India Was One by An Indian

Author: An Indian (Anonymous)

Published By: Anonymous

Pages: 360

Price: 320

ISBN: 978-93-823-5976-0




About The Author:

The Author wants to stay Anonymous and no one in this world know who the Author really is.

When he was asked to describe himself, this is what he had to say,

"I really think that labeling my name as a Hindu, a Muslim, etc. might have a pre-conceived notions in the reader’s mind. I would rather call myself ‘An Indian.’

Throught this book I want to convey we are coming from different states, with different languages and religion, we are all Indians. We all love India…in our own way.

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Book Blurb:

Suddenly, he saw something shiny at the bottom of the abyss. He squinted his eyes to see what it was. He ran back to his binoculars and turned them to see what it was. Sharp barbed wires that separated the two mountains came into focus. He had come as far as he could in his country. But she was standing in another country. He was in South India and she was in North India... Have you ever imagined India being divided into two countries? What happens to the millions of Indians who are from South India but are now residing in North India? Kaahi & Jai were two such people who got trapped in this situation. Everything was going smoothly for them and suddenly, their world turned upside down. How will they get together? Will India become one again? Take an exciting journey with them from their college days in Mumbai to their life in the US and back to India when they find out that India is divided.

My Reviews:

'India Was One', isn't the title intriguing enough to pick it up and start reading?? Well that happened to me. When I received a mail from the Author that he wants to share the digital format of the book in exchange of an honest review, I readily agreed to it. 

Our sentiments take a wild rise when we hear the word, 'India' and when I heard the title of this book I was eager and excited to dive into the words of Author. 

The Story begins with Jay (Vijay Rao) and Kaahi (Kahani) looking each other through binoculars as they are separated by borders. A India-India border. 

Yes, you heard it right. The Author has used his imaginative power to divide the country into two halves; North-India and South-India. 

After a couple of pages, the story takes you to the past life of Jay and Kaahi. Being a liker of love genre books I enjoyed reading their story. Jay is a rich guy and so is Kaahi. They met and fall in love, not like those in mills and boon but a perfect and happy love. After graduation they get marry and settle in US. Life was full of happiness for them until they heard the news that due to some civil unrest, India is being divided into North-India and South-India.

Jay being a North-India and Kaahi being an South-India weren't allowed to go together to India. They had to part their ways with Jay going towards North and Kaahi towards South.

What will happen next ?? Will Jay and Kaahi ever meet again ?? To know the complete story you need to read the book. It would be unfair to the author if I post everything here.

No doubt I enjoyed reading the book but I do have some serious issues with the Book. 

The Author had a great plot, he could have made this into a masterpiece. Sorry to say but a poor editing made this book nothing special. 

The Author has tried to describe every Indian words that are used in the story. If you are someone from a foreign land or someone who don't speak Hindi then you would find the description very useful but being from a hindi speaking nation I had to skip those description because I knew what Idli mean or how Diwali is celebrated..

There are many incidents within the storyline which aren't worth mentioning, it should have been deleted from the manuscript. 

Likings: Easy Read, Gripping Story, Author's Imagination, One can discover US, Europe while reading this book, A nice love story. 

Dislikes: Poor Editing, 360 page book but the story could have been completed in 100-120 pages, Sometimes while describing certain Hindi words the Author somewhat goes out of the plot and comes back a few pages later. 

My Ratings: 3.5/5

( A good and easy weekend read, should give it a shot )

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Special Mention: I really loved the artworks which are made at the start of every chapter, each complimenting the title of the respective chapter. Sharing some with you...

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Sorry You're Not My Type

     All relationships should come with a precautionary warning:
                            
                                 " HANDLE WITH CARE "

Author: Sudeep Nagarkar

Published By: Random House India

ISBN: 978-81-840-0490-8

About The Author:

Sudeep Nagarkar is the author of three bestselling novels –
Few Things Left Unsaid (2011), That’s the Way We Met (2012), It Started With a Friend Request (2013).

