Ekta | wisdomekta

Its October!  It’s my Birth month!! I have made a few realisations after living approximately 14000 days on this beautiful planet. These realisations result from my addiction to constant and never-ending efforts on self-improvement and constantly raising the bar to attain the best version of myself. While many things in my life have changed in a year, there is some constant. Even before I started to pen down ( aka type down ) these understandings, I was sure they were not some out-of-world thoughts. Many people must have felt the same and lived through this awareness in their life journey, but these are unique to mine and, hence, are essential. Nevertheless, my three fundamental and near-to-heart realisations have found a deeper meaning in my life. 1. Time is valuable, but valued time is precious . My childhood was devoid of the continual presence of electronic interference in lives; instead, it had the actual existence of people with proper display of human care. Tim...

  Apurva Purohit, the President of the Jagran Group, one of India's largest multimedia conglomerates and the author of the book titled "Lady, You're the Boss!” presets a blunt and encouraging account of the modern lives of women ( working at home and in office or simply working at home ). And since the book talks directly, without creating a web of any justification or excuses or debating who is better, the writing style in the book is my favourite. “You were put on this earth to achieve your greatest self, to live out your purpose, and to do it courageously.” The book is relatable to any Indian reader as it uniquely sheds light on the challenges specific to Indian, irrespective of gender. The book is broadly divided into two parts. The first part talks about ‘Lady’ and gives insights into the battles faced and how they deal with the situations. The second part talks about the ‘boss’. The journey of women as a boss, her thoughts and challenges that they face.  The author n...

My thorough understanding (till date) on my reading journey is that if you want to remain humble and want to be grateful for all the “luxuries” received in your life, either read Mahatma Gandhi’s book ‘ The Story of My Experiments with Truth ’ or read about the various accounts of the Holocaust survivors. These stories have constantly given me another reason to remain human and hopeful.  “The Storyteller” by American Writer Jodi Picoult is a fictional novel based on events. The story is set in two parallel times, one in the 2000s in the United States and the other during the Holocaust.  The three main characters in the novel are Sage Singer, Minka and Josef Weber. Sage Singer is a baker trying hard to live an everyday life following an accident that maimed half her face. Sage suffers from emotional and physical scars and works like a recluse post-accident trauma. Minka, the grandmother of Sage, is a Holocaust survivor. She was imprisoned at Auschwitz, and hers is t...

Names/titles are the gateway to the world. And the same applies to the society of writings and books. Sometimes, I simply pick up a book because of its inviting title. This one was such a read. “Dear Stranger, I Know How You Feel”, a book by Instagram poet Ashish Bagrecha, is an array of 30 letters on the essential ingredients and life dealings we go through daily. Each chapter starts with meaningful and light poem verses. This book is a praiseworthy effort to provide a literal hug from the writer to his readers, who just tend to know how others feel. The book's concept is fabulous, but for me, it couldn't serve the purpose it was meant for. In fact, after reading a few letters/chapters, my bitter past thoughts poured in and disturbed my peace of mind. I found the letters a bit disappointing as they mostly describe what pain and anxiety feel like and are not a hopeful talk to be done with a person undergoing anxiety or stress. At times, I also felt how caring this p...