Voices of the heart

Just finished reading ‘Boltu’, a book penned by Dr. Debaprasad Mukherjee and published by Petals Publishers. Before I present my take on the book, let us know about the author. About the author: Debaprasad Mukherjee is a doctor by profession. Originally from Rourkela in the state of Odisha, he graduated form Berhampur in 1982. Then he went on to serve in different organisations inclusive of the Army Medical Corps, NHPC and Coal India Limited. His first book, Pearl Oysters, a collection of short stories was published in 2011. His second book, Familiar Faces also has a collection of short stories was published in 2014. BOLTU is the author’s first novel. The author has resigned from his last job as a medical superintendent in CIL and settled permanently at Bilaspur in the state of Chhattishgarh. Here he runs a private clinic and devotes a large chunk of time in creating his forthcoming literary works. He is an avid follower of writers like Anton Chekhov, RK Narayan, PG Wodeh...

Just finished reading the novel- History Revisited- penned by Nishant Joshi and published by Frog Books. Before I present my take on the book, let us know the author and what led him to this project- in his own words. About the author: I am a final year engineering student of Electronics and Telecommunication at Mumbai University. I was born in Lucknow, U.P. and since my father had a transferrable job, we migrated to various cities. From Lucknow to Bhubaneshwar, then to Kanpur, then Delhi, then again Lucknow and then, finally to the city of dreams, Mumbai. I have grown in an era that was full of science fiction elements be it television cartoons like Shaktimaan and Dragon Ball Z, films like Spiderman and Star Wars or the never-ending list of science fiction computer games. On one hand, I was greatly inspired by them while on the other hand, was unhappy not to find anything as such that was from my own country except a handful of them which were completely restricted to th...

Finished reading the book ‘Ponytail- The Love for Revenge’ a while ago. Before I present my take on this work of fiction, let us know about the author- this time in his own words. About the author: Hi, I am Dr. Pradip Chauhan born in the state of Gujarat in India in 1985. I have my medical science degree (M.B.B.S., M.S., C.R.M) FROM Saurashtra University. Presently, I deliver lectures of Anatomy Subject in P.D.U. Govt. Medical College, Rajkot. The book: If we read the book, we would see the plot circles around love and revenge, and the term ‘ponytail’ plays a great role in it. So, the title ‘Ponytail- The Love for Revenge’ can be said as the most relevant one for the book. The cover page is pretty simple and doesn’t have much to show. I would suggest the author to get it changed into something catchy in the reprints. Now let us come to the main story. The plot circles around a rich businessman who has a pathetic past. Today, as he dreams of taking his business to g...

Just finished reading the book ‘Let the Game Begin’ penned by Sandeep Sharma and published by Inspire India Publishers. Before I present my take on this thriller, let us get introduced to the author. About the author: Sandeep Sharma (22), author of ‘Hey Dad! Meet my mom…’ is currently working on his start-up venture named ‘Author Paradise’ that works for the benefit of Authors to provide them well-organized Online and offline publicity. By education, he is a civil engineer graduated from JSS Academy of Technical Education, Noida. He is very passionate about writing and has been writing short stories for a personal blog since six years. He has also co-founded ‘The Author’s Blog’ which is a kind of a platform that tries to bridge the gap between authors and readers. He is an avid reader and loves to review books on his blog. He is a well-known reviewer in the literary world. About the book: The first thing we come to know about any book is the title. ‘Let the game beg...

Finished reading the fiction- ‘The Justified Sin’ penned by Harpreet Makkar and published by Petals Publishers a while ago. Before going into the book, let us get introduced to the author. About the author: Harpreet Makkar- born and brought up in Ludhiana was a senior Design Engineer in one of the top MNCs if the country till the time he decided to quit and devote his time to the family and pursuing his passion of writing. Currently working as a financial analyst by profession and a publisher by choice, and being an avid reader, he finds ample time to work on his passion of reading and writing. His short stories and the versatility of his writing, helped him to create an impact of being a prolific and successful author on the readers. Discovering new places around the country, being his favourite part time, he enjoys going to exotic places and pouring out his innermost feelings via innumerable romantic poems. He came with his first book, ‘The Justified Sin’ in 2013, which w...

Finished reading the last page of the book ‘Heart of Bullets’, written by Nikhil Kushwaha, and published by Petals Publishers, a few hours ago. Before we go into details about the book, let us know about the person who has penned it down. About the author: Founder of Perx Studio, a complete photography solution, and a professional photographer himself, Nikhil Kushwaha has already touched the hearts of many through his previous works, ‘Six Teen Mistakes’ published in 2014 and ‘The Waning Moon’ published in 2015. Born and raised in the beautiful city of Ranchi, he graduated in 2013 as an Electrical and Electronics Engineer from NIST, Odisha and after working for some time, he left his job to change his dream into reality. Get to know more about him: www.nikhilkushwaha.com , www.perxstudio.com or write to him at me.nikhilkushwaha.91@gmail.com . About the book: Now it is time to look into the book. The first thing that we come to know about any book is its title. The...

Just finished reading the last page of the book ‘Second Spring’ by Sandhya Jane a while ago. Before I share my take on the book, let us know something about the author. About the Author: With a Master’s degree in Information Technologies from the University of Central Missouri, Sandhya Jane has been over two decades in the global corporate environment, including for some of the some of the leading investment banks in Manhattan, India, and Hong Kong. She lives in Hong Kong with her husband and son. In addition to writing fiction, Sandhya also regularly writes on the subjects of technology, management, Vedic science & technology, and other motivational topics for leading websites and an Indian newspaper. You may visit her Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/SandhyaJane or send her an e-mail at sandhya@sandhyajane.com . The title: The first thing we come to know about a book is its title. The title of the book is ‘Second Spring’. The title reminds me of a...