Author Profiles

Book: Garbage Beat
Author: Richa Lakhera
Publication: HarperCollins Publishers India
Genre: Fiction
Pages: 272
Price: 299
ISBN: 978-93-5029-397-3
“Lessons learnt: Never wear heels to any red-carpet event even if you are on this side of the divide. Never lose sight of your camera person. Never stand next to a bouncer. It’s the worst possible place to be even if you are a duly invited member of the national press. For them you are nobody. Never make a star, however small, think you don’t want his byte. Trust me, he will…

Book: RIP
Author: Mukul Deva
Publication: Westland Ltd
Genre: Fiction/Thriller
Pages: 286
ISBN: 978-93-82618-19-5
“Who are these people? Misguided patriots? Vigilantes? Or criminals out to destabilize the country? Are they the underground arm of the anti-corruption movement sweeping through the country? The country is asking. Is such vigilante action acceptable to India?”
When it comes to thrilling fiction, this one really takes the cake. More so because it is realistic fiction with the author Mukul Deva effortlessly bringing to book prominent characters/personalities we see and read about every other day.…

Book: One To Tango…Ria’s Odyssey
Author: Kamlesh Tripathi
Publication: Pigeon Books India
Genre: Fiction
Pages: 276
Price: 160/-
ISBN: 978-93-82025-03-0
“The canvas of human life had many hues and none sweeter than love. But it was also the most ephemeral. Material world ruled the roost. Qualification, jobs, career, consumerism were the primary colours people chased and mighty ‘materialism’ thereafter…to run after, all their lives.”
If one had to read the book, One To Tango without knowing about the author’s gender, one would confidently say that the book was written by…

Title: The Krishna Key
Author: Ashwin Sanghi
Publication: Westland Ltd
Genre: Thriller
Pages: 464
“Ekkam satya vipra bahuda vidhaante. It means Truth is one, God is one, although sages may call him by a variety of names. This is the essence of Vedic philosophy.”
Ashwin Sanghi is definitely not the “you have read one, you have read it all” kind of author. The Rozabal Line, Chanakya’s Chant and now, The Krishna Key are proof of the writing genius of this gentleman who pushes himself to the limit, exploring all horizons…

Book: PRINCESS OF FALCONS
Author: HIMANI VASHISHTA
Publication: V&S PUBLISHERS
Pages: 256

“We all are victims of our past but to make our future safe and prosperous we have to take action in the present…We are all individual bricks in the wall that keeps our rights safe. We tried for peace…but sometimes peace is also attained by bloodshed.”
The Princess of Falcons entices you because of its global appeal. The protagonist, Silviya, half Indian and half foreigner dwells in modern day Rajasthan, Ajmer to be precise. Belonging to Rajasthan herself,…

Title: THE SEPTEMBER REVELATION
Author: KANIZA GARARI
 Publication: FROG BOOKS
 
The sleek and slender book, ‘The September Revelation’ is a simple tale about a young woman Zainab with a past that she cannot forget which invariably becomes an obstacle in her present, refusing to permit her to settle down in life.
With not too many pages to pull you down, the book is a delight to read, something which you can finish reading without straining your nerves. The narrative is smooth, hiccup-free and simple so, you just sail along with…

A review for Ravinder Singh’s second novel:Can love happen twice.
Title: Can Love Happen Twice?
Author: Ravinder Singh
Publisher: Penguin
Genre: Love story
Price-125(Flipkart gives you at 88)
Madhu’s stars: 3/5
Ravinder Singh, author of Indian bestseller, “I too had a love story-True story” , is back with fiction this time. His previous novel was one painful read dedicated to his girl friend Khushi, who died a week before their marraige. His next book’s title is apt for the story he has carried, and will be a interesting read for…

THE FORTUNE HUNTERS BY ASLAM RAHAMAN

Book: The Fortune Hunters
Author: Aslam Rahaman
Publication: Leadstart
Genre: Romance
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 “It’s useless to sit back and rely on luck and destiny. Destiny also expects us to do something in this regard”
says Amir, the main protagonist of the novel. This also forms the crux of this story.
The plot is about a Muslim-Hindu love story set in India where passions run high as far as inter religious and cross cultural love and marriages are concerned.…

“I just write what I wanted to write. I write what amuses me. It’s totally for myself”
- J.K Rowling
No! I will not speak about a book written by Joanne Kathleen Rowling. In fact, I would speak about the lady herself. It took me a sale at the library to allow me to visit the life of the famous Harry Potter creator. Written by Marc Shapiro, the biography of Joanne titled “Princess of Magic” takes us on a journey of dreams. The book is a record of events which…