All his books are inspired from real-life incidents and continue to top the bestseller charts. He was awarded a Youth Achiever’s Award in 2013.

He has a degree in Electronics Engineering from Mumbai University and has completed management studies from Welingkar Institute of Management. He is also a motivational speaker and has given guest lectures in various reputed institutes and organizations.


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Book Blurb:

The final audition for Rajhans College’s prestigious music band brings together three contrasting personalities.
Vikrant, a perfectionist, who believes there is only one perfect someone from you.
Anamika, a free spirit, who stands up for what she believes is right.
And Yuvi, a die-hard music lovers, who can strum the guitar all night long and still wake up the next morning to drop off his girlfriend.

The three become close friends and start hanging out regularly. So how does Aditya, a stranger, become a part of their lives? And what happens next?

Sorry, You’re Not My Type is a true story that will redefine friendship, affection, and infactuation.

My Reviews:

Before I began how I felt about this book, let me honestly say one thing, this is Sudeep’s fourth Novel and by far the best from his pen. In recent times, this is the best book that I have read.

The Story starts with Vikrant narrating his life’s past. He narrates how he met with the other two protagonists; Anamika and Yuvi. As time passed, all three of them became the best of buddies. Their friendship became stronger as they gel up together to form a band; VAYU. The band VAYU, not only strengthen their friendship bond but it also got applauded from the entire Delhi university.

When everything was going good, Anamika broke up with Anurag; president of student’s union. And this decision of Anamika made her and the band VAYU suffer. Anurag wasn’t able to digest the fact that he was being rejected by a girl, it hurted his ego, and he then decides to take revenge and make Anamika’s life hell.

Well, the story doesn’t end here. The ending is something which left me speechless. I wasn’t sure whether to feel sad or to cry. I had never expected that the ending would be something of this kind.

P.S. I can’t disclose the entire story here because that would be completely unfair for the book. You have to read to know the story of “VAYU”. This book is certainly going to change your perception on Love and will redefine Friendship.

My Ratings: 5/5 (truly, an awesome read, you just can't afford to miss)

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Where The Rainbow Ends

" A Racy page-turner that promises to take you on a tempestuous and soul-stirring journey which shall 
remain with you long after you have put the book down"



Author: Anurag Anand

Published By: Srishti Publishers and Distibutors

ISBN: 978-93-826-6501-4

About The Author:

Anurag was born in Patna (Bihar) on 2nd November 1978 to Dr. Ashok Kumar Singh and Mrs. Champa Singh. His love for the written word started with his near addiction to comic books during his initial years – a habit that did not always go well with his academically inclined parents.

Anurag was forced to give up the comforts of home at the tender age of 5 years, when, driven by the need for quality educated he was admitted to the Mount Egmont School hostel in Kurseong, Darjeeling. Anurag loves to meet new people and explore new places. “A lifetime might not be enough to soak in the beauty of the entire world, but one needs to make an attempt,” says Anurag, describing his love for travel.

He is also an avid reader and likes to read anything that he can lay his hands on.

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Book Blurb:

Rahul had everything going his way – a soaring career, a happy family and all else a man his age could yearn for. And then suddenly his life began to crumble all around him, disintegrating him, disintegrating element after precious element, leaving him to watch in helpless horror.

Avantika, a pretty, vivacious girl who had come into Rahul’s life by pure incident, literally, has suddenly gone missing. Just like that, without as much as a trace.

Shalini, Rahul’s first love and a girl accustomed to leading life on her own terms. Hailing from a family that exerts considerable influence in the galleries of politics and power, she certainly has the wherewithal to impact a lot of things. Even lives.

My Reviews:

Before I say anything, let me say that the first thing that came out of my mouth after finishing the book, “A Shocked expression of WOW”. The story, the characters, the narration, last but not the least, the writings has left no stone unturned to make this book a bestselling.

