Every language holds certain emotions in a way that feels inseparable from the life of the place where it is spoken. A word can carry a history of families, neighborhoods, festivals, expectations and private disappointments that a dictionary definition will never quite reproduce. In Almost… Not Quite: A Collection of…
Reading दश्त-ए-सुख़न through attention, compassion and the dignity of human feeling There is a compelling contrast at the center of Dr. Nazia Sheikh’s public identity. She is a practicing General Practitioner and Diabetologist, working in a profession that depends on observation, knowledge and responsible judgment. She is also a poet…
From stopwatch metaphor to living system The metaphor of an internal clock has an intuitive appeal. It seems to explain how we wait, predict, react, and estimate intervals. Yet a clock is a single device with a clear job, while a brain is a shifting network of cells that remembers,…
किस्सा Unfolding: The Twin Verses | Mayuri Kumari Some books about relationships concentrate on declarations of love. Mayuri Kumari’s किस्सा Unfolding: The Twin Verses pays at least as much attention to what people cannot say, what they continue to do out of obligation, and what remains after a relationship changes.…
Book: लिफ़ाफ़े संवेदनाओं के — किस्से, कविताएँ और ख़याल | Author: Sushmita Sammi Memory rarely behaves like an orderly archive. It arrives through fragments, returning suddenly in a voice, a phrase, a familiar place, or the silence after a conversation has ended. Love and grief are especially difficult to place…
Book: Thirasseela Uyarumbol (തിരശ്ശീല ഉയരുമ്പോൾ) Author: Indira Chandran A memorable family novel often contains more than one kind of journey. Some characters travel through geography, others through emotion, and still others through the social possibilities available to their generation. In Indira Chandran’s Malayalam novel Thirasseela Uyarumbol, one of the most…
BOOK Humanity’s Magic Wand or Vacuum: Snapshot of Ethical AI AUTHOR Dr. Sabitha Sriram Discussions of artificial intelligence frequently begin with the most powerful tools and the wealthiest organizations. New products are announced, investment figures are celebrated, and the future is described through the language of competition. Yet technology’s importance…
At first glance, The Room Remembers has all the ingredients of a classic supernatural mystery: a storm, an isolated hotel, strangers forced to stay the night, strange encounters, hidden corridors, and a forgotten diary. What gives Sumit Saurabh’s novel its distinctive identity, however, is the emotional idea beneath those elements.…
Many books about entrepreneurship are strongest at the beginning and weakest at the moment a reader asks, “What would I actually have to do on Monday morning?” Acharya Charan Das’s AAA Park & Sell is unusual because it becomes more interesting as it becomes more operational. The book starts with…
Raaga Yuga: Awakening of Astras presents a rare combination of mythology and fantasy by connecting the power of music with ancient weapons and forgotten knowledge. Dr. Sidharth Behera develops a unique concept where Raagas are not simply musical expressions but sources of extraordinary energy. This imaginative idea gives the book…