Mindy Kaling, short for Vera Mindy Chokalingam is an American actress, comedian, writer, producer, and director. She was born to Indian immigrants and has led an obedient life as a child. Since childhood, she has loved the world of comedy and has spent hours and hours of performances. She always wanted to be in comedy…
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Book Review 29 – Wild Embers by Nikita Gill
“You cannot burn away what has always been aflame.” Nikita Gill is a British Indian writer and poet. She started posting her writings on Tumblr and Instagram, and later her collection of poems got published into books. ‘Your Soul Is A River’ is the first set of her collections. Wild Embers is the second of…
Book Review 28 – The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion
The Rosie Project has become a sensation in the reading world due to its oddly charming and witty storytelling. The narrative follows an emotionally and socially challenged genetics professor who takes up the project of finding a suitable wife, with the help of a carefully crafted questionnaire. On his search, he meets a woman who…
“One Day Can Bend Your Life.” – Books That Take Place On A Single Day Period.
They say one day can change your life forever. Have you ever had a day that changed the course of your life forever? A day that started as just like any other but ended by being the most significant day of our life? I am sure we have all have had that day where everything…
Book Review 26 – The Apartment by Danielle Steel
Danielle Steel’s novel, “The Apartment” is a story about four women sharing a loft in New York’s Hell Kitchen. It shares the journey of these women as they progress through life, growing up. And just like that, the large loft with its vast space and old brick walls becomes a home for them. It is…
Book Review 25 – A Place For Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza
A debut novel by Fatima Farheen Mirza, A Place For Us is a story about an Indian Muslim family living in the United States and their shared family dynamics. It is a story about one’s belief in the customs of their religion that has been passed down generations and of one’s knowledge in their own…
Book Review 24 – I Owe You One by Sophie Kinsella
A story about complicated family relationships, realizing your self-worth, meeting a stranger and a series of “I Owe You One” that leads to a romantic turn of events. Sophie Kinsella, in her new novel, stays true to her genre of romantic, one of a kind love stories. True to her name, Fixie Farr has an…
Book Review 23 – Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
Two novels old, Celeste Ng has beautifully created a home for small family dynamics, forming beautiful yet complex stories. Little Fires Everywhere is a novel about families, however big and small have their own way of loving each other, with their own past and complexities. It’s a story about human relations which are so obscure…
World Environment Day – Reading List
World Environment Day (WED) is celebrated on 5 June to raise global awareness regarding the environment. Its main aim is to take positive environmental action, protect nature and the planet Earth. It has been a flagship campaign for raising awareness on emerging environmental issues from marine pollution, human overpopulation, and global warming, to sustainable consumption and wildlife crime. Each year, WED has…
Book Review 22 – Ikigai : The Japenese Secret To A Long And Happy Life by Hector Garcia Puigcerver and Francesc Miralles
So let’s start with what IKIGAI means. IKIGAI means – Finding the meaning of one’s life. The happiness of always being busy. Reason for our being. Reason why we get up in the morning. The book is 10% about Ikigai and 90% of different things to do to make you live longer. Some of us…
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