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25/05/2023

A FUNNY AND ENDEARING TALE OF INCLUSIVITY IN HEALTHCARE

‘Wet Paint’ by Asha Nehemiah is an amusing tale around the building of a hospital in a small town in Nilgiris. A part of Duckbill’s hook books series, the story is ideal for children aged 5 and up and features beautiful and colourful illustrations by Chetan Sharma.

Dr. Nesamani decides to use all her award money to build a modern hospital, to fulfill her dream of providing “Healthcare for every person.” Sevana (Paru’s appa), the best mason in town is assigned the most important task – to plaster the wall “as smooth as glass” and provide a ready canvas for her artist nephew to paint a wall mural. Aman’s sketches for the mural are a glitzy mix of doctors with stethoscopes, machines, and gleamy syringes.

The whole town is abuzz about the city boy coming down to paint the wall mural. Be it young or old, herders, tradespeople, grazers, animals – all get together to watch Aman paint. However, just when he is about to start his artwork, he is horrified to find swishy lines and scratchy grooves on the newly plastered wall.

But Aman is quick to think on his feet. Together with Paru and Sevana, he incorporates all the grooves and dents in his mural and paints a lively picture that represents all the smiling townsfolk together. Narrated using simple vocabulary interspersed with gorgeous illustrations, the short story is ideal for kids who are progressing from picture books to short paragraph reading. In a subtle, yet endearing way, the book teaches young ones about the importance of inclusivity and teamwork.

Penguin India Penguinsters

24/05/2023

A YOUNG GIRL’S STRUGGLE TO SHARE THE MAGIC OF BOOKS

‘Chitti’s Travelling Book Box’ from Duckbill’s Hole book series is a delightful and heartwarming story that celebrates the joy of reading amongst children. Peppered with funny and innocent conversations, the story is divided into small chapters that are easy to understand for emerging independent readers. Featuring a fun design concept, each page in this book has a hole that allows for little fingers to easily hold and turn the page.

The story revolves around four friends- Chitti, Lachu, Chokka and Muthu from a small village in Tamil Nadu. During summer holidays, one of the friends, Chitti, visits her aunt and uncle in Chennai, and returns with a mysterious big box. All the friends make hilarious assumptions regarding the contents of the box as they wait for it to be opened. However, their excitement is short-lived when they find out that the box is full of books. But this does not discourage Chitti, who is determined to find ways to spark her friends’ interest in reading, as she believes, ‘‘Reading a book is like making a friend.”

Eventually, she finds out that the best way to make them read is to find something related to what each of them likes, ‘a book for everyone’, she muses. She also shows them how reading can be fun and exciting by acting out the characters and bringing the stories to life. Soon all her friends and kids in the village start borrowing books from her, which gives her the idea to start her own library. Just as the four friends decide on starting a library on her Appa’s old tractor, they are met with the challenge of it being sold!

All four of them rack their brains for ways to get more books and encourage more village kids to borrow and read books to convince Appa not to sell the tractor. From starting a campaign for the library to making a reel on it online – the four-some leave no stone unturned in their bid to save the library from being knocked down.

Written in a simple and lucid style, the story celebrates the magic of books and teaches one that anything is possible when you put your mind to it.

Penguin India hOle books Penguin Books

09/03/2023

That's a gorgeous cover!😍
Looking forward to review this!! HarperCollins India

14/02/2023

A HILARIOUS ROMP THROUGH THE LIFE OF AN OVERWEIGHT GIRL!

The predicament and journey towards self discovery of the protagonist Trish aka Trishna Saxena in ‘There’s Something About You’ by Yashodhara Lal makes for a hilarious romp.

It was going all too well for single, not-too-ambitious, 28-year-old Trish with the steady job of a Content Head, living out of a rented “sea-facing matchbox” in Mumbai’s upscale Bandra. However, her life comes crashing in when she loses her job and is pitted at home, a “madhouse” she calls “where she is both a warden and an inmate”, along with a hostile mother, an ailing father and unending medical and domestic expenses. What really sets her off the hook, though, is when everyone starts finding fault with her and offering their own solutions.

