The Sane Dreamer

Blurb “It feels like I'm on autopilot; I have no control over anything. The pain of losing you is so crippling that I can barely hold pieces of myself together. The slightest nudge could break me. But somehow, my possessed brain knows what I need. It's telling me to stick to my choice, to stay away from you, to open a Word document and bleed on paper, try to throw up all my jumbled thoughts in form of words, collect all disconnected facts, try to make sense of it all.' From the bestselling author of Like a Love Song and Every Time It Rains, a story of heartbreak and things left unsaid...” Tis the season of Love… yes, Valentine’s Day is over, but the spirit of love stills lingers on… Agree? Not to sound too cliché, but going with the mood of love this month, I decided to read some good romance novels in order to be on par with the spirit of love. Incidentally, this book ‘Letters to My Ex’ by Nikita Singh with its beautiful cover happened to draw my attention.  Rel...

“If a criminal was once a saint and a saint was once a criminal, then who is the criminal and who is the saint” Blurb: Inspired by true events, this riveting narrative traces the lives of Safeena Malik, Deewan Bhat and Bilal Ahanagar, three childhood friends who grow up in an atmosphere of peace and amity in Srinagar, Kashmir, until the night of 20 January 1990 changes it all.  While Deewan is forced to flee from his home, Safeena’s mother becomes ‘collateral damage’ and Bilal has to embrace a wretched life of poverty and fear. The place they called paradise becomes a battleground and their friendship struggles when fate forces them to choose sides against their will.  Twenty years later destiny brings them to a crossroads again, when they no longer know what is right and what is wrong. While both compassion and injustice have the power to transform lives, will the three friends now choose to become sinful criminals or pacifist saints? The Tree with a Thousand Apple...

Why did Harsh Mariwala leave his family business? What made the entire Dabur management to quit one day? How did Dhingra brothers turn a suffering business into India’s second largest paints company? This is a fascinating behind the scenes look into what goes behind brands like Marico, Dabar, Keventers, Berger Paints, Select Group, Max Group and many others. The book focuses on the culture, family politics, business rivalries between and within families, ego battles and a lot more. Plus there are the inheritors themselves who sometimes take the business to great heights and during others, lead to its doom. I agreed to review this book mainly for two reasons: 1. It talks about entrepreneurship and success 2. I am intrigued to learn/know anything related to business. About The Book:  The Inheritors by Sonu Bhasin is unlike any business book, it does not tell you ‘How to be successful?’ nor is it a guide to be an affluent businessman or woman, but it is a collection of s...

                                     BLEND THE BEAUTY  This is a very late, late review and unboxing for Fab Bag December Edition. Apologies. As I was away for a short vacay and the parcel lay awaited at my place for long.  Okay, so without much ado. Here is the full, unveiling and review of what’s inside my December edition Fab Bag. Because better late than never. The theme for December 2017 fab bag was ‘Blend the Beauty’ and the  products curated was surely impressive.  All the content look new and fresh, unlike the last ones where the products seemed repeated. The bag for December month had 4 different colours, with a vintage-like design. I got the golden bag which I was eying for. FYI. It is pretty and you can carry it as a light pouch for your cellphones, keys, makeup etc. So... there are 5 products overall.       I will be starting w...

I am not much of an e-book fan, I bet, most of us aren’t, and we know why, the pleasure of reading an already print book is different from that of a virtual one. I am saying this because lately I am being offered a lot of e-books to review, and to some, I have turned down, to few, I have accepted. And, today I will be reviewing one of which I received, I am talking about Glitter and Gloss by Vibha Batra , and I am glad to have said ‘Yes’ to review it. The blurb of the book had it all. About the Book: Glitter and Gloss published by Bloomsbury publication recounts the story of a sweet, chirpy, hyper girl named “Misha’ or ‘Mishkin’, a Makeup artist at MAC Cosmetics, who after series of mishaps, twists and turns meets Akshay Agarwal (a tall, good-looking chap) at a fashion show and falls in love with him, not only is he handsome and dashing (he was mistaken as one of the models), but he is rich and is the owner of a jewellery business based in Mumbai and Dubai. Aft...

You got an important errand to run, but also some last minute shopping to do for a wedding or an upcoming event, So how do you fix the problem? Leave the shopping behind and wear the old outfit? No way. What if I told you that you can just chill at home and fix a video call and do your shopping at your own sweet time? Yes, that is absolutely possible. Shopping has never sounded this easy, right? Introducing the new advance way of shopping online with G3+Fashion, fix your last minute fashion need with just a click and a video call where you get to choose and have a real shopping experience.  G3+fashion is a one-stop shopping destination to cover all your wardrobe needs via a video calling option, from exclusive ethnic wear to the latest branded clothes made available for Women, Men and kids.   About G3+Fashion Being in the market for the last 29 years, G3+Fashion has been delivering the best service to over 80 and more countries. They have created a niche...

  “Had I not Seen Hell and Paradise with my own eyes, I had have taken his answers to be mere metaphors at best and a big joke at worst.”                                                            Blurb 2050, New York. In the aftermath of a gruelling spiritual cleansing quest, Ismael, a Pakistani-American student, enters into an alliance with spiritual beings who send him on a perilous journey of self-discovery. A non-believer,   Ismael  must return to Pakistan, now in the grip of a brutal fundamentalist government, and gain the trust of his estranged father, a prominent extremist in the Caliphate. To accomplish this, he must pose as a true believer. Will he survive long enough to infiltrate his father's inner sanctum and complete his mission? Hell! No Saints in Paradise is both biting satire and allegory...