Book Reviews
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“The grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.” “Happiness is always determined by your heart.” Read this one twice- “IKIGAI” Japanese secret of happy and long life. It is simplistic ,it is tiny, and talks about how purpose plays an important role in
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Are you patriotic? What does being patriotic mean to you? I feel incredibly small whenever I have to speak about patriotism. Perhaps because I don’t believe I have made any great or necessary contribution to truly call myself patriotic. In fact, I would say I came to understand the essence of patriotism quite late in
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“When you hurt people, they begin to love you less. That’s what careless words do. They make people love you a little less”. I heard a lot about this book so as it’s author, Arundhati Roy, and obviously you don’t need any other reason when the book is a winner of the National Booker Prize
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“शस्त्र सोडणारा योद्धा आणि सत्य सोडणारा राजा इतिहासात टिकू शकत नाही.”(A warrior who abandons his weapon and a king who abandons the truth cannot endure in history.) “राजाला फक्त ताकदवान असून चालत नाही, त्याला विद्वानही असावं लागतं.”(A king needs not only strength but also wisdom.) “पराभव हा शेवट नसतो, तो फक्त पुढच्या विजयासाठीची तयारी असते.”(Defeat
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Describe your most ideal day from beginning to end. My ideal day has become nothing more than a far-fetched dream. Why? Because I have never been able to execute it; at least, not perfectly from beginning to end. But let me paint the picture for you. I would wake up every morning at 6:00 AM,
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“Grief is a creature that feeds on pain and swallows the good memories—until all you’re left with is the bad ones.” “Faith was like a warm coat we put on in the morning, even when the buttons didn’t fit anymore.” The discomfort of evening is the debut novel by Dutch writer Marieke Lucas Rijneveld, won
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What are your favorite sports to watch and play? During my school years, I actively participated in various sports like Kabaddi and Kho-Kho. At home, we often played Gully Cricket. However, I couldn’t maintain this habit after school, and my involvement in sports gradually narrowed down to trekking and running. I wouldn’t consider myself much
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What would you do if you won the lottery? Haha, I never really thought about it. Why? Because I have so much confidence in my good luck that I know it doesn’t always come easily. In fact, there are many times when I feel I’d be happier if I could at least just get what
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What books do you want to read? This question feels both easy and difficult to answer. Easy because I know exactly what my TBR looks like, and difficult because if I were to list everything, this blog would never end! So, I’ll take the liberty of narrowing it down to the top 5 books I’m
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“A warrior is not known by his victories but by the battles he chooses to fight.” “Greatness lies not in achieving power or glory, but in rising above the injustices of life with dignity.” “It’s not the circumstances in life that matter, but the stance we take in those circumstances.” “Destiny’s game is harsh, but
