Book Reviews

     When you plan to start any activity, have you ever felt that most of our surrounding circumstances will favor the situation and help us to progress the activity? I have felt it. Recently, I was in a difficult situation and I needed someone to help me come out of it. Fortunately, I got a chance to speak with one of my school friends, who helped me a lot. I was able to share my difficulties and that made me feel light. I didn't know how that happened. We didn't have much contact earlier, after our schooling. But I could get the help at the right time. It was totally unexpected. I didn't search for any contacts, but the opportunity came as such. What do we call such things? A piece of luck?     Paulo Coelho in his book 'The Alchemist' says, when we want something, all the universe conspires in helping us to achieve it. The Alchemist book states the importance of having a hundred percent belief in our dreams. Paulo Coelho explains his concept with a fic...

          Can one coin make a person rich? If you give a person a pile of ten coins, you wouldn’t claim that he or she is rich. But what if you add another? And another? And another? At some point, you will have to admit that no one can be rich unless one coin can make him or her so. Similarly, can one tiny change transform your life? It’s unlikely you would say so. But what if you made another? And another? At some point, you will have to admit that your life was transformed by one small change. A habit is a behavior that has been repeated enough times to become automatic . The better the habits are, the better the outcomes will be. “Atomic Habits” by James Clear is one such masterpiece which clearly signifies the importance of habits and how one can change his/her habits progressively. James starts with his own life story and how he was able to overcome his struggles through the change of his habits. Small changes often appear to make no difference until ...

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...