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  Book Review: Return of the Trojan Horse - Tales of Criminal Investigation - by Amit Dubey This one was different.   There are 3 novella in the book – 3 independent stories from the point of view of the same central character – our protagonist – who helps the police solve crimes using his tech wizardry and tech tools.     The 3 stories are not connected and can be read independently in any order. The stories are good in themselves. The stories inform and educate the average reader about how technology is changing the crime fighting. The stories have their twists and turns – real or fictional – making them interesting to read.   What is also good to see is that the author is not just highlighting and glorifying the technology contribution to crime fighting. He has given due consideration and weightage to the sheer age-old human ingenuity which is the real tool to crime fighting.   Interesting characters and nice ...

About the Book: Doubt has pivoted many a relationship across the centuries. Whether it is Othello suspicious of Desdemona or through the rise of paranoia as a trope in twentieth century writings. While paranoia naturally suggests the vulnerability of individual mind to social rhetoric, it is also the space for deep interrogation of the individual that renders him/her to paranoia. This novel presents that doubt has the potential to be a space of liberation. Madeeha works in Jordan to rehabilitate Syrian refugees. Zehen, a political analyst from India, meets her in the US during their social impact program. He is intrigued and charmed by her, and falls deeply in love. But the world political climate, with its accompanying cultural narratives about terror and pain, infects Zehen’s mind. Zehen begins to suspect Madeeha as a possible mujahid. Will he find his truth? Fear doesn’t devastate; it stirs the inner pot. It is a tender love story that triumphs heartbreaks and set...

Book Review: The Wise Man Said by Priya Kumar   I had reviewed ‘The Calling’ by Priya Kumar and when I was informed about this new book, it wasn’t a surprise that this came along for review. After my experience with The Calling, I had mixed expectations from this one and it turned a bit of a surprise. Only when you read the book do you realize the true meaning and intent of the title of the book. The book is not just a few wise words of an old man ... it is a treasure trove wise words. The book is filled with the travels of an old man which are loaded with life observations and lessons learnt. There are learnings from each and every aspect of the event that he shares through his diary. The learnings are also not all that philosophical in nature. They are mostly small daily-life real-life difference-making learnings that are meaningful to you. All through the book I kept asking myself why the author told the story through the wise old man’s diary and not thro...

★.•**•.★ Soul Warrior Book Blast ★.•**•.★  The Age of Kali is a series of mythic fantasy novels by international bestselling novelist Falguni Kothari. The first book of the series, Soul Warrior, introduces readers to a fictional law-governed Cosmos made up of heavenly, demonic and human realms and its protagonist, Lord Karna, the legendary guardian of the Human Realm, who is coerced into training six godlings into demon hunters against a rising demon army. The series arc interlocks into a war of domination between the Light and Dark forces of the Cosmos and the race to control the one soul capable of total cosmic annihilation, demi-god Karna's and Draupadi's secret child. Get Your Copy from AMAZON Praise for Soul Warrior: "A beautiful exploration of fantasy and mythology, Soul Warrior (The Age of Kali) is the latest release from Falguni Kothari and by any stretch of the imagination she’s delivered an awesome story. Rich, enchanting, evo...

Book Review: The Queens of Hastinapur by Sharath Komarraju The 3rd part of Sharath Komarraju's Hastinapur series lives up to its reputation of being the voice of the women of the Mahabharata epic. The series is a first person narration of the epic by the female leads of the story - notably Ganga, Amba, Gandhari, Kunti /Pritha, Madri (till now). As the story progresses, the other female leads will emerge and tell the story from their point of view.  Not only the narration, but even the story is different. So in a way, it is the retelling of the epic with the women's perspective thrown in for good measure so its an interesting read. These make this series an easy 4-5 star rating book. The book makes you think ... about the turn of events, the alternate thought process suggested in the narration. Most important, you feel for the characters. These books are not a narration of a sequence of events of Mahabharata. These are insights into the deepest thoughts of t...