Literary Thoughts of a Dragon Fly

Thoughts & Review on Shyam -An Illustrated Retelling of the Bhagvata by Devdutta Pattanaik How will you define Shyam ? Is he your friend, lover, husband, well wisher, inspiration behind countless songs/dances, stories, the epitome of bhakti devotion, or a great warrior or perhaps he is  the most famous historical/ mythological figure of our times. What is Shyam to us ? Perhaps that is a personal question for all of us and most of all it is a question of faith. Shyam by Devdutt Pattanaik an illustrated retelling is the story of Shyam from his magical birth to his end. Devdutt Pattanaik explores the  myth, historical facts & concept of Shyam as explored in other religions too. The book begins on how Krishna looked & exploring various ways of Krishna being worshiped differently through all ages, countries, religions. The story begins when Vyasa retells the story of Shyam to his reluctant baby Shuka. "It is the story of God on earth, of the journey of the in...

Thoughts & Review on - Job be Damned by Rishi Piparaiya  Picture this real life incident:- Me- who struggles all day long, actually works, prepares report, consumption analysis, deals with other departments, slogs till 5 pm Conclusion- who gets the promotion/increment- Not me Another colleague- Who is on the phone all day long, pantry is his unofficial cabin, books tickets for senior colleagues and boss-etc, takes half day leave & goes home. Conclusion: - who gets the promotion/increment- Him If you are like me, stuck somewhere on corporate ladder and racing to heaven or hell, then this book is for you. When I was offered the book “Job be Damned” by Rishi Piparaiya   for review, I had that illusion, that the book was going to pull me out of monotonous life of a desk job and make me an outside of the box, the innovative, fire cracker of an employee. What I didn’t realize, that I was in for a ride, a corporate roller coaster, laughter guarantee...

This is how the conversation went between my friend and me in a washroom. Me- So i just completed  reading this book"50 Cups of Coffee" She :- Oh wow ! is it like "50 shades of grey ?" Me- Err..No The conversation continued with difference with literature and literotica & also how i tried to explain my friend the book "50 cups of coffee" was all about adventures of finding a groom via matrimonial site which definitely drew a blank stare from her, because she was experiencing marital and maternal bliss both. But such are conversations in the washroom. We sealed our never ending conversation to an elusive appointment of coffee date and of course why the bathroom tap doesn't work. Conversation between us female gender normally oscillate between these two topics. So when this enticing titled book came up for a review, i knew i had to read it. Reading just the introduction of the book made the decision only stronger. The book is a strin...

The best compliment one can give to Chanakya in modern times would be that he was undoubtedly world's first leadership coach. I got the opportunity to read & review the book -Inside Chanakya's Mind-Aanvikshiki & the Art of Thinking, Here is the review :- Book Name - Inside Chanakya's Mind-Aanvikshiki & The Art of Thinking Author-  Radhakrishnan Pillai Genre -Non-Fiction Publisher house -Portfolio/Penguin Random House India ISBN -9780143427537 No.of Pages - 212 Source - Flipkart Review Programme Page Turner  :-   33% 66% 100% Review :-  The book's concept of Aanvikshiki is explained in 10 chapters. The author first introduces us to the concept of Aanvikshiki through a short story & we are finally given glimpse to Chanakya's conception of  "Arthashashtra" . In the initial chapter, the author explains Aanvikshiki as a process of thinking, which questions our beliefs, thoughts. I...