She enters his life Shiva walked back to the temple steps. As he sat down, he breathed in deeply and let the tranquil atmosphere suffuse him with its serenity. And then it […]
An Interesting excerpt from “The Immortals of Meluha”
Fur Elise
Fur Elise I hate rains. Maybe the truth is am scared of it, it shows me the power of nature and makes me feel helpless against it as a speck. It has […]
A Famous excerpt from the poem “Song Of Myself, by Walt Whitman”.
This is what you shall do; Love the earth and sun and the animals, despise riches, give alms to every one that asks, stand up for the stupid and crazy, devote your […]
Neuromancer inspired The Wachowskis?
Novel by William Gibson Do you watch movies and a bibliophile too? The Wachowskis when they were making The Matrix, was inspired by this book. His iconic cyberpunk novel gave the word “matrix” […]
A Famous paragraph from “Moby-Dick” by Herman Melville
Call me Ishmael. Some years ago — never mind how long precisely — having little or no money in my purse, and nothing particular to interest me on shore, I thought I […]
A Famous paragraph from “A Confederacy Of Dunces” by John Kennedy Toole
A green hunting cap squeezed the top of the fleshy balloon of a head. The green earflaps, full of large ears and uncut hair and the fine bristles that grew in the […]
A Paragraph from “Dune” By Frank Herbert
I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. […]
‘Angels and Demons’ by Dan Brown
Religion is like language or dress. We gravitate toward the practices with which we were raised. In the end, though, we are all proclaiming the same thing. That life has meaning. That […]
A paragraph from “To Kill a Mockingbird” By Harper Lee
“Atticus said to Jem one day, “I’d rather you shot at tin cans in the backyard, but I know you’ll go after birds. Shoot all the blue jays you want, if you […]
A Tale Of Two Cities ( By Charles Dickens)
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was […]
A Famous paragraph from “A Farewell To Arms” (By Ernest Hemingway)
In the late summer of that year, we lived in a house in a village that looked across the river and the plain to the mountains. In the bed of the river, […]
A Doctor who penned, “And the Mountains Echoed”.
In the year 2007, when the author visited a village in Afghanistan with the UN Refugee Agency, he heard many stories from several villagers about the death of young & impoverished children […]
Those Red Roses & Barbiturates! Just Published
Kolkata, a city with a unique smell that will make you fall in love, can sometimes break someone into pieces. Nethovers A small tale of friendship, love, struggle, heartbreak & realization which […]
What not to care about?
Caring is one aspect of our life that can bring happiness if done at the right place at the right time. But if vested in wrong things and people can make you […]
Did anyone ever deciphered the “Voynich manuscript”?
There are many mysteries and mysterious books or manuscripts in this world, some of which unfolded and some still hold their authentic nature of being undeciphered. It was an evening of 17th […]
Did you read about the Serial killer “Kalki”?
Well, before reading this book, you must have some idea about Indian mythology, especially the tales of Lord Krishna and his various avatars. It took me 6 days to reach the end […]
How much do you know about “The Book Thief”?
During World war II, Nazi-dominated student groups across Germany burned over 25000 books they considered to be “un-German resulting in extirpate the works of Jewish authors like Albert Einstein and Sigmund Freud […]
Didn’t you include “Mana Village” on your list of wanderlust?
The story of this village is as ancient as “Mahabharat”. It is said that when Maharshi Veda Vyas & Lord Ganesh was composing one of the two most important & ancient epics […]
Did Mike ever land on the moon?
“We all know who is the first person to land on the Moon, but do you know the second person’s name?” I still remember this question asked by many when I was […]
Did “Unfinished” reach The New York Times Best Seller list?
A collection of personal essays, stories and observations by the author. Unfinished chronicles important moments in the author’ life and her twenty-year-long careers, such as working as an actress-producer and a UNICEF […]
What is your Ikigai?
There are several ways to refocus your mind and purpose if you are feeling lost and unsure about what is your IKIGAI. The feeling of accomplishment and fulfillment that follows when people […]
What should I do?
A question asked by everyone to themselves, either one time or many time in a lifetime. A question that has given birth to many new inventions, discoveries and life. What should I […]
THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN: In The Land Of Soviets
Tintin in the Land of the Soviets is the first volume of The Adventures of Tintin, the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. Commissioned by the conservative Belgian newspaper Le Vingtième Siècle […]
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