“The drink to kill” someone they say, But they spread it in so many different ways. By words, by deeds, by just your attitude You can kill someone so easily anyway. The above lines are from the poem “The Poison” … Continue reading The Wordy Side by Shubhi Shrivastava
‘A woman has so many roles, but each has a perimeter. You have to step out and away and yet move forward,’ she continued. ‘But the world won’t allow you that: it defines you as someone who has been born a daughter, to live as a wife and die as a mother. Who sees the woman behind that daughter, that wife, that mother? Women are not told that they also belong to a bigger world—of freedom, of knowledge … of passion, of ambition …’ Continue reading Ahalya’s Awakening by Kavita Kane
The best gift a parent can give to their child is the gift of reading. Books are the stepping stones for enriching our children’s lives and expanding their horizon and inspire them to shape their dreams into reality. The best … Continue reading The Gift of reading
The Beekeeper of Aleppo In the midst of war, he found love In the midst of darkness, he found courage In the midst of tragedy, he found hope The Beekeeper of Aleppo What will you find from his story? Nuri … Continue reading THE BEEKEEPER OF ALLEPO By Christy Lefteri
The story of Robert Kincaid, the photographer and free spirit searching for the covered bridges of Madison County, and Francesca Johnson, the farm wife waiting for the fulfillment of a girlhood dream, THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY gives voice to … Continue reading Bridges of Madison County by Robert James Waller
In love we find out who we want to be. In war we find out who we are. France, 1939In the quiet village of Carriveau, Vianne Mauriac says goodbye to her husband, Antoine, as he heads for the Front. She … Continue reading The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
Yeongdo, Korea 1911. In a small fishing village on the banks of the East Sea, a club-footed, cleft-lipped man marries a fifteen-year-old girl. The couple have one child, their beloved daughter Sunja. When Sunja falls pregnant by a married yakuza, … Continue reading PACHINOKO BY MIN JIN LEE
WINNERS OF THE 2019 NOBEL PRIZE IN ECONOMICS Imagine you have a few million dollars. You want to spend it on the poor. How do you go about it? Billions of government dollars, and thousands of charitable organizations and NGOs, … Continue reading POOR ECONOMICS By Abhijit V. Banerjee and Eshter Duflo
One of the comedy world’s fastest-rising stars tells his wild coming of age story during the twilight of apartheid in South Africa and the tumultuous days of freedom that followed. • Noah provides something deeper than traditional memorists: powerfully funny … Continue reading BORN A CRIME BY TREVOR NOAH
In 1839, Maharaja Ranjit Singh of Punjab, one of India’s greatest rulers, died and his empire was plunged into chaos. Less than a decade later, weakened … Continue reading The Exile – A novel based on the life of Maharaja Duleep Singh by Navtej Sarna
