Book Reviews

Sex- whenever you hear this word how is the feeling? Awkward? Not able to say it in public freely? A single word that will completely change others' perception of you (negatively). Isn't it? Have you ever thought why it is so? When people consider marriage and children as sacred and celebrate, why are they so obsessed on speaking about sex? This book, “The Toilet Seat" by Latha will address all your misconception about sex and gender domination. Food, Clothes, and Shelter are considered the necessity for human life. The author includes Food, Sex, Clothes, and Shelter as the basic needs (in the same order). Sex has been one of the common processes throughout human evolution. But nowadays, people put a valley around it and put it in the darkroom. This is where the problem originates and leads to many social evils. This book addresses the grey areas in relationships, and how the so-called ‘values’ blind people and create myths about love, marriage, and sex. The author also ...

  Asura- Tale of the Vanquished For millions of years, we all grew up listening to one of the greatest stories of IndianMythology- The Ramayana. The Story of Ram (the incarnation of God) who wins over Ravana (the Evil) to establish the righteous path – the Dharma. But, what if, Ravana and his people had a different story to tell us? As it happens every single time, the pages of History belong to those who are victorious. And the voice of the vanquished gets lost in silence. But perhaps the time is now for the dead and the defeated to speak . This book, Asura is one such masterpiece written by Anand Neelakantan where he depicts the story of Ravana. It’s a different perspective of Ramayana, told from the view of Ravana and can also be called Ravanayana . The story moves with Badra, Ravana's trustworthy soldier who shares his views on Ravana and Ram's reign. The plot starts with how the ancient Asura Emperor was shattered into pieces and lay under the heel of Devas Kingdom. Th...