The story starts with Rahul (the male protagonist) bumping into an air-hostess, Avantika. As time passed, Avantika became an important part of his life. But before anything could fall back to its place, Avantika went on missing. Rahul’s assumptions said it must be Shalini (Rahul’s powerful ex-wife) who abducted her. And then the story moves on…

(Don’t want to write everything here or else it would take away the awesomeness of the book, read it to know, what happens next in their life.)

At first, I thought this book is written based on the Bollywood movie, “Rishtey” (Anil Kapoor starrer) but the Author proved me wrong. The ending or the climax was something which made me sad; it has an ending which I have never read before.

Apart from all this, the Author has beautifully described father-daughter love, husband-wife love and the problems which could arise post-marriage, and that makes it different from the other books of its kind.

My Ratings: 5/5 

(irrespective of my review and ratings, I would like to recommend this book to all) 

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A Story of Unconditional Love

This story is about a girl..

With all her heart, she was deeply in love with a boy...

It was raining heavily, she was waiting for him to come… She waited for hours but didn’t complained.. She was smiling, she was very sure that he will come. 

She checked her mobile but there was no message or any missed call. Even then she didn’t felt bad, she smiled and assured her own that there might be some problem..
She waited.. 

Hours later, her mobile beeped, it was a message from him. It took all her happiness with it.. He dumped her with a message, 
“It’s not the same anymore, I don’t feel the same as I used to do earlier, better we don’t see each other anymore.. MOVE ON!!!!”

Her heart chocked, her breath became happy.. She never thought of it but it happened.. He ditched her for no reason.. He left her alone.. He left her crying..

It was raining, outside as well as inside her heart !!! 

She couldn’t believe.. She did nothing wrong.. Then Why?? 

She didn’t complained, she accepted the bitter truth… 

All the day, she stayed at her bed, neglecting food and neglecting her.. Her friends tried everything to cheer her up but they failed.. She cried… Cried until her tears dried… 

She didn’t say any word to anyone.. She just cried…

Same thing happened for days… for months… 

She gave up, she broke.. She wasn’t in a state to handle her emotions anymore…

With a rose in her left hand and a blade in her right, she slit her left wrist as deep as she could.. Her bed which were full of tears until now became red.. 
She killed herself.. She died, wishing to be with him in the next birth.. Wishing to be with the same boy who ditched her.. Wishing to be with the same guy who broke her heart, and in a way who killed her… 

She misunderstood him, Truth was something else....

He had everything in his life.. If money was not everything, then definitely he was the richest of all.. He had a beautiful girl who loved him unconditionally.. He asked nothing more to god..

It was the Saturday evening.. He was lying in his bed talking with his lady love.. Suddenly he coughed, he disconnected the call and got up.. What he witness was hard to believe for him.. It was blood.. Everytime he coughed, it was only the blood which came out and filled his hand..

Without wasting any time, he went to the hospital.. Doctor took a sample of his blood for further medical check-up.. Somewhere deep inside, he had fear; a fear of going away from his love.. Keeping his finger crossed he waited for the final report.. He called her and they decided to meet in a CCD tomorrow..

It was 9pm, doctor gave the final report and that made all his world dark.. It showed he had Cancer, a Cancer which is non-curable and he has only a couple of months with him.. He never had any bad habits, he never smoked, he never took any Alcohol, then why him??? 

He cursed god for giving him something which he have never dreamed of..

Life betrayed him.. It gave him the worst possible thing a man could ever get, it gave him Death..

It was Sunday.. His love was waiting for him in the CCD. It began to rain.. It rained heavily.. He never wanted to be the reason of sadness for her, so he decided to break-up.. He decided to end that relationship which meant everything to him.. He texted her, “It’s not the same anymore, I don’t feel the same as I used to do earlier, better we don’t see each other anymore.. MOVE ON!!!!”

That was the last time he talked with her.. She didn’t complained, she accepted the fact.. He was happy, he was sure that she will forget him in some days and would happily live her life.. 

The Moon was the only Witness of their unconditional love as he hugged his death with a smile...

She was in love. 



