दे की बात ये भी है कि ये दोनों कम्पनियां दर्शकों को बेस्ट देने की जी तोड़ कोशिश भी कर रही हैं. अब इनके बीच आते है मियां यूनिवर्सल. अब भई, जब ये दोनों अपना अपना यूनिवर्स “लॉन्च” कर चुके है, तो यूनिवर्सल जो कि पहले से ही “यूनिवर्सल” है, वो क्यों पीछे रहे? ना जी, अपना यूनिवर्स लॉन्च करने में कोई बुराई नहीं. लेकिन ये क्या बात हुई कि अभ्यास मैच खेला भी नहीं और सीधा फाइनल में कूद पड़े...? कमोबेश कुछ ऐसा ही, यूनिवर्सल ने “डार्क यूनिवर्स” के साथ किया. अपनी पिछली फिल्मों का रिबूट तैयार कर रिलीज़ करने का एजेंडा बनाये यूनिवर्सल के दिमाग में यही दही जमी थी हुज़ूर, जब जनता बिरयानी पसंद करती हो तो क्या फर्क पड़ता है आज की बनी हो या पिछले इतवार की. लेकिन जनाब, वो ये भूल गए बासी दाल में चाहे जितना भी हींग का तड़का लगा दो, वह रहेगी बासी ही. बासी व्यंजन मे...

“Enta Habibi” is a beautiful book written by Reetwika Bannerjee. It compiles five beautiful stories which depict different shades and forms of love. There is a story which tells about vengeful love and another one narrates betrayal in love. Then, there is this story which talks about immoral love. Ms. Banerjee has entwined the theme of her stories with Colour Wheel Theory of Love proposed by John Lee. She juxtaposes the colours Blue, Red, Black, Grey and Pink which depict different forms of romance as in – Emerging Love, Failure in Love, Betrayals in Love, Immoral Love and Sweet and Sour Love via the stories “Man of the Tournament”, “Miles Apart”, “Haunted Refuge at Itachuna Royal Palace”, “Two Onions and A Skull” and “Love Just Happened” respectively. [pic source: Reetwika Banerjee's FB profile] “Enta Habibi” is attractive not only for its catchy title but also for the content. Ms. Banerjee has a quintessential sense of narration. One cannot help falling for her ...

Once upon a time, there lived a lovely little girl whose name was Moo Moo. She was sweet, kind, gentle and intelligent. She was loved by all. [pic courtesy: shutterstock] Moo Moo had a little brother. His name was Momo. He was also very sweet, lovely, kind, gentle and delicious, intelligent. He was adored by all.  [pic courtesy: gettyimages] Moo Moo and Momo were lovely siblings. They used to go to school together. In their school also, they were favourites of their teachers. However, there was a senior in their school who bullied the siblings. He never missed a chance to create trouble for them. Name of the bully was Ban. [pic courtesy: 123rf.com] Ban followed Moo Moo and Momo everywhere and always teased them. One day, Moo Moo was going to the tuition with her friends. Suddenly, Ban came there and started making fun of her. He also started passing comments on her. At first, Moo Moo avoided but after some time she got irritated. She an...

Supriya was nervously looking at the clock behind the speaker’s head. It was already 9:00pm, still she didn’t know how much more time it would take her to reach home. She was stuck in this office presentation, and there seemed no scope for an early excuse. Finally, after almost half an hour, the meeting ended on a successful note. Supriya found herself too exhausted to drive all the way to home. Somehow, she dragged herself to the parking and stretched on the driving seat. Another hour journey to home! She didn’t know why she felt like crying. What a life she was living? Waking up every morning to worry about breakfast and lunch, juggling between her husband’s and her child’s daily needs, rushing to office, working like a maniac and coming back all the way worrying about the dinner and again the next day’s circus… Although, she had house-help for all domestic chores, it was the lady who was running the house. And only a working woman could understand that no house-help could subs...

“Her Resurrection” is a contemporary Indian women centered dark social fiction penned by Soumyadeep Koley and published by Gargi Publishers. The book narrates the different life-phases of an Indian lady. It also gives an insight of the undercurrent situation of lower-middle class Indian women and their struggles which is often polished by the dazzling glamour of showbiz oriented society. The book is dedicated to Jyoti Singh [Nirbhaya/Damini] and gratification has been paid to all the violence survivors. It is really unfortunate to mention that the book touches the reality of majority of victimized women in India. About the Author: Quite contrary to the trend of popular Indian fictions, the author of this book had a clear motive to pen the story. Given the profile of Soumyadeep Koley, the book does justice to the subject chosen. Soumyadeep Koley is a writer, poet, women’s rights activist and photographer. After graduating with Honours degree in Chemist...

“The God Factor” is a non-fiction penned by Nitin Srivastava. Nitin is an Asstt. Professor in an Engineering College. His continuous interaction with his students and a lot of other people provided him enough insight of an unhappy and discontented mind which encouraged him to write this book. The book is actually a detailed analysis of different perceptions and their impact on our life. Author Nitin has taken reference of ‘Maya’ from Hindu mythology and efficiently explained our wishes and desires and sometimes, our ‘greed’ on its basis. Why we are never happy or contented no matter how much we get? Can’t we learn to live the moment and leave the rest of the life in the hands of ‘God’? Why do we dwell in past and let it ruin our present as well as future? Why we rely more on destiny than ‘karma’? These are the few questions which find focused answers in this book by Nitin Srivastava. According to the author, there is a permanent melancholy cord in us. Happiness is a...

It has been a long… very long time since I enjoyed reading any romance. Thanks to “We will meet again” for breaking the monotony of my reading habit. I am profusely thankful to the author “Tarang Sinha” for this wonderful reading experience. As I am here to express my views on the book, I wonder whether I would be able to justify what the book deserves. Writing a romance is never that easy. And if I include my personal shortcoming of being a disaster at writing an out and out romance, reviewing a romance book becomes equally arduous for me. But, all thanks to ‘We will meet again’, I am here to shatter this belief of mine. About the Author: Tarang Sinha is a writer, avid reader and an active Blogger. Her works have been published in magazines like Good Housekeeping India, Child India, Woman’s Era and Alive, and a bestselling anthology “Uff Ye Emotions 2”. A Science Graduate, she holds a Diploma in Creative Writing in English from IGNOU. Originally from Bihar, she lives...