Barefoot to Paradise
Date & Time: Thursday, 11th March 2010 at 6:30 pm
Venue: Crossword Kemps Corner.
About the book:
The sale of a painting that depicts her childhood prompts Naintara to dissect different aspects of her life: The awareness of being, the confusion about an inner voice, a necessity to co-exist with people & a desire for love that fills one void but causes a deeper one. The need to earn a livelihood, a passion to create that doesn't always pay & luck, which holds her ransom till it turns. Also, God who doesn't help slay her demons, about life that shows an uncanny ability to sort itself out and hope which, if nothing else, doesn't abandon her side. The book is also about the intriguing path life takes in order to bring one to something as simple as one's own self.
About the author:
Soorina Arora has written several poems and articles and been nominated for awards many times by the International Library of Poetry and International Society of Poets. Many of her poems have been put up on Indian as well as International websites & their publications.
She has also won an award for an article in Femina magazine's October 15th 2000 issue. She is the author of an English fiction novel called Anamika (long-listed for Crossword book awards in the year 2006). Soorina is currently working on her third novel.
The Immortals of Meluha
Date & Time:Friday, 12th March 2010 at 7.00 pm
Venue:Crossword Kemps Corner.
About the book:
1900 BC. In what the modern Indians mistakenly call the Indus Valley Civilisation. The inhabitants of that period called it the land of Meluha - a near perfect empire created many centuries earlier by Lord Ram, one of the greatest monarchs that ever lived.
The once proud empire and its Suryavanshi rulers face severe perils as its primary river, the revered Saraswati, is slowly drying to extinction. They also face devastating terrorist attacks from the east, the land of the Chandravanshis. To make matters worse, the Chandravanshis appear to have allied with the Nagas, an ostracised and sinister race of deformed humans with astonishing martial skills.
The only hope for the Suryavanshis is an ancient legend - 'When evil reaches epic proportions, when all seems lost, when it appears that your enemies have triumphed, a hero will emerge'.
Is the rough-hewn Tibetan immigrant Shiva, really that hero?And does he want to be that hero at all?
Drawn suddenly to his destiny, by duty as well as by love, will Shiva lead the Suryavanshi vengeance and destroy evil?
This is the first book in a trilogy on Shiva, the simple man whose karma re-cast him our Mahadev, the God of Gods.
About the author:
Amish is a 35 year old, IIM (Kolkata) educated finance professional, who is fascinated by history, philosophy and the future of human civilisation. The inspiration for this story came from years of reading mythological stories, historical books and invigorating discussions with his family about the destiny of the human body, mind and soul.
Amish lives in Mumbai with his wife Preeti and son Neel. This is his debut novel. He is presently writing the second book of this trilogy.
Date & Time: Thursday, 11th March 2010 at 6:30 pm
Venue: Crossword Kemps Corner.
About the book:
The sale of a painting that depicts her childhood prompts Naintara to dissect different aspects of her life: The awareness of being, the confusion about an inner voice, a necessity to co-exist with people & a desire for love that fills one void but causes a deeper one. The need to earn a livelihood, a passion to create that doesn't always pay & luck, which holds her ransom till it turns. Also, God who doesn't help slay her demons, about life that shows an uncanny ability to sort itself out and hope which, if nothing else, doesn't abandon her side. The book is also about the intriguing path life takes in order to bring one to something as simple as one's own self.
About the author:
Soorina Arora has written several poems and articles and been nominated for awards many times by the International Library of Poetry and International Society of Poets. Many of her poems have been put up on Indian as well as International websites & their publications.
She has also won an award for an article in Femina magazine's October 15th 2000 issue. She is the author of an English fiction novel called Anamika (long-listed for Crossword book awards in the year 2006). Soorina is currently working on her third novel.
The Immortals of Meluha
Date & Time:Friday, 12th March 2010 at 7.00 pm
Venue:Crossword Kemps Corner.
About the book:
1900 BC. In what the modern Indians mistakenly call the Indus Valley Civilisation. The inhabitants of that period called it the land of Meluha - a near perfect empire created many centuries earlier by Lord Ram, one of the greatest monarchs that ever lived.
The once proud empire and its Suryavanshi rulers face severe perils as its primary river, the revered Saraswati, is slowly drying to extinction. They also face devastating terrorist attacks from the east, the land of the Chandravanshis. To make matters worse, the Chandravanshis appear to have allied with the Nagas, an ostracised and sinister race of deformed humans with astonishing martial skills.
The only hope for the Suryavanshis is an ancient legend - 'When evil reaches epic proportions, when all seems lost, when it appears that your enemies have triumphed, a hero will emerge'.
Is the rough-hewn Tibetan immigrant Shiva, really that hero?And does he want to be that hero at all?
Drawn suddenly to his destiny, by duty as well as by love, will Shiva lead the Suryavanshi vengeance and destroy evil?
This is the first book in a trilogy on Shiva, the simple man whose karma re-cast him our Mahadev, the God of Gods.
About the author:
Amish is a 35 year old, IIM (Kolkata) educated finance professional, who is fascinated by history, philosophy and the future of human civilisation. The inspiration for this story came from years of reading mythological stories, historical books and invigorating discussions with his family about the destiny of the human body, mind and soul.
Amish lives in Mumbai with his wife Preeti and son Neel. This is his debut novel. He is presently writing the second book of this trilogy.