Copyrighted : Santosh Panda

Inner Peace

Drowned with cigarette smokes and cup of teas one after another is the way in which I like to spend my day. 

As usual when I was having my umpteenth number of smoke of the day, one of my childhood friend called me. I was surprised on her call as she calls me quite rarely. I picked the call and answered with a polite, "Hello"

She asked me what I was doing.

I replied back, "nothing much, just clicking on some random stuffs in fb"

With a little harsh voice she asked me to stop whatsoever I was doing and told me to reach AUROBINDO Ashram as soon as possible.

Being an Atheist I tried to ignore her invitation but she was too stubborn to buy that and finally she won, I gave up and told her to wait for 15 minutes.

On seeing me getting ready, my Mom asked where I am going. She laughed as I answered, "Ashram"

It took me around 20 minutes to reach Ashram from my home.

She was standing there waiting for me. As always she was looking too beautiful and the smile which she possesses is enough to make anyone fall for her. She didn’t look surprised on seeing me as she already knew I was going to come. 

I am an Atheist and I never liked to visit any Temple or Ashram but to spend some quality time with my best friend I could compromise with my life for some mere hours. 

We went inside and that very moment I felt numb. The wind started becoming colder as I moved ahead and my heart started pacing up. I didn’t realize what was happening to me, but it was something which I never ever have experienced before. The inside of Ashram was more or less crowded but still silence was prevailing all over the area. I was only a few kilometers away from the hustling and tussling of the city but I was feeling as if I m somewhere in a lonely island with no one around me. The faces of all the people were full of sparkling shines and each one of them in their religious attire was looking like some angels of the heaven. I was obviously an odd one out from those. 

Before I could feel anything more, she held my hand and told me to follow her without uttering any words but just through her eyes. 

She went inside a room and I followed her. 

A big mounted box like structure made up of stone or may be marbles was present in the middle of the room. She went near it, placed both her hands; and in between the gap of her hands she kept her head touching that box. I stood at a distance and noticed her lips moving and uttering something. Deep within, something urged me to do the same; a force attracted me to that box but in the same time an egoistic me stopped me from doing so and made me remember by Atheism. 

After finishing her prayers she looked towards me and her eyes forcing me to come near her and offer prayer. But I didn’t.

I came back home after dropping her back. I light up a cigarette to smoke again but something within myself stopped me from doing so. I was feeling somewhat relieved from all the tensions I had; something within me had changed after coming from that Ashram. 

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Through this, I am not spreading any spiritualism neither I wana become a "BABA" 

Just wana say that the peace which we search for lies deep within us. In a day, we come across a number of things; some hurt us while some leaves an everlasting happiness.

So I wana ask every reader who is reading this to take out some time from their busy schedules and think about the happy moments which they came across the day.

Rather than crying remembering the past its better to think about the moment which made you laugh.... 

Thank You.. Feedback will be appreciated....

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For....Ever

Past memories were flashing in front of Rosy’s eyes as she was resting on a couch, a Sunday evening. She was remembering how she met Sam for the first time; she was thinking about their first date, their first ride on bike and their first kiss. One could easily notice a blushing smile on her lips as she was recollecting her old memories.

Sam and Rosy were college mates, both were having same taste on various things and this made them come together. It was Sam who proposed Rosy and she accepted his proposal as she knew she can’t get a better partner than Sam. Their relationship was not like any other love couples relationship, they were quite different, and they spent time together without getting physical all the time. Kisses between them were to express how much one means to other not to satisfy their lust. Both were happy in their relationship and they knew they were not meant just for this life but for the next thousand births.

They fought, argue over small matters but they never got serious and later laugh together how stupid they were to fight over those small and silly talks. Life was like honey and roses everywhere.

As in this world sad and happy are brother-sisters, their life also took a huge turn whey Sam realized he is suffering from cancer. He didn’t want to inform about it to Rosy but he can’t hide such a thing from Rosy too. Rosy got shocked and thought Sam must be joking but she had to believe the bitter truth after she saw the doctor’s report. Sam had only 4 months on his hands and it was incurable.

