BODHI'S

LIFE IS MORE CINEMATIC THAN A CINEMA, THIS MEMOIR REMINDS ME THAT! Book: Chennai To Chicago Author: Sriram Ramakrishnan Genre: Memoir/Autobiography Release Date: 18th July, 2018 Blurb:  Is there anything permanent at all? Anything that I can lean on to in this world? What is life? What am I doing here? Growing up in the 90's in India, hearing people going to "States" as software engineers, I wondered why people were so crazy about America. Without the internet or the zillion TV channels we have today, I had my own fantasies on “States”. Thanks to a Doordarshan Tamil drama in the 90's, "Marriage in Washington", I remember as a teenager sitting in front of the Television religiously every week with a yearning in my throat, "I should go to America someday". I didn’t know how that would happen, I had not even traveled in an Air Conditioned compartment in a train. But I knew, someday, I will go to America. And that someday arrive...

A Soulful story of a daughter,wife,mother & then a queen! A Brilliant Retelling! BOOK: Mandodari: Queen of Lanka Author: Manini J. Anandani Publisher: Penguin Books Release Date: Genre: Mythological Fiction/Epic Blurb: Borrowing from Sanghadasa's Jaina version of the Ramayana, Mandodari-one of the least known characters of the Hindu epic-is finally given a voice. Considered to be one of the most beautiful apsaras, she was married off to the mighty Ravana, the legendary king of Lanka. In her story, she speaks about her struggles after her marriage, her insecurities and her pious nature that challenged her husband's growing aspirations. She narrates the rise of Ravana's power and the blunders he made that ultimately caused the downfall of Lanka. Despite her husband's faults, Mandodari loved him and advised him to follow the path of righteousness. Ravana's defeat in a thirteen-day war turned him into a villain. But what if he were the real hero on hi...

MAGICAL, MOVING & MESMERIZING  Book: The Blue Moon Day Author: Santosh Sivaraj Publisher: Invincible Publishers Publication date : 9 Jun 2018 Language: English Book length: 222 Blurb: Things were never the same for five ordinary individuals who got struck at cross roads and there was no way they can run back. They had no other choice but to take a plunge into their deepest fear and leave the rest to destiny. Their characters was tested out of their comfort zone and it witnessed abstruse results; a PhD scholar fights to win a pizza making contest and a tennis prodigy running for his life in a war torn, bloodied Island. Extreme circumstances and their consequences made these ordinary individuals extraordinary . Was the test imposed on them by someone? Or did they invite it on themselves. The Blue Moon Day is that Once in a Blue Moon day story which questions an individual's priorities, ridicules the worldly routines and finally red...

A Cosmic Play!  BOOK: EVOLV AUTHOR: RYAN SEQUEIRA PUBLISHER: THE WHITE PLACE PUBLICATION YEAR: 2017 BLURB: EL leaves his mundane life in search of the ultimate truth, where the kid is introduces to mantras, yantras, tantra and sacred herbs.  Meanwhile, a group of elite scientists have discovered how humans are being systematically dumbed down and manipulated to think only about hoarding material possessions and their desires.  As their fates confluence in an explosion of epic proportions, these individuals might just be decoding pre-Vedic secrets and a Tantric text that might help evolve humanity into the next cycle of beings.  Unable to make it in the Kali Yuga, Lord Krishna encrypts codes so that the humans can evoke one of the most ancient Gods. EVOLV, the first psycho-spiritual novel that uncovers complexities of the mind and decrypts complex Vedic codes that will distort your perception of reality and teleport you into a thrilling psychedel...

Honest attempt but disappointing outcome Book: THE LEADER Author: N.S. Ravi Publisher: Author Paradise Genre: Fiction Publication date: 9 Apr 2018 Blurb: The Leader. A fiction inspired by the famous ‘Textile Strike of 1982’in Bombay. The city with a population of five million practically lost a whole industry and more than 70 factories. 250 thousand families lose employment and livelihood of 1 Million or 2 percent of city’s population got affected. Review: So 'The Leader' is a fiction, set in the Bombay during the 'Textile Strike of 1982'. As my reviews are always spoiler free, so will not reveal anything from the plot.  The author chose a very good subject for his 5th book. As we know very little (never tried to know!) about that incident, it was a great decision to write about this. And a fiction based on a true account is always attractive.  The author started it well by introducing the characters. The introductions were brief and we'll writte...

A magical jar with humour,emotion ,miracle and only magic.  An epic saga of a young boy with an ancient soul.  BOOK: THE 1000 YEAR OLD BOY AUTHOR: ROSS WELFORD Publisher: HarperCollins Publication date : 30 Jan 2018 Language: ENGLISH GENRE: Young Adult/Fiction Book length: 400 Blurb: There are stories about people who want to live forever. This is not one of those stories. This is a story about someone who wants to stop. Alfie Monk is like any other nearly teenage boy – except he’s 1,000 years old and can remember the last Viking invasion of England. Obviously no one believes him. So when everything Alfie knows and loves is destroyed in a fire and the modern world comes crashing in, Alfie embarks on a mission to find friendship, acceptance and a different way to live.  Which means finding a way to make sure he will eventually die. REVIEW: For it's astonishing blurb, unique concept and beautiful cover, I picked the book. I ...

Decent but far from perfect  Book: LET YOU BE MY PUPPET ONCE Author: PREETIKA MEHRA Publisher: Notion Press, Inc. Publication date: 21 Apr 2018 Language: English Book length: 326 Blurb: Losing their faith in the System, a group of MNC-employed youngsters decide to take revenge on some politicians and businessmen after having suffered at their hands. Their master plan also exposes the connections of the powerful with the rich, of the mafia with politicians and of those who exploited the poor. All this leads to a war. A war that had never happened. The Chief of Intelligence had never dealt with such brilliant people who were entangling him in multiple versions of events. After a while, he is unable to differentiate between the real and planted evidence. The clock is ticking. The media is on adrenaline. The Chief is faced with several questions. How did it all happen? Will he be able to solve the case? Can he get the accused politicians acquitted? Sho...