Ekta | wisdomekta

     S ome novel underlies a handful of every variety of masala …a love story, a kind of science fiction, definitive historical fantasy, and some portion thriller…and my 2nd novel read after  Midnight Library  by English writer Matt Haig entails all.      Tom Hazard, the protagonist of “How to Stop Time,” is very, very old . He was born in the 16th-century but still looks like a 41-year-old man. He is employed as a history teacher in London. A reluctant member of the Albatross Society, a secret group dedicated to protecting the existence of these “immortals” a secret, Hazard is at odds with the Albatross Society’s founder, who is the oldest man on Earth, and devout supporter in immortals not establishing emotional attachments. Still mourning his wife’s death centuries earlier and hunting for his daughter with hope that she is ageless like him, 401-year-old Hazard encounters himself flooded by memories of his past and an unexpected attraction to ...

  My commitment as a growing mother and as a learning parent is to facilitate my sons to grow into beautiful spirits who know to share, care, love, and most importantly respect all beings around them. I think that whether it is a patriarchal assignment of a female or a hierarchically enrolled task of a male, both should be learned by every kid. The whole notion that boys are supposed to be strong and girls are meant to be pretty is debatable in my belief . The adjectives shouldn't be followed by any specific gender . I often see questionable eyes when I tell them that my son adores playing with the kitchen set. My question to those eyes is why should a color rift or task division be embodying a particular gender? A girl can have blue as her special color and a boy can enjoy pink. A boy can love his teddy and a girl can idolize racing a bike. I'm sure you will concede that gender neutrality and gender equality are something we have to bestow to our kids . They say genuine lea...

My childhood has seen those times when, I guess, the craze for English speaking was at its epitome in India. The 08-year-old-me secured admission to the top convent school of the city wherein Hindi speaking was deterred and punishable inside the school premises. I vividly remember the smirks and giggles of my classmates during the self-introduction session in front of the class while I was struggling with the English utterances. It was my English teacher who suggested I start reading English books. And this opened the door to another world for me. I found a lifetime, anytime and every time friend in the form of books. With time, I developed an addiction to reading multiple books simultaneously. Take a look at my Goodreads account ( Ekta's Goodreads )  at any time, and you'll likely find that I'm usually reading more than one book at a time. “You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me.” ― C.S. Lewis Reading is something I can soothe and...