Archive For The “books” Category
Juta is a graphic novel by stand-up comedian and award winning environmentalist Vasu Primlani. Juta literally means shoe in Hindi was the name by which Vasu’s father addressed her as a child.
In its early pages the book introduces itself as the story of Vasu, her father Pama and her childhood friend Sahira- divided into five chapters titled Delhi, Sahira, USA, Pama and Prison.
This 234 page comic-book with Vasu as its author and with art credited to Vasu and to Vannessa Alejandra Guiterrez Castillo is a masterpiece of story-telling and twists in the tale. I read it in a single sitting, and then read again and again – reflecting upon it until finally now sitting down to review it.
In brief: Inspiring poems with Deep ideas in simple words – a must read for people of all ages. In detail: I read Govind’s book of poetry from cover to cover and totally loved it; after buying it today itself. I shared screenshots of several poems via WhatsApp with friends and family and they too,…
An inspiring TED Talk – by Scott Geller – I totally loved it; and it includes a poem by Valerie Cox – a printed copy of which; since years I keep near me, to think in terms of compassion and empathy, instead of in terms of “me first”. Scroll Down for TED Talk Link… The…
While in Corona lockdown, I chanced upon a website article about a college student – who raised capital to buy a bankrupt comic-book company with money borrowed from family and friends. The article was actually a book excerpt and I wanted to know what happens next, so I bought the book on Amazon Kindle app…
Shauk.in had a chance to attend an event and learn about Sair.in – a travel site that’s trying to emerge as a travel community with a difference. Check out this 2 minute video we put together– using Sair.in co-Founder and CEO Shruti ‘s own words from a podcast interview- to explain this startup’s unique…
Before all else, here’s a photo of this book and here’s a link to book’s Amazon Lowest Price Offer Listing Page: Lessons From The Playground Context on why this book intrigued me: There are shared memories from the world of sport which sometimes shape entire generations. India’s 1983 Cricket World Cup win is one such memory….
Audio Podcast of a talk by David Risher – Founder of World Reader and Amazon & Microsoft Early Employee David Risher founded a profit called World-Reader – after being an early employee first of Microsoft where he worked directly with Bill Gates and an early employee of Amazon who was hired by Jeff Bezos himself…