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The wise man said

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✨THE WISE MAN SAID✨ AUTHOR - Priya Kumar PUBLISHER - @book__that__inspires FORMAT - Paperback LENGTH - 180 Pages RATING - 4.6/5 ''You have twenty four hours, Naina. I want the story or I want the advanced back!'' The words of Naina's editor screeched in her ear as she pack hastened, heart and feet in tandem. Naina is facing a deadline to submit her book and failing to start the same. She decides to take a walk in the fields of surry, UK to get inspired. ''Can you paas me that sack please?'' Said the old man with long silver hair and beard who was working in the field. Naina feels a strange connection to the man, she learns that his name is sammy, an 80 year old billionaire who decided to travel for eleven months every year, leaving behind his identity. Sammy takes one thing of the person he meets and leaves one of his own for them to remember him. So he takes Naina's scarf and leaves his dairy for her. The diary, signed ''The wanderer...

I am sorry my love

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✨I AM SORRY MY LOVE✨ AUTHOR - Prashant Kaul PUBLISHER - @authorsink FORMAT - Paperback LENGTH - 194 Pages RATING - 4/5 @prashantkaulauthor Raghav Malhotra, son of rich industrialist has everything in life, money, respect, talent, influation but there was something missing in his life, i.e. LOVE. Siya srivastav, a BJMC student walks into his life and he falls in love with her at the very first sight but she's already with someone else.  Raghav's obsession was taking over him day by day. For his own obsession with Siya, he was ready to do anything. Will he succeed in his act? Or will he get changed? Will they be together or not? This book is a good blend of love, friendship, trust, betrayal and what not. The writing style is kept lucid and engaging, the title of the book is totally apt to the content. Language used is simple and characters are well  developed. I would like to recommend  this book to those who love reading romantic stories.

Pokhran

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✨POKHRAN✨ AUTHOR - Uday Singh PUBLISHER - @prabhat__publicity__mahuva FORMAT - Paperback LENGTH - 222 Pages RATING - 4/5 @author_uday_singh आज से 24 साल पहले तत्कालीन अटल सरकार ने राजस्थान के पोखरण में लगातार परमाणु धमाके कर पूरी दुनिया को चौंका दिया था। ऑपरेशन शक्ति'के तहत किए इन परीक्षणों के जरिए सशक्त भारत को और बुलंदी दी थी। 11 मई व 13 मई 1998 को वाजपेयी सरकार ने पोखरण फील्ड फायरिंग रेंज में खेतोलाई गांव पांच परमाणु परीक्षण किए थे। परीक्षण की समूची व्यूह रचना इतनी गुप्त रखी कि किसी को कानों-कान खबर नहीं लगी।  लेखक उदय सिंह द्वारा लिखित यह किताब भारत सरकार द्वारा पोखरण में किये गए ''लाफिंग बुद्धा '' परिक्षण के इर्द-गिर्द घूमती है। भारत के लिए तो यह परीक्षण एक ओर बड़ी सफलता थी किंतु दूसरी ओर लोग इसके दुष्प्रभावों से अनभिज्ञ थे, इस परीक्षण के समय जन्मे बच्चों विकलांगता का शिकार होना पड़ा, जो बेहद दुखद बात है। यह कहानी उन विकलांग बच्चों में से ही एक ''चैतन्य'' की है, जिसकी जिंदगी बचपन से ही संघर्षों से घिरी थी, लेकिन वह काफी होशियार था। चैतन्य तथा उसकी...

Atharva

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✨ATHARVA✨ AUTHOR - Ramesh Thamilmani FORMAT - Hardcover GENRE - Graphic Novel LENGTH - 291 RATING - 5/5 @ramesharchi  Atharva: the origin by author Ramesh Thamilmani is a much anticipated new-age graphic novel featuring MS Dhoni as the lead character. The book has mindblowing illustrations. Quality of the book is so amazing, pages are glossy and presentation of each person is in 3D. I would like to appreciate each and every team member who worked hard to present this masterpiece among us. The story begins in Scotland with a young girl, Nora Campbell. She had lost her mother in a terrible accident and moved to India with her father. The story is quite unique and impressive for me where Nora finds a beautiful and exceptional stone which narrates a beautiful story to Nora about earth's green world.  I liked the way author has portrayed the complete tale with deep and rich narration. The balanced extent of thrill, shudder, notion along with the fabulous illustrations constructed a...

Harsha

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✨HARSHA✨ AUTHOR - Rajat pillai  PUBLISHER - @jaico_publishing_house FORMAT - Paperback LENGTH - 264 Pages RATING - 4.8/5 @pillairajat  Harsha : the fearless warrior of Thanesar is an incredible book of politics and bravery. Prince harshawardhan, the younger son of king prabhakarvardhan is the protagonist of the story. The book starts with the war scene where harshavardhan fought bravely against gyanbhatt.  Harsha was just 17 when everything got changed in his life. He lost his parents, his elder brother, who was the crown prince was murdered and his sister too abducted by the enemies. His army chief took advantage of the situation and crowned himself as the new king of Thanesar. Though he carries so many burdens on his head, the only reason for him to survive was so rescue his sister Rajyashree. Will he be able to save his sister? Will he save his kingdom? To know more go through the story. I have had read a little about prince harshavardhan in history syllabus but this b...

Hakka and Bukka

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✨HAKKA AND BUKKA✨ AUTHOR - Kamal Niranjan GENRE - Historical Fiction FORMAT - Paperback LENGTH - 330 Pages RATING - 4.9/5 @kamal_niranjan India is known for it's valiant warriors, magnificent kingdoms and great legends. I am fond of knowing history since childhood and this book really worked for me to know the vijayanagara and other empires in a detailed manner. Hakka and Bukka - Dawn of the vijayanagara empire written by author Kamal Niranjan is an indian historical fiction about the sangama dynasty founded in 14th century by two brothers Harihara and Bukka Raya.  The book begins with the rise of various kingdoms in 1290 C.E. where Kakatiyas and Yadavas were rulling at the same time. The book further talks about 14th century where many powerful kingdoms like Hoysala, Kampili, Madurai Sultanate, Bahmani Sultanate etc. rose and failed. To know about all these in detail you should read this amazing book.  The book is well researched and i appreciate the author for this work. Lis...

Kakori

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✨KAKORI✨ AUTHOR - Prachi Garg PUBLISHER - @srishtipub FORMAT - Paperback LENGTH - 180 Pages RATING - 4.7/5 Every indian must have heard about the famous train robbery ''kakori'' which was executed by the members of Hindustan republic association. Kakori is a small town near lucknow where the robbery was conceived by Ram Prasad Bismil and Ashfaqullah khan on 9th August, 1925 during the indian independence movement against the British Raj. After this incident, British government arrested several freedom fighters, of whom seventeen were jailed, four transported for life and four - Ram prasad Bismil, Roshan Singh, Rajendra Lahiri and Ashfaqulla Khan were hanged. The train robbery was the direct and impactful battle. It was a great heroic act to chalange the british empire. The book is well researched, i liked how it is written from the perspective of Ram Prasad Bismil. The author has done an excellent work of portraying the brave and unforgettable characters who...