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  "It Ends With Us” by Colleen Hoover is a story packed with fast-paced, riveting drama and the painful truths of a woman’s struggle to break the cycle of abuse and rise above to create a safe life for herself and her child. As claimed by the writer, some of the incidents mentioned in the book are based on the relationship between her mother and father…which was indeed a shock-enhancer. This book powerfully illustrates the devastation of abuse—and the strength of the survivors. This story is all too common and familiar… yet kind-off forbidden to be discussed and addressed; it is a brave attempt by the author to bring forth an honest and unbiased picture of people who do and of people to whom these things happen. We often hear incidents like the ones discussed in this book, but how many times does anyone truly understand the inner struggles of the people involved and their helplessness to get out because they don’t have support from friends, family, and society? Without revealing t...

  “Bharat as a civilisation was a reality, and reducing that reality and near-unbroken lived experience to a mere talking point to score brownie points over one another was more proof of expediency than real conviction in the values the Indic civilisation stood for.” During class 9th, the history lessons taught me that the Mughals, Afghans, and, lastly, the Britishers who invaded India had pronounced and positive effects on our overall development and progress. My little brain tried to mug it up, but the heart thought, “ were we that backwards!! ”. The reason for this heart-thinking was my mother. My mother, who is a core vedic follower and a Sanskrit philosopher, on the one hand, wanted me to learn all the historical “bookish” facts due to academic reasons. Still, on the other hand, she was the one who told me “real” facts about “gold-bird: India”. She introduced me to the lives and works of Shri Raja Ram Mohan Roy, Shri Bal Gangadhar Tilak, and other patriotic personalities. Sev...

  Mahabharata gives the raw material to fuel any writer's fantasy. The portrayal of any character of this “maha story” is… in itself… a book. Missal has given yet another exciting tale to the life of Karna. The young writer Kevin Missal used the plot and the character “Karna” in the most beautiful yet assertive way. Karna, to me, is an underdog with much scope to tell his story and leave a mark on the reader's hearts. He was a loner… cursed student… received betrayal from the woman he loved, and was ostracised from society for being the son of suta and yet outshined his name. The book tells Vasu's survival, initial endurance, and lifetime longing to belong and be loved. The book was a not-so-short read with an intense portrait of the hero. The revolves around the tale of his claim to Anga-the lost province of his father, Adirath (Yes!! The description of Adirath as the king of Anga and his becoming of the chariot to Hastinapur Samrat… is a fresh perspective, along with ma...