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  YOURS LEGALLY  Author : Sonia Sahijwani Publication : Become Shakespeare  Genre : Fiction   ‘Yours legally’ is a compilation of six short stories narrating the courtroom incidents faced by the main protagonist Sia,a young lawyer.Many of the ideas are based on real-life experiences of the author who is a lawyer herself.Being a fan of courtroom dramas,I picked up this book with lot of excitement and it did meet my expectations.  A very realistic and sincere narration of the emotions of the people standing within the court premises.The story behind this book shared by the author is a truly inspiring journey. A unique way of Story-Telling !   Rating - 3.5/5  Best wishes to the author  👍🏼  

  A Sense Of Gratitude  Author : Biren Banerjee  Publication : Become Shakespeare  Genre : Fiction  A family fiction where the author has narrated the story(partly) of his ancestors with a sense of gratitude by celebrating their legacy. Set in 1890s undivided Bengal region when India was under the British rule,the life events of Anand Mukherjee to his grandson Abhishek Mukherjee amidst the historical and political underpinnings of India before Partition is the central plot of the read.  Highlights :  — A quick recap of history of modern India and lifestyle of older times. — The Beautiful Bengali Culture and Traditions is explained in its true essence. — A unique Plot without any drag. — Lucid language  Recommended for all types of readers  👍🏼   Rating - 4/5 

  THE SECRET KEEPER OF JAIPUR Author : Alka Joshi  Publication : Harper Collins  A sequel to ‘The Henna Artist’ and Part II of the Jaipur Trilogy by Ms.Alka Joshi. Set in Shimla and Jaipur city,The Secret Keeper of Jaipur takes place 12 years after where the Henna artist ends with all the characters being positively moved on in life.The central role is shared by Lakshmi and Malik (Lakshmi’s Servant boy in part one who is now a grown up educated adult).The story develops through the life events of Malik with a love story and a mysterious business situation and how he solves the puzzles with the aid of Lakshmi,who is known as the real Secret keeper (of Jaipur). Unlike the first part which focused more on character development, the second part is pure story development with a grippy element of mystery. Go for this if you are interested in reading about India’s culture and tradition which was beautifully described in both the books. Overall, a decent level sequel  👍🏼 ...

 THE HENNA ARTIST  Author : Alka Joshi  Publication : Harper Collins A recent favourite of most bookstagrammers ‘The Henna Artist’ is the first part of the Jaipur trilogy by Ms.Alka Joshi. Set in Post-independence India of 1950s, the protagonist Lakshmi Shastri is a prolific henna artist serving the elite section of the Jaipur city.Lakshmi’s grief ridden past life and a younger sister Radha (whom she wasn’t aware of) suddenly creates an imbalance in her seamless stream of life.Does she fall prey to the circumstances?  Shaping a bold and fierce character like Lakshmi in the times of 1950s (an age where most women were underprivileged and discriminated ) is not an easy task. Kudos to the author for framing the characterisation of Lakshmi a resistant personality.I also loved the vivid narration which fed my visual imagination. Best Wishes to the author  👍🏼  

SIGNPOSTS  Author : Tapan Ghosh  Publication : Become Shakespeare  Genre : Non-Fiction/Self-Help  What you see here are my expressions true;I hope they strike a chord within you  -Author What if we had SignPosts in life too as we have it on roads? ‘Proper guidance at the Right time’ is the greatest blessing anyone could have in life.Self-Help books many a times come with an answer to our deepest thoughts. ‘SignPosts’ is a collection of 100 simplified Life Quotes covering various life themes from Love,Philosophy,Behavioural Science,Motivation and many other. A very short interesting and insightful read  👍🏼 Sharing the Ones which had a huge impact on my mind : *Fear is conquered by touching rock bottom and not by scaling the heights of success *It’s better to accept the contrary Rather regret and stagnate *If you expect to be happy,Don’t expect Anything Rating - 4/5 

A New Cold War - Henry Kissinger and Rise of China  Published by Harper Collins  Genre : Non-Fiction/Geo-Politics 🖊  A collection of essays,Edited and Compiled by Mr.Sanjaya Baru,a prolific Political commentator and policy analyst and Mr.Rahul Sharma,Former President of the Public    Affairs Forum of India. 🇨🇳  China’s expanding political and economic influence in the present world calls for a revisit to the ‘Rise of China’ as a dominating world power that has graduated to a new Cold War between USA and China. 🇨🇳  The main theme of the essays is focused on Henry Kissinger’s(US- National Security Advisor) secret visit to China in 1971 to meet the top Chinese leaders.Against the backdrop of a deteriorating USSR-China relations,Kissinger’s visit inaugurated a new phase in contemporary history which contributed to the end of the Cold War in 1991. 🇨🇳  A detailed analysis of the role of China in global politics and economy in terms of financial d...