Posts from the literature category.
It’s funny how a book can make you blush, nod, laugh, and quietly sigh — all within a few pages. That’s what happened to me with Shobhaa Dé’s The Sensual Self: Explorations of Love, Sex & Romance. I didn’t expect to be both entertained and disarmed. I didn’t expect to find bits of my own unspoken emotions mirrored between her razor-sharp sentences. And yet, here I was, reading a book that dares to...
The Cafe that waited for Dawn. There was something different about “Chapter and brew”. It wasn’t the coffee- through the air that carried its warmth like an embrace - nor the faint hum of the old record player spinning in the corner, its melody tender and worn at the edges.No, it wasn’t the feeling the place held - as through the walls had learned to breathe with the rhythm of qui...
Hi, I am Komal, and i love creating worlds, where Love, Emotion and small everyday Magic meet”.“I have always been fascinated by the quite moments between people - a shared glance, fleeting smile, a whispered word - and that’s what I want to explore in my new story.”I am writing a contemporary love story called Lingering Like Dawn. It’s about two people who don’t believe in love.. until the Univer...
It began with the smell of old paper. That faint, woody fragrance that seeps into your skin when you hold a well-loved book — the kind of scent that tells you you’re home. The Bookseller of Mogga by Anand Suspi transported me straight into that world — of dusty shelves, sunlight filtering through slatted windows, and conversations that begin not with “How are you?” but with “Have you read this one...
There are books that talk about business — graphs, goals, growth curves — and then there are books that breathe. Gateway to Africa by Prateek Suri does the latter. It doesn’t read like a management lecture; it feels like a long evening conversation with a friend who’s seen failure up close, tasted dust and triumph, and still believes that tomorrow is worth fighting for.When I first picked it up, I...
There are stories that roar with grandeur, and there are stories that whisper eternal truths. The Story of Mahabharata: Part 3 by Kaushal Kishore somehow does both. I began reading it late one night — rain murmuring against the window, a faint aroma of chai lingering — and within minutes, I was no longer in my room but standing on the dusty plains of Kurukshetra. The conch shells had sounded, the ...
There’s a quiet power in watching two lives unfold in parallel — ambitious, demanding, and yet beautifully intertwined. Growing Together Without Growing Apart: An Inspiring Journey of Service, Sacrifice, and Shared Dreams by Lieutenant Generals Rajeev and Dr. Madhuri Kanitkar is that story, told with honesty, warmth, and a rare intimacy. Co-authored by the couple themselves, the memoir goes beyond...
There’s a strange kind of silence that follows a good martial arts fight — that heartbeat of stillness between power and peace. Reading Under the Dragon’s Shadow by D.G. Schulman felt exactly like living inside that moment. The adrenaline, the grit, the grace — and then the quiet introspection that lingers after the final blow.I’ll admit, when I picked this one up, I expected a straightforward mar...
Hi, Jaee here 👋 I have finally started a Bookstagram account - @readwithjaee. Shared 10+ book reviews till date here, plan to add lot many! I want to keep my hobby photography (@jaeejadhav) and book accounts @readwithjaee separate because I have realized reading is no longer just a hobby for me. It’s an essential part of my day. Interestingly, the hashtag #bookstagram has been used in ‘over’ 100 ...
Had the princely titles not been abolished in 1971, her official title would have been - ‘Nawabzadi’ Soha Ali Khan of Pataudi and Bhopal. Yes, we are talking about a princess today!Checkout this week’s book review - https://jaeeblogscom.wordpress.com/2025/10/03/sip-read-review-the-perils-of-being-moderately-famous-by-soha-ali-khan/Do share your feedback if you already read this one. Until next tim...
