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Journey with 'Different Shades of Women'

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Finished reading 'Different Shades of Women', the third book by N S Ravi a while ago. The book has been published by Author Paradise. Before I present my views on the book, let us get introduced with the author. N S Ravi holds a post graduate degree in Economics from Delhi University. He is fluent in English, Hindi, Tamil and French. Before turning his attention to writing, the author had a distinguished and challenging career in senior positions in public and private sector enterprises dealing in jewelry, infrastructure and textiles and apparel coupled with exposure to living and working in Europe, Africa and India. His first book titled 'Those were the days' was a non-fiction and published in 2014 by LeadStart. His second titled 'Khan Vs Kahn Vs Kanh' is a fiction based on Indian film industry. It was published in 2016 by Notion press. Both the books are available with Amazon and Flipkart. Ravi is married with two children and lives in Delhi. He ca...

'रूह से रूह तक'... समीक्षा एक अनोखी प्रेम कहानी की

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एक लेखक की पहचान उसकी रचना होती है. आज पहली बार मै एक ऐसी किताब की समीक्षा करने जा रहा हूँ, जो हिन्दी भाषा में रची गयी है. इस किताब की शीर्षक है, 'रूह से रूह तक', और इसके लेखक हैं विनीत बंसल. इससे पहले की हम मूल कहानी में जाएं, आइये, ज़रा लेखक महोदय के बारे में जानते हैं. औपचारिक रुप से विनीत जी ने ख़ुद कही से लिखना नहीं सीखा है पर युनिवर्सिटीज़ और कालेजो में विद्यार्थियो को लेखन-कला सिखाने जाते हैं. इन्होने अंग्रेज़ी में सात और हिन्दी में दो किताबे लिखा है. विश्व भर में ख्यात पहलवान महाबली खली के साथ मिलकर आप ने उनकी जीवनी भी लिखा है. इसके अलावा और भी नामचीन हस्तियों के साथ इन्होने काम किया है और कर रहे हैं. यूं तो भारतीय स्टेट बैंक में ऑफिसर हैं पर इतना लिखने और पढ़ने का समय कहाँ से निकालते हैं, ये पूछने पर कहते हैं- सपनो में. इनका मानना है की किताबें समाज और व्यक्तित्व की आईना होये हैंऔर शायद यही कारण है की वह अपनी इसी सोच को शब्दों की माला में पिरो कर किताबों के माध्यम से ज़िन्दगी में प्यार और रिश्तों की अहमियत को संजीदगी से दिखने की कोशिश करते हैं. अब हम आते हैं मू...

Khan vs Kahn vs Kanh- journey within the Bollywood

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Finished reading the book ‘Khan vs Kahn vs Kanh’ by Mr. N.S. Ravi a good time ago. It felt great to read a fiction by the author whose previous book (Those were the days) had left a mark in me. Before I give my take on the book, let us get introduced to the author. About the author: N.S. Ravi holds a master’s degree in Economics from DU. He had a distinguished career in senior positions in public and private sector enterprises dealing in jewellery, infrastructure, textiles and apparel in Europe, Africa and India. He speaks English, Hindi, Tamil and French. This is his second book. His first book titled, Those were the days was a non-fiction published in 2015. Ravi currently lives in Delhi with his family. He can be reached at nuranisravi@yahoo.co.uk. The book: The book brings a picture of the Bollywood film industry of today. It showcases the ups and downs that keep happening in the industry. In this story, the protagonists are three actors who rule the ind...