The firing lends her time to reflect upon and bring about a change in personal health, career and her relationships with those around her. And while she was making sense of her sarcasm at the new job, she bumps into an endearing character Sahil, who has his own set of mystical problems! Slowly, but steadily Trish learns to accept love and friendship into her life. She also undergoes feelings of guilt, loss and longing that she never knew existed.

The most delightful thing about the book is the simplistic honesty of the narrative that makes even everyday situations sound almost comical. The narrative also mirrors the difficulties and insecurities faced by obese women at workplaces and at home and the callow society we live in. There are issues like office politics, Alzheimer’s disease, and the eventuality of death that the book touches upon. I especially couldn’t help myself rolling on the floor with laughter while reading the witty replies that Trish writes to the letters. So if, you’re heading to the poolside, or visiting a cafe soon, grab a copy along with your favourite cuppa, you’ll have yourself in peals of laughter, soon after!

14/02/2023

A CONCENTRATED SHOT OF SINFUL PLEASURE!
‘The Naughty Proposal’ by Shanaya Taneja has all the exotic trappings of a desi Mills and Boon but is free of its customary trimmings. So, we don’t beat around the bush – but pounce, head on – the main theme of the book i.e. s*x without strings.

‘The Naughty Proposal’ is a voyeuristic journey into the lives of its two main protagonists who take the readers on a bumpy ride as they hit one bed after another giving readers the pleasure akin to a quickie, or a quick round of s*x!
The story revolves around four main characters – Tara, who is struggling to live it up after having gone through a recent breakup, Sneha, a rich girl who seeks to balance her emotional alienation by throwing her body on every guy who comes her way, Dheeraj, the male counterpart of Sneha, who seeks to hide his unimpressive businessman skills behind a rather overtly s*xual avatar, and Abhimanyu, a struggling model who gets to don the unappealing role of Sneha’s boyfriend.

Without wasting much time, the readers are taken on a rollercoaster ride of a bittersweet romance that follows the erotic escapades of Tara and Dheeraj as they agree upon a naughty proposal of indulging each other in guilt-free bodily pleasure. However, the amorous games and unbridled passion that initially comes across as an innocent way to fulfil the protagonists’ dark temptations soon take on deceitful shades of grey. And what earlier seemed like an innocent sin soon turns into a nasty proposition.

In many ways, the book also turns the tables by upholding the female protagonist as the main hero, who gets to decide the ending of the story. She is no damsel in distress but a beguiling sweet-talker who makes calculated moves.

All in all, I’d say that the ‘The Naughty Proposal’ lets you enjoy a good or**sm before unzipping the insidious psyche of its characters; a delightful journey throughout!

14/02/2023

AN ANTI-AGEING BIBLE FOR THE BEAUTY-CONSCIOUS
“Skin is a tattletale. It usually tells people things you don’t always want them to know. You can keep it quiet with make-up sometimes, but that’s neither a smart answer nor a long term one,” advises Dr. Jamuna Pai in her book “No One Has To Know”.

Written in a very simple and easy-to-follow style, the book is a bible of subtle and delicate anti-ageing practices and techniques. It gives a detailed know-how of the factors that speed up the skin ageing process and what effectively helps to slow it down. Using her “less is more” principle, Dr. Pai has segregated the book into detailed chapters with her 5 E approach to smart anti-ageing, namely, Everyday, Exfoliate, Erase, Eat and Exercise.

The book is especially a great guide for all those who wished to consult a dermatologist for a beauty regimen, but never found the time to do so! In the book, Dr. Pai chalks out detailed daily beauty calendars that one should follow depending on the age and skin type during morning, evening and night-time, as well as the ingredients that one should look for while buying the skincare products for different skin types. From homemade remedies to sunscreens, from facial exercises to Botox, from alkalizing foods to state-of-the-art non-surgical techniques, the book is a one-stop resource for cutting-edge advice depending on your age, the severity of your problem and the budget you have.

What I especially liked about the book is that at no point does Dr. Pai compel the reader to visit her or her clinic. Instead, she focuses on the beautification that “is not always about injections or jars or tubes. It is also about what’s there in our backyards, on our kitchen shelves or in our grandmother’s recipe books...passed down through the generations with love and care.” The book will help you find the right balance between natural, homemade remedies and more elaborate cosmetic procedures or simply help you appreciate how beautiful you already are! ‪

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