Book Review - 'Chronicles Of The Lost Daughters' By Debarati Mukhopadhyay

There are many aspects of the past that are left unexplored or unspoken. In the book 'Chronicles Of Lost Daughters by Debarati Mukhopadhyay, the author focuses on some unknown tales from Bengal. Let's look at what this page-turner focuses on.

Book Review - 'Chronicles Of Lost Daughters' by Debarati Mukhopadhyay

Book Review : Wheels of Time by GS Nidhi

Today I am reviewing e-book titled “Wheels of Time, 12 months & 12 Tales of Life” authored by GS Nidhi. This is the third book we picked in eBook Carnival review program.

Book Cover & Title:

Wheels of Time, 12 months & 12 tales of life. The tag line ‘When the unexpected leads to expected’ made me pick this book and I am happy that my pick was rightful.

Book Cover has an image of man gazing at stars, as though the man is questioning God and listening to his answers.

Armour of Bravery

Daniel never worked for money and his fineness was always appreciated.

One demanding day, country lover lost his part in masterful victory. He didn’t welcome empathy besides was shattered over his brevity at the camp.

 

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Book Review : Unlikely Tails by Mani Padma

Book Cover: 

The book cover is just needs a second attention to understand what's the picture is about. It perfectly blends with the title revealing very little about the contents of the book. It is just perfect to keep the curiosity going among readers. I am sure one would pick this book from bookshelf for it’s diverse cover.

Heartprint from Soul

"People Who Don’t Know They’re Dead: How They Attach Themselves to Unsuspecting Bystanders and What to do About it, This one seems an interesting pick", Samaya murmured while taking her seat in the library next to the girl in black hoodie and started a conversation.

“Hey you seem to be a book lover I always see you here?” Samaya queried in enthusiastic tone.
           
To which she replied, “I want to read all of them; my passion for books is very old and not going to dither anytime soon”, and she chuckled with a smile.

"What is the hurry, enjoy each read peacefully. Are you going somewhere?” questioned Samaya.

"Hah! Even I thought so “ she answered and took a seat in the corner.

Samaya whispered to herself “she seems to be quite serious in reading” and started flipping the pages of her new book.

The next day Samaya was shocked to see the portrait of ‘girl in black hoodie’ on Remembrance Day.                          

"Her passion is still alive", Samaya said while she lit the candle, "you truly left a heartprint".

I am participating in Write Tribe October Problogger challenge & Sunday Writing Prompt#226- What's in the name?

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A Winner !!!

Her empty eyes kept staring me;as if telling me that though she has lost game of life but have won many hearts .” How will I live without her now? Her smiling face was my strength, my satisfaction”, thought Geeta bidding goodbye to her daughter Sneha.

The claps resonated across the complete auditorium which jostled up Geeta from her deep thoughts. She was present there to receive the award for social service on behalf of her daughter. The event was organized to felicitate the members of the “Smile” organisation who worked day and night for the welfare of young girls to educate them and make them self dependent.

“It is difficult to absorb the fact that today Sneha didi is not with us, but she was an inspiration for many little girls like me. I am certain that she is here somewhere among us immortal. May I call upon the stage Mrs Geeta to receive the small token of love from all of us”, addressed a little girl smiling.

Now Geeta came to know why Sneha always said that,”Maa! You will never miss me”. 

Sneha is present among us alive in these smiling faces.

 @ Meenal
Sharing with 3WWW  week no. 448 and Indispire Edition 86

Book Review- Panther

The book 'Panther'by Chimmi tenduf-La is his second book which portrays how life of a boy,Prabhu,is affected due to the war and what kind of problems he faces in his journey of life.

Book Cover:
The front cover of the book gives an idea about what could be the base of the story. The map of Sri Lanka gives a clear picture about the location of the story or some special connection with the country. Cricket is been obvious by the cover and lures to start off.

Panther by Chimmi Tenduf-La

Author: 

Chimmi Tenduf-La is half English; half Tibetan grew up in Hong Kong, London, and Delhi and finally settled in Colombo, Sri Lanka with his family.He has written plays and fiction for local publications.His debut novel is 'Amazing Racist'.

Plot:

The story kick starts introducing the hero of the story, Prabhu Ramanathan, a Tamil young lad , an all-rounder who is extremely good at sports especially cricket. The story revolves around him who is one of the sufferers of the war between the locals of Sri Lanka called Sinhalese and the Tamils.

His father fell victim of the terror group which changes the life of his family. He was left alone and was forced to take shelter in a very clumsy camp where the minimum facilities seemed far off. 
Being very good at cricket he somehow gets admission into a fancy school which brings in some hope to improve.It was a totally different world and experience for him but failed to prove fruitful as at every walk of life he had to face many unpleasant situations for being a Tamilian.

Likes:

• Prabhu and his cricket counterpart Indika sets a good example of friendship. One Tamil and the other Sinhalese Sri Lankan show everyone that there is no place of hatred.
• Also liked the different code names used in the story for the members of the war groups.

Dislikes:

• The story keeps dodging into past and sets in present in every alternative chapters which creates confusion.

Final Word:

The book is surely a one-time read to know what the title of the book “Panther” represents here.The characters are portrayed beautifully and the shortcoming of a rivalry is pictured well. It deciphers a message through the story that war leads to nothing.

Thank you Chimmi Tenduf-La for giving the opportunity for reviewing the book.It was pleasure reading it. Looking forward for many more.

Book Details:

Name: Panther

Author: Chhimi Tenduf-La

Genre: Fiction

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

P-ISBN: 978-935177-220-0

E-ISBN: 978-935177-221-7

Pages: 263

Price:  Rs 299

My Rating: 3.5/5

@Meenal

Missed Connection

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Keshav was crawling hastily to reach end of the cable tunnel, he paused when surprisingly heard a voice saying “ponder again of your whole deed, will it give you peace”.