Rosy never left Sam alone, they spent those 4 months being in a living relationship. And their living relationship was not like others, they just wanted to spend those last moments together. Rosy treated him as she would have done to her husband. Early morning she wakes up, make coffee for him and they would have their morning coffee together. Even then they were so happy being in each other’s company that they totally forgot about Sam’s disease. Sam too never showed any worries; he behaved as a normal being, loving Rosy the more he could do. 

They never cried, they laughed and smiled being in each other arms. Sam left Rosy some months later with a smile and a note;

“If not in this birth, sure in next birth, I promise it sweetheart we will be together; Love u forever…….”

Rosy never got marry again, she was happy with Sam’s memories. She never missed Sam, she always said that Sam is still with him so why to miss or cry……

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She + Me = Forever Love

Facebook - a social-networking website does a lot more than just providing a medium to people to stay connected. One such example is, giving people an opportunity to express their feelings for their beloved.

The same happened with Simran. She literally had a huge crush on a guy named Ayush. They were good-friends, but Simran could never confess her feelings. 

It was during his AISSCE when Ayush got a friend-request from Simran's new Facebook ID. He accepted her request and then signed-off as he had to study. Despite the busy schedule, he used to take out time for his scarce leisure time for Facebook. 

During one such leisure minutes, Ayush logged into his Facebook account and found Simran online. He messaged her with a 'Hi!'. Simran's happiness leaped all bounds on seeing his message flashing on her laptop screen. She immediately replied him back. After chatting for sometime, he signed out. This casual chat went on for some days with intervals in between because of Ayush's exams. 

During one such casual chats, Simran expressed her feelings for Ayush. She said that she had a huge crush on him. But her heart knew that it was not just crush, but love. Ayush thought it to be teenage crush and tried manipulating Simran's mind saying that such crushes and infatuations are okay upto a certain limit and too much mental involvement would lead to distraction, which will not be fruitful as such crush won't last long. And in Ayush's opinion, wasting entire life for something temporary was not wise. Although Simran knew that it was not just crush, but love; she did not oppose him. She loved each and everything Ayush used to say. 

Ayush was heart-broken, as he had broken-up in December. He had made up his mind of never coming in relationship ever again. He said the same to Simran. Simran's heart sank, but she didn't oppose him or tried defending her love. She promised herself that she will help Ayush get over that girl and forget his past; not just because she wanted him in her life, but because she cared for Ayush and could not see him in such state. She wanted to make Ayush realize what true love is. 

And from then onwards, Simran's love for Ayush increased manifold. She used to take care of even the most minute things - like, whether he is wearing his spectacles while using his PC, phone, etc. or not. It was all normal for Ayush, but special for Simran. Days passed and they started enjoying much more in each other's company on Facebook. 

Once, Ayush found himself waiting for Simran to come online. He was startled at first but then smiled later. But his smile vanished when she didn't come online even after an hours' wait. She came online the next day and that made Ayush jump and hop with happiness. She replied to his older messages and then they started chatting. She called him 'Baby' that day, and he liked it. Ayush's heart was indicating his mind that he had already fallen for Simran but his mind was not ready to accept the fact. His mind constantly warned him against falling for someone. It is said that girls have power to bring miraculous changes. This applied to Simran as well. She changed Ayush's mind and he began to be sure of his feelings for Simran. Ayush thought to confess his feelings, but then decided to give himself some more time. 

Ayush used to go for jogging every evening. Once on his way to the playground, he decided to speak his heart out that day. He was constantly smiling while thinking of all this. He reached the playground, plugged in his earphone and started jogging. Five minutes later, Facebook Messanger on his phone played the notification tone of his phone and Simran's message flashed. He stopped jogging, paused the music, unplugged his earphone and replied her. Then after few minutes, with a bit of hesitation, he said that he loved her. He confessed his feelings in the simplest way, using the simplest words; but those words were most special for Simran. Simran's happiness knew no bounds. She just wanted to hug Ayush and she said the same to Ayush. Ayush naughtily replied, 'Shyah! I missed the chance! with a wink smile. And that marked the beginning of their relationship. 

