Book Reviews by Simran

For today, we have,  SIGNBOARD AT DHOLAVIRA  by  Nishith S. Parikh . BLURB Hastinapur, 3100 BC: The Mahabharata war over, Arjuna urges Krishna to destroy the divine astras or weapons used at Kurukshetra. The weapons are instead hidden with their secret keepers handpicked by Emperor Ashoka to safeguard the secret of the astras. Two Professors, from Archaeological Survey of India stumble upon a signboard at one of an Indus Valley Civilization site in 1999, flagging off an adventure where one of them falls prey to a Pakistani terrorist who is caught and lodged in a Punjab jail. Eighteen years later, the terrorist escapes, setting off a sequence of bizarre events where he takes a hostage and blackmails the surviving ASI professor to solve the unfinished mystery of the signboard. The professor delves deep into mythology to find answers, helped by the young scientist son of his dead colleague. Joining the spine-thrilling chase is an American NASA scientist and a plucky army offic

BOOK:  CHAND GIRA HAI AUTHOR:  JYOTI ARYA PUBLISHERS: AuthorPress BLURB ज्योति आर्या की शाइरी एक मुन्फरीद शक़्ल लिए हुए है। उनका पहला शेरी-मजमुआ 'जुगनुओं के बल्ब' बेस्टसेलर के लक़ब से गुज़रा, हिंदी और अंग्रेज़ी के आला अखबारोंमें उसके बारे ज़िक्र हुआ। उसने अपने लिए ऐसे पढने वालेतलाशे,जिन्होंने उनकी शाइरी को बेइंतिहा मुहब्बत बख़्शी, जिसके चलते क़िताब का दूसरा संस्करण पहले संस्करण के छह महीने बाद ही आ गया। ज्योति कादूसरा शेरी-मजमुआ "चाँद गिरा है"आपके हाथोंमे है।नज़्मों, दुआओ, अशआ'र औरनग़्मोको खुद में समेटे हुए ये मजमुआ इक जरख़ेज़ झुरमुट है पुर-सुकून शाइरी का,जो सरल हिन्दुस्तानी ज़बां में शाया हुआ है। MY REVIEW Do you like reading poems? Or shayari? Then this book is tailor- made for you. It has a collection of some beautiful poetic pieces in Hindi. The cover and title are beautiful. Language is super- easy to understand. Some poetic pieces would straight away touch your heart. You'll surely love this one. RECOMMENDED TO: -Beginners -Hindi Poet

BLURB ‘The Sublime Truth’ is a collection of poems portraying self-realization, healing, immortality and the ultimate goal of salvation. Every poem in it is a reflection of my encounters with self, truth and attaining spirituality. The innate capacity of us as humans to exercise introspection and the thirst to learn about our ultimate purpose and essence are highlighted in them. Interestingly, in this quest to seek thy purpose, as a woman, I also try to reflect her relationship with her soul mate, friends, and family. From day to day experiences to soul searching endeavors, the decisions she makes, the vows she tries to fulfill, the upheavals she faces, the sacrifices she makes, the fate she accepts, these poems celebrate the strong character of a woman. These poems are what I feel, what inspires me, how I overcame the loss of my greatest strength, my mom. They rotate around the outrageous courage to accept hatred and still not lose faith in your dreams. They are not just only po