The Chanakya's Chant

Blogging isn’t easy for those who think what to write or muse daily, it’s the interest of those who want to express themselves all the time. 

I’m happy to own this interest as this is my only passion these days. Now I’m managing two blogs at the same time, Ya got busy in setting up my new food blog properly, now I got time to share some words here.

Recently I ended up reading a novel “Chanakya’s Chant” by Ashwin Sanghi. Here is my review on this book.

Chanakya Chant is a deliberately written and a very fine novel by the author. The story revolves around two men, one who changed the history and one who is keen to make a history. Before reading this book I only knew Chanakya as India’s one of the most knowledgeable, renowned teacher from ancient India. But this book introduced Chanakya to me well, as a sharp intellectual, clued-up, whose stars were more brighter than a king as he was the king-maker. How Chanakya’s Arthashastra invented and many things.

Other side the book contrasts the story of Gangasagar who was born with the same stars of as Chanakya’s  and have a mind to create history of his own…but the connection between the story of Chanakya and Gangasagar was the Suvasini’s curse to Chanakya. Well I really like the way it’s written and narrated But one thing which I can’t bear is politics and in this book there is only politics politics n politics…but It made a good read.

So this book goes in to my good book collection.

Happy reading!         

Tea for two and a piece of cake: My review

This is a third book by author Preeti Shenoy, recently released on 14th feb 2012. I eye-catch this on  Preeti Shenoy's personal blog and place my order on Flipkart.com  immediately. After 3 days I grab this book and start reading.

About the book

Preeti Shenoy has this unusual style of writing, which is easy to understand and relate with a pinch of humor too. well this book is a life and love story of a girl who lives in Mumbai, whose marriage took flight like a fairy-tale and got a sudden drop like a bomb in her life, then after she manages to live all alone with her two kids. An old friend gave her a support in all possible ways and made her life a lot more interesting.

The story was nice but not new, I liked the beginning....The title of the story was justified too late in the chapters (but its doesn't matter if one is reading the whole book) The characters were finely crafted and of all, I liked Mrs.Billimoria's character most.... The story wasn't that appealing for me but i did like some phrases and lines...

Like:

'Here you have it, tea for two and a piece of cake, plus, of course, conversation. This small moments are what make life worthwhile'


'No women ever hated a man so much as to return his diamonds'


I also like the description of the city Pondicherry , which is beautifully narrated

In last this book was just ok for me in comparison to the earlier books of Preeti. But anyways I love to read her and looking forward for more in the future.

Life is what you make it : My Review

For those who haven’t read this book yet.

Its a story of an attractive, smart intellectual, simple girl Ankita who tried hard to live with her parent's conservative beliefs. Who also love to be loved and taken care of her feelings.  She had the fortitude and set her goals in life to reach the zenith of corporate world. In pursuit of her dreams she passes the MBA entrance exam and ensures her selection in the the best business schools in India. This story contains the truth about how life can turn in to a scariest nightmare in a day, when your mind starts playing the games. Same happened with Ankita who very soon found herself struggling in the Mental Hospital room. Her life journey teaches the lesson of internal happiness and values of Love and Friendship.

                                                                                                          

I liked the book very much, well written expressions, simple language and one can easily brush-up his/her vocabulary. I personally like the art of indulging humor in a writing form and Preeti Shenoy…the author is quite good at that. Metaphors she used are another thing which I like while reading the book……like

“If guilt was a stone tied to my ankles, I would have sunk easily to the bottom of the sea. But I wore it easily on my sleeve”.

She further added some light sentences which finely reflects the Indian values…like

“Year of schooling in the system which drilled Indian values in you, like respect for the elderly, was hard to do away with”.

One can easily get introduced to some tradition, customs and also some words of local language of Kerala by reading the first half of the story.

like…..

“Kerala custom, that there should be welcoming lamp at the doorway, to usher the Goddess of wealth and good fortune in”.

Local language words like……

Molle, Appacha, Thatu Kada….etc

Overall this book indeed make a good read, you can complete the book in one sitting also…..though for me it took three days…which I thoroughly enjoyed.

Happy reading!!!!

2 States and that thing called Love

Hiii....God!.... finally I got my brain in gear and cajole my hand to write this post, coz I was bit confused to write about what. Actually this blog writing worked like a therapy for me, earlier my brain works like a smoking chimney who fuss about things n various thoughts going through my mind and slowly slowly it was turning in to detrimental to myself, though nobody sees smoke coming out of my head n I haven't turned in to green Hulk. But ever since I have started writing the blog, it cleans up the space in my mind for new thoughts and I feel relief-ed n fresh, same like as the professor Dumbledore does in the movie(Harry potter), just a difference he does it with his wand.

Okay coming to the point.....in this post m sharing my thoughts about two books.

Recently I have finished reading on two national bestsellers..........Firstly non other than the Chetan Bhagat's - "2 states" (I know I have accomplished it a bit late, but I can't help it m a house-wife too, so I have to finish bundles of task first). secondly, the Tuhin A Sinha's - "that thing called LOVE". Well the later one I have started first during my journey from Gwalior to Delhi.

I can count the number of people on my fingers that night in Shatabdi (and these railway people said there is no seat available as they always do, as we travel for free in trains).I was feeling a bit alone among the bunch of strangers and since I had three full hours to do nothing just to sit n guard the luggage n also to guard myself keeping one Kareena's dialog in mind, "akeli ladki khuli tijori ki tarah hoti hai " from the movie Jab we met. So for my sake I decided to read this book, though I have bought this a year earlier but never read it......

that thing called LOVE is a love story of a guy named Mayank an eligible bachelor and the girl Revathi a happily married woman with a lovely daughter. Story was good,cover page was beautiful, emotions were good, feeling were natural, language is too Hi-fyi with some adult expressions but one thing I caught on why a happily married woman falls in love with a bachelor guy with no strings attached? but the vice versa is bit common.
Well the story ends with nothing in hand for both the guy n the girl. So I felt bit disappointed....and then as always.. my husband advised me(thats y I love him he always know my comfort zone) to read over the "2 sates" which he has gifted me once and again for the same reason I couldn't get through it. So then I said lets cut it off n read this.....

2 sates is also a love story of Krish n Ananya from different states of India....I just love everything about the book....mostly the humor which was awesome n for which I like to read chetan...for me the humor is only one thing which makes an individual loving n demanding...so the sense of humor is really important which I think.
From starting to the end I can't resist myself to giggle over. God bless Chetan n his generation to sweeten up our free time when we seek some light thoughts. So for all those who still have not made it to read this one.......Its a must read!!!!!