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  • A vanquished tribe

    Originally posted on My Bookshelf: Author:    Anand Neelakantan Publisher:   platinum Press. ISBN: 978-93-817577-05-2 First time author Anand Neelakantan, treads the murky waters of telling the tale of the Ravana, here neither Rama nor Ravana are heroes, Ravana is the protagonist. The book is a fiction based on the stock characters from Ramayana. The tale is…

  • bollywood, and book

    Originally posted on My Bookshelf: The greatest show on Earth, Publishers:                 Penguin ISBN                         9780143416128 Edited by                   Jerry Pinto The charmed world of Indian Cinema. With an introduction by the charming Jerry Pinto, The book takes us through the world of Stars and the Star makers, movies and movie makers, the music and musicians, the film…

  • Invoking The scribes a book review

    Originally posted on My Bookshelf: Invoking the scribes. Of Ancient Egypt. Authors:  Normadi Ellis and Gloria Taylor Brown. Publishers: Bear and company A very interesting book on spiritual journaling.  It is a cruise of a group of spiritual writers who follow the path of the original keepers of the sacred stories. Each of us have…

  • Post 365-Mistress of spice

    Originally posted on My Bookshelf: Mistress of spices Author: Chitra Divakaruni ISBN: 0-385-48238-8 Publishers: Anchor Books. The novel tells the story of the expat Indian society through the tale of Tilo the mistress of who has transcended time and is now challenged by a forbidden love. An attempt to be magical tantalizing and sensual the…