Book Title: Scion Of Ikshvaku Author: Amish Tripathi Approx Read Time: 240 – 280 min Review: I had been meaning to get my hands on the Ram Chandra Series books for quite some time. This has been ever since I had the good fortune of reading Amish Tripathi’s Shiva Trilogy almost a decade ago. (Thanks to my still-active […]
Author: Ankush
A Beginner’s Dilemma: How To Do Personal Finance?
A Matter of Perspective Personal finance. Hmm, too many things have been said about it. Almost everyone has an opinion, yet somehow, none of us seem any wiser. Why? Because everyone has different goals and aims in life, isn’t it? What satisfies one person might not satisfy another. And those who aren’t satisfied? They often […]
Stop, breathe, think please!
We always keep hearing – Slow and steady… Make consistent efforts… Build a momentum… A long journey begins with a small step – its clear. When you want to build something significant, it cant be overnight. But what is that significant thing – a life? Easy to put it in a word, hard to explain. […]
The Kid on the Train – Chapter Story
“7:51 fast local to Mumbai CST will be arriving 5 min later than usual today on platform number 5…” the announcer shouted into the mike from the comfort of his AC laden Railway Office room behind the Ticketing Window on Dombivli Railway Station. “Fuck the railways…Trains needed to late today! Why? Why God?” murmured a […]
Time Crawlers – Book Review
Book Title: Time Crawlers Author: Varun Sayal Approx Read Time: 60 – 75 min Review: It was a fine cold morning. As I was getting ready to leave for my day’s tour of London, my phone beeped letting me know an email was awaiting to be read in my inbox. When I checked and found it to be […]
How To Prep For International Flying First Time?
Let me in you on a secret. – Everybody who has flown before domestically gets some flutters as they approach their first time flying international. And those whose first flying experience is going to be flying international, well for them, the flutters are even greater. But I assure you for these latter set of first […]
Clean Up your Email Inbox Now
If you have ever felt clueless or helpless whenever you open your email inbox, then this is for you. If you have kept procrastinating or dreaded how to get your inbox in order, then this is for you! I was once in a situation where my mail box had more than 17,000 emails and it […]
Sita: An Illustrated Retelling of Ramayana – Book Review
Book Title: Sita: An Illustrated Retelling of the Ramayana Author: Devdutt Pattanaik Approx Leisure Read Time: 300 – 340 min Review: For someone who has already read another book by the same author, it generally is quite difficult not to compare the two books. I too was tempted initially. I had picked up the book and abandoned it at least […]
Jaya: An Illustrated Retelling of the Mahabharata – Book Review
Book Title: Jaya: An Illustrated Retelling of the Mahabharata Author: Devdutt Pattanaik Approx Leisure Read Time: 320 – 360 min Review: Impressions first. Jaya: An illustrated retelling of the Mahabharata‘s cover is really eye catching. The illustration of Arjuna and Krishna on the chariot on the front cover indicated to me how the book is going to treat the Mahabharata. It […]