Was it the subject or was it the insipid writing that made the book a cross to carry. The last time I left a book unfinished was many years back; hence I ploughed through the difficult task of making sense of the subject for myself. The only thing I can say with surety is that… Read More »
I am a prime sucker for books based on mythology. Indian great treatise Mahabharata and Ramayana is a rich source of newer fictional stories as they leave much to interpretation. I enjoy ‘Mythology Without Copyright’ books and have quite a few of them. In my case it becomes easy to be confused about the characters… Read More »
Tweet Follow @S_kotnala May 2008, Aarushi Talwar (13) was found murdered in her room at JalVayu Vihar, Noida. Her parents Nupur and Rajesh sleeping in the next room had no clue, when and how was she murdered. 24 hour later body of Hemraj (their servant, 45) was found on the terrace. He was murdered in similar… Read More »
Tweet Follow @S_kotnala Deekiyeh ish shaksh ko. Yeh bacchpan sey observe karta aya hai. Ghar mai Bahaar bhi. Friends- Family or cobbler -carpenter 0r Bus – train. Koi bhi nahi baccha ishki nigaho se. Isney kisko bhi nahi chooda. Aap ishkay hastey huyeh chaharey par mat dhyaan dey. Aur sambhal kar rahiyeh nahi toh… Read More »
Tweet Follow @S_kotnala JIYO DIL SE – ‘Living with your heart on your sleeve’ is the title of the book by powerhouse named HARRISH BHATIA, CEO MYFM. It is also the philosophy of 94.3 MYFM, the FM brand from DB Corp. The book is a ‘Brand Book’. Harrish is the leading force behind unique and consistent… Read More »
Tweet Follow @s_kotnala When you live in India that Dheeraj Sinha talks about in his book ‘India Reloaded’, it is easy to smile, frown and discard what is being said. A commoner soaks in the ambience on day-to-day basis. He is naturally inert and blind to the trends, events and changes Dheeraj refers and brings alive.… Read More »
Tweet Follow @S_kotnala ‘The Ray Synchronicity’ is different, as different as it can be. And just to promote such thinking I would ask you to read it. There is no neutrality expected in reaction. You will love it and be excited or you will hate me for asking to read. Allow yourself some… Read More »
Tweet Follow @S_kotnala For a change, here is a book that s what it promises and proposes to be. Brand Cliches is all about ‘Conventional Thinking in building extraordinary brands’. All the clichés you could think of and some more introduced by Raman Kalia within the scope of the book. It is a book of directional… Read More »
Tweet Follow @S_kotnala I got introduced to PRIYA KUMAR the author in one of the bookstores in the airport, while we both were waiting for a delayed flight. That was many year back. Later I enjoyed reading her book ‘I AM JUST ANOTHER YOU’, so when I saw ‘I WILL GO WITH YOU’ at the… Read More »
Tweet Follow @S_kotnala The relationship between a performer and the audience is always fragile. Be it an actor, a cricketer, a dancer or an author. With repeated superlative performance they raise the bar not only for them but also of the expectations of their fans. It is the curse of being successful and passionate in… Read More »
