Book Review :My Journey from Mohali to ST Petersburg :By Ananya Kamboj

I got a chance to read a book by Ms Ananya Kamboj who is 13 years old & is a class 9 student of a prestigious school in Mohali . She loves to play football 🏈 & has a passion to write . She got a chance to visit Russia 🇷🇺 to attend Football for Friendship social programme where children from different countries had come for a common programme . 

Book is divided in 21 chapters . I finished the book in 2 sittings . 

Highlights of Book : Book has been written in simple English & is easy to comprehend . Those who donot know much about football will also enjoy this book of 💯 pages . Book highlights how football can foster peace & friendship . I was particulary happy that young Author could develop friendship with children of different countries & different culture . 

Cover Pic & font of Book : Thums Up . 

ISBN code : 978-1-64324-223-1 

Overall rating : A good read  4 / 5

Best Wishes , 

Rajiv Bakshi 

Author 

Journey from Guwahati to Machhiwara

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Review of Book :Samvednayein by Dr Avinish Singhal

I got the chance to read this book on poetry while in a Library in USA . 

Book has been penned down by an Author from Chaatisgarh ,   who is a Doctor too having varied interest in different fields of life like social service , carrom board , volleyball .

Book is written in Hindi & has 77 poems . Some of the poems are penned down in 3 pages , and a few of them even in 2 lines .

I liked his small poems penned down between 2 & 5 lines .

The poems convey the emotions of 48 year old author who has penned down his first book like me .

In the preface of the Book , the Author has used the word ‘ Havan ‘ in the context of gratitude to the persons who helped him in penning this book of 83 pages .

Poems I liked :

1 Poem number 75 : named Kala .( 2 liner )  This aptly expresses the attitude of the poet .

2 Poem number 12 : Junoon ( 6 liner ) . It describes the feelings of poet why he wrote this book .

Cover Pic , font of Book : Thums Up

ISBN code : 978-1-948146-51-7

Book available from Notion Press , Amazon

Over all impression : A good read 4/5

Rajiv Bakshi

Author : Journey from Guwahati to Machhiwara

The Great Adventures of Ally & Albert by Vaimitra Chandrasehar

Ever since I published my Book on short stories : Journey from Guwahati to Machhwara in 2015 :I try to read mostly the new Authors . 

I came across this Book in one of the libraries in USA . I was eager to read this book as the Book has been penned by an eight year old Author from Chennai .

The book has 18 small stories . I completed the Book in one sitting & thoroughly enjoyed the fantasy stories .

Highlight of Book : Simple narration & stories for kids .

Stories I liked :

1 : The mystery of the toothpaste on the wall

2 : The ” silly ” challenge

Tactical detail : Cover page , font size & quality of printing of book ; Thums Up

Overall verdict : A Good Read : 4 Stars

Book available from Notion Press , Amazon

ISBN Code : 978-1-948352-06-2

 

 

Book Review : Gandhi With The Gun by Divyesh Dutta

Ever since I published my first Book on short stories : Journey from Guwahati to Machhiwara : I try to read mostly the new Authors .

I came across this book in one of the libraries in USA . And  when I read the Authors name & his home town Jallandhar , I was eager to read this book . In fact Jallandhar ( Punjab ) is my home town & I also did my Post Graduation in English from DAV Jallandhar years back from where this theatre artist studied .

The book has 24 chapters & 187 pages . I completed the book in less than a week & I thoroughly enjoyed reading the book .

Its a story of You , Me & Love : Jihad .

A lover is separated from the girl he loves in the name of religion . Raghav is the hero & Smyra is the other character . Their love story is weaved in an intrinsic way . There are lot of twists in the story . Gandhi with the Gun is another  character in the novel set in Varanasi .

Highlight of the book : Simple narration & unusual story line .

Tactical detail : Cover page , font size & quality of printing of book : Thums Up

Overall verdict : A Good Read : 4 Stars

Book available from Notion Press , Amazon

ISBN code : 978-1-948473-43-9

 

Book Review: Journey from Guwahati to Machhiwara

Thanks 🙏 Mr Sahil ! For taking time to read & Review my Book . Would love to read your book too ! My stories are being published in Womens Era & Tribune ! So need to write another Book .

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Disclaimer: Before I begin, I would like to inform everyone that this is my first ever review of a Book, I am not a Pro at it. I don’t intend to criticize or Judge the author’s work. Art is a form of an expression of one’s creativity and cannot be judged or compared. This is mere my view or impression after reading the author’s work. All Images used belong to Author/Publisher.

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Book Title:                             Journey from Guwahati to Machhiwara- a few short stories

Author:                                   Rajiv Bakshi

Publisher:                              Notion Press

Format:                                   Paperback/Kindle

Language:                              English

Best Buy link:                       https://amzn.to/2KQjhn2

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Book Review : Bonds of Freedom by Shalini Keswani

Ever since I published my first Book on short stories : Journey from Guwahati to Machhiwara 3 years back , I try  to read mostly the new Authors .

I got a chance to read Bonds of Freedom by Shalini Keswani . I borrowed the book from a library in USA . The size of book : 400 pages told me that it will be a tough job to complete , keeping in mind my hectic schedule of work & my commitment to write for newspapers & magazines .

But I did complete the book in less than a weeks time & I thoroughly enjoyed reading the book :

A story of love & ambition set around the creation of a dream school in the Little Red Dot of Asia , Singapore .

The story has 3 main characters : Shekharan  & Angela . I will not name the third character . But the number of other characters in the novel are more than 20 if we count  them . I tried counting the characters but always  skipped the full list . But I do remember the name of Naveen , husband of the Author who stays in Malaysia .

The book is divided into various sections & there are 82 short incidents ( stories ) . All of these are related to each other .

Highlight of the book : Story line . Book has both prose & poetry in it .

Tactical Details : Cover page , font size & quality of printing of book : Thums Up

Overall verdict : A Good Read : 4 Stars

Book available from Notion Press , Amazon

ISBN code : 978-1-64249-532-4