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06 Apr

Posted at 08:03h in non fiction
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Before I talk about the book. let me give you a small idea about Patanjali. No, I am not talking about the Ayurveda company but the real Patanjali. He is the father of modern yoga and he is one of the 18 classical Tamil siddhars (sages and intellectuals). He distilled the essence of yoga into Yoga sutras. And we could rightly say that though he lived a thousand years ago his sutras were thousands of years ahead. Keeping this in mind though let’s move into the book review of LIVING THE SUTRAS -A GUIDE TO YOGA WISDOM BEYOND THE MAT compiled and written by KELLY DINARDO AND AMY PEARCE-HAYDEN The book offers an outlook to the yoga training for the mind and spirit by introducing a sutra or group of sutras on a related theme. If you think this book will explain in detail all the sutras of Patanjali then this is not for you. The book is divided into three parts; Samadhi Pada, Sadhana pada and Vibhuti Pada. The first part or Samadhi pada the authors introduce us to the awareness of self. Whether we truly understand what is our real need; materialistic or spiritual. The speciality of each chapter is that there is a section for reflection where we have to journal our thoughts on certain questions that the authors have asked us. To be frank it's not at all tedious because it is not necessary that we have to journal anything the first time. We could start once we...

24 Mar

Posted at 08:04h in fiction
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This book is part of my own collection and I got this one maybe a month back.  So, the story behind how I brought this book goes like this; I was looking at all the books on the fiction side of the Manorama Bookstores at Mall of Travancore, my favorite place to buy most of my books. I got a few (yes you read it right) and decided this was enough for my February purchase. But when I gave them to get billed, the sales person came up to me and I quote ‘Madam! You will like this book’! He gave me ‘Recursion’. I looked at its cover and let me be frank I did not like it even a bit. When I turned the book to read its synopsis, I was still not impressed but it was the first time the sales person in the bookstore actually came up to me and recommended a book. I thought to myself, its just a book and I will eventually read it. But the shocking part was I took this book first to read before any other that I had brought with this. Now let’s start with the author of this book. The man of the hour is Blake Crouch. He is a novelist and a screenwriter. He has a best seller in his bag ‘The Dark Matter’ and bestselling trilogy Wayward Pines that was converted into a television series for FOX entertainment. He has a website too and you could check that out if you...

24 Mar

Posted at 08:00h in fiction
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This book was all over Instagram for past couple of months for all the good reasons. An international best seller! This is my first book of Elif Shafak. I had no idea that an author of this magnitude existed and I am so glad that we live in the 21st century where we can read, write and share all over the world! A few details about the author, maybe you already know her and her works, or like me have no clue. She has nine novels under her kitty and she is also an acclaimed writer in Turkey (sounds so exotic right! Even her books are) She has a website of her own www.elifshafak.com So now let’s dive into the best part, the review of the book: ‘What you are Seeking is seeking you’- Rumi Who is Rumi? What are his works and where did he come from? A great Persian poet , scholar who lived in the 13th century(30th September 1207 – 17th December 1273). His poems are widely translated into many other languages and his legacy still lingers in the hearts of those who truly love the art of poetry and sufism. His life is a true testimony that people can live in harmony no matter what their religion or social status is! Why am I going in detail about a poet? Is there any significance in this book.? Yes there is.! The book is about a 40 year old housewife with a dentist husband and three children. Her name is Ella Rubinstein. She...

14 Jan

Posted at 15:11h in poetry
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This is my first review for a poem and I am hoping that I gave it complete justice. This is not a paid review and I thank the author for sending me the copy of his mesmerizing poetry via email for an honest review in return. ” Your voice is the whisper that beats in my heart” Gathering of Charmers(Divan of Shah) Firstly the author have a few well written poems that has connected with me in a different level of consciousness. The longing for a lost love is evident in the entire collection though each poem has a different theme to it. The collection has a set of 106 poems with captivating quotes introducing each one. The poetry has a deep level of passion as well as intimacy that usually cannot be expressed in words but the author have put them in a very simple language that you automatically appreciate his effort. The only drawback is that the poems are randomly arranged, so there won’t be a continuity in your emotions while reading . Saying that I would highly recommend Divan of Shah, even if you are not a poetry lover and I await more of his works ! RATING: 4 out of 5...