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He looked around the aloof tunnel, shut his temporary good side thinking it is utter nonsense and missed connection with inner self.

He then searched bag he robbed at the railway station.

Bag contained few pictures, documents and timeworn laptop.

He was shocked to see his father’s visiting card in the bag; he was disgusted to feel that he missed connection again.

#Word Count - 92

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@Sonal

Weird Memories

Keshav, your breathlessness shows that again you had a nightmare; worried Sanjay inquired him.

After wiping his sweat by his shoulder, Keshav stared at the window and said in somber way, “life is full of circles.”

Sanjay could sense that his obedient request to meditate has been turned off by Keshav and again he was falling prey to his memories.

Keshav answered in hesitated tone “raspy sounds from these woods don’t let me stay in peace, let’s go away from here my brother”.

Sanjay answered “Keshav, look around we are living beside beach since two months; just let go past flames”.

Sharing with 5 Sentence Fiction - Flames & 3WWW#434 - Obedient, Raspy, Somber.

@Sonal    

Supremacy of "WE"

You, I alone don the silence,

WE spreads miraculous fragrance.

If devious, feel the eternal bond,

that will make you silently strong.

If venomous thoughts ever surround,

don't frown, find positivity around.

WE, filled with strength and power,

sense it's magic, before it's over.

Linking Up with the Fiction Challenge ‘From 15 to 50′- February, and also 

sharing with 3WWW#414 - devious, venomous, frown, Two Shoes Tuesday #117 -You or I, Poetry Jam - Silence

@Sonal

Pimple Crush Saga

After college, let’s go to my place for quick snacks and then to Dhruva’s birthday bash, Mili kind of ordered Sneha than asking. These two were best of friends and could resolve any thing in world, be it Sneha’s admission in same section or Mili’s two-wheeler license, together they felt, they could conquer the world.

After reaching home, Mili went to freshen up and Sneha sat with a phone in one hand and apple in another, which she picked while entering into room after greeting Mili’s mother and grandmother in lobby.

“Yes yes yes, yippee”, Sneha started dancing keeping her phone beside.

“What happened? Are drama team selection results out”, inquired Mili wiping her face.

“No”, Sneha said with a smile and a spark in eyes that made Mili to think.

“Then why are you dancing, I thought you were eagerly waiting for results”, Mili questioned and threw the towel on chair and started looking in to the mirror.

“I cleared level 280”, smiled Sneha while feeling proud.

 

Sneha and Mili favourite game - Candy Crush Saga

“And I am still at 8”, dull Mili responded.

“How it could be? We both were at same level”, Sneha doubted with a surprise.

“I am not talking of Candy crush Saga, it’s the score of Pimple Crush Saga on my face”, dejected Mili replied, still looking at pimples closely, now in a concave mirror for a closer look.

“When did you enter Pimple Crush Saga levels”, Sneha teased Mili, for she named pimples outburst on their favorite game ‘Candy Crush Saga’.

“You are laughing and making fun, see this one is just a day old and these are whose levels crossed”, Mili pointing and giving level numbers to pimples, made Sneha laugh out loud.

 

Mili looking at pimples while getting ready

“I am serious Sneha!”  “What will I do if I am selected to play lead in ‘Beauty and Beast’ play?”

“How will I end up on final day?” Mili posed series of questions to Sneha.

“You are a good actor, beauty is not mattered while acting,” Sneha tried calming Mili’s worry.

“But the role demands a flawless skin, and how could I end this increase of levels each day, every morning to my surprise, level keeps on changing”, Mili still analyzing pimples in mirror.

“No worries, you forgot that we can win over any situation”, Sneha reminded Mili, of many impossible tasks they completed together.

Sneha quickly asked query in so-called ‘Love for Beauty’ whatsapp group about pimple problem.

Mili’s grandmother entered with a plate of snacks saying, “Girls, here I come with your favorite snacks”

Seeing Mili irritated with pimple problem, she advised “Many times I told you dear, to make and apply neem paste on your face, to avoid such skin problems”. Sneha and Mili picked up snacks as Granny continued “Neem is very beneficiary and keeps skin flawless and radiant”.

Neem - magic booster

“But Daadi, I don’t like making neem paste there is so much hassle in that”, Mili hesitated at the idea of making a paste.   

Sneha phone beeped endlessly with notifications of group message, and to her surprise maximum members recommended Garnier Neem face wash as a solution.

Sneha exclaimed with rejoice saying, “Daadi’s formula can be applied, without any hassle, as Garnier product “Garnier Pure Active Neem face wash" has all the extracts of Neem and fades pimple hitch".

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“You have wonderful product like Garnier which is ready to use with same benefits, this generation has many advantages I must say”, and Granny smiled and patted Mili to ease off her worry.

Then what was to wait, two of them rode on magenta scooty to nearby shop to get the face wash. And results were quite satisfactory and after few days, Sneha said again “yes yes yes…. you are selected for lead role and I as narrator.

Both gave hi-fi with a confidence that was flawless as Mili’s face now.

This post is purely fictional and a part of Indiblogger Garnier activity where I strongly believe that the beauty is not about attaining a higher skin-tone, but having a flawless skin. Minor problems such as pimple shall not banish our dreams, let us vanish them with our confidence in nature. As nature has remedies for all problem, the need is to look around and identifying it. Neem tree is one of the miraculous solutions to many skin troubles. So next time you are in trouble, look around solution maybe nearby.

Natural remedy

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bit.ly/GPABlogLinkIndiBloggerActivity and bit.ly/GarnierPureActiveNeemWebsite

@Sonal