Every love story faces problems. No love story goes perfect and without hindrances. Simran's and Ayush's love-story was not an exception. Just after 3 months of their relationship. 

Ayush had to move to another city for further studies. The day-and-night chats, texts, phone calls - reduced to almost zero. They were in contact, but got to hear each other's voice once in a blue moon. None of them were okay with this change, but none complained. They were doing this for their better future. 2 months passed. Ayush got a chance to visit his town. He told this to Simran. She was extremely happy. Ayush packed his bags and left for his town that night. The next day, Ayush was at home. He could not wait to meet her. He called her and they planned to meet the same evening. 

But the Nature played its role in testing their patience. Black clouds covered the sky and it started raining. They had to postpone their plan. This happened for 2-3 days continuously. Ayush, short-tempered by nature, was burning with anger inside. Fourth day after that evening, the Nature decided to let the two love-birds meet. Ayush called Simran and asked her whether it is possible for her to meet him. She happily replied with a "Yes!”. Both choose a place to meet. Ayush was there before time, as he could not wait to see his 'Wifey' - that's what he called her - his Wifey. 

After three days of continuous rain, the atmosphere was perfect. Cool winds blew all around; trees and grasses were lush green. The environment was filled with pleasant smell. The sights of distant hills were soothing. Ayush was enjoying the beauty of Nature while waiting for his Wifey. Maybe, three days of continuous rain was Nature's plan to provide the most beautiful couple a perfect environment to spend time together. 

Finally, she came. Ayush's heart missed a beat on seeing her. Though it was not for the first time that he was seeing her, but still he could not stop himself from admiring her beauty. For Ayush, she was the most beautiful girl he had ever seen. Simran came and hugged him. Ayush hugged her back. Both kept holding themselves for long. Nobody wanted to get freed from each other's clutches. Their hug tightened. That was not suffocating, rather comfortable. Simran could hear Ayush's heart-beat. She wanted time to stop. Ayush was rubbing her arms lightly and she loved it. She smiled. Ayush kissed her forehead. 

The place was a bit crowded, contrast to the place they wanted to spend some time together. Ayush and Simran left the park on Ayush's bike for a picnic spot on the outskirts of the town. They reached and he parked his bike and started walking with Simran by his side and her hand in his. They started talking about random stuffs. Actually it was Simran who was speaking. Well, Ayush!? He loved listening her speaking. He was constantly looking at her lip movement. Simran noticed this, blushed and looked down. Silent prevailed again. 

They stopped walking. Ayush turned towards her. His hand was still holding Simran's hand. With his other hand, he raised Simran's chin. Simran knew what was going to follow and so she blushed. Ayush smiled. He tilted his head. Meanwhile, Simran raised her heels, wrapping his hands lightly around Ayush's neck. Ayush's hand was holding her waist and other hand was feeling her soft face. Simran closed her eyes and Ayush spent few seconds admiring Simran's beauty. He then moved his head forward, closing his eyes in that course. Finally, their lips met. It was their first kiss. After a long passionate kiss, they stopped. 

Simran was looking down, still blushing. She was too shy to look at Ayush. That innocent face of Simran made Ayush love her much more than ever. He hugged her. Both were much happier than ever. They kept walking around, holding hands, without speaking a single word. Ayush wanted her to speak. He could listen her speak continuously. So he tickled her. She laughed and that broke the silence. They talked, laughed, teased. They were extremely happy with each other. It started getting dark. Ayush suggested it's time Simran should return home. She unwillingly agreed. They hugged for last time before leaving. Ayush dropped her home on his bike. Simran got down and after exchange of goodnight kiss and 'I LoveYou', walked towards her home. Ayush stood there watching her go. He was happy. Ayush left the next day, with lots of happy memories. What followed was their eternal love for each other…….


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