Books & Storytelling is for the stories we read and the ones we accidentally live inside. These pieces are about books, authors, characters, memory, narrative, and the way stories shape how we understand people, families, women, silence, reputation, and ourselves.
I first met Ruskin Bond in a Standard 10 English classroom, through a boy, his grandfather, and three cherries. Years later, I understand why that moment stayed. His stories taught me that quiet writing is never small. It notices ordinary people, simple moments, and everyday details until they become unforgettable.
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You don’t realise it the first time.
The story has already shown you everything.
It’s only when you return that the threads begin to pull, and the world reveals how carefully it was built.
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Some writers tell stories. Fredrik Backman makes it impossible to walk away. You carry his characters into ordinary days, where they feel more real than people you know.
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Have you ever picked up a book expecting a light-hearted rom-com, only to find yourself pleasantly surprised by the depth it holds? That was my experience with GoaGram by Bina Nayak. Initially, I thought I’d give this to my 13-year-old to read, but quickly changed my mind. The book delves into some real-life issues and
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Tales of Fosterganj by Ruskin Bond My rating: 5 of 5 stars Lovely slice of life stories from small town India, a world so far apart from the big cities I grew up in. In this collection of short stories, Ruskin Bond has created characters that stand out. They are unique, and can be found
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Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is in essence, a love story. The book explores love in its myriad forms – between parents or grandparents and children, between siblings, colleagues and more importantly, between friends. At first, I thought it was about the relationship between Sadie
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I read Bombay Balchao this week. Well, heard it actually on #audible. I guess I picked it because I was missing my home city. For those of us who have lived in Bombay, we understand the difference between Bombay and Mumbai. This book, was a glimpse into Bombay. Bombay Balchao is written very well, it
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A personal blog can survive many things. Bad drafts, long silences, awkward old posts, even changing internet trends. What it cannot survive for long is forgetting the voice it was built on.
Love in Agartha is a fantasy romance. It is set in modern times and blends the Indy romance with a little bit of science fiction and a little bit of fantasy. According to Goodreads, When Sanat Kumara usurps the job that Naavya Batra has been coveting since a long time, her instantaneous attraction towards him
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Hi guys, these days my busy mom life gives me very little time to read and even lesser time to review. So I’ll begin by apologising to Paro. This post should have come out long ago because I read the book in one day or rather night. Yes, it was one of those ‘baby needs
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