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About: This Book is a historical novel written by Khuswant Singh, published in 1956. It recounts the Partition of India in August 1947 through the perspective of Mano Majra, a fictional border village. In a relatively short book, the reader gets to know a lot of characters in detail. Examination of the varied groups of people not only increases cultural and social understanding of the time and place but also shows that the blame could not be placed on any one group; all were responsible. Like:     Muslim said the Hindu had planned and started killing. According to the Hindus, the Muslims were to blame. The fact is, both sides killed. Both shot and stabbed and speared and clubbed. Both tortured. Both raped Summary: Train to Pakistan is set during 1947 partition of India that created the nations of Pakistan and India, it focuses on the way partition impacted the lives of ordinary citizens as they were torn from their homes, Train to Pakistan brings a human dimension to one of th...

About: Man search for Meaning is a 1946  book by Viktor Frankl chronicling his experiences as a prisoner in Nazi concentration camps during World War II and describing his psychotherapeutic method, which involved identifying a purpose in life to feel positive about, and then immersively imagining that outcome. He hoped to cure through his writings the personal alienation and cultural malaise that plagued many individuals who felt an 'inner emptiness' or a 'void within themselves'. Summary & More About Book: Viktor Frankl was one of the few, who survived in the place, where your chances of dying are higher than those of living on any given day. After three years in various concentration camps, his camp Turkheim was liberated, upon which he returned to Vienna, where he was born. Frankl spent the rest of his life teaching what he'd learned during the worst of times: that people can, and must, find meaning in their lives, even if all they know is tremendous sufferi...

About: Love in the Time of Cholera is a novel published in Spanish in 1985 by Nobel prize-winning author Gabriel García Márquez, Alfred A. Knopf published an English translation in 1988, and an English Language movie adaptation was released in 2007. Summary: The Story starts from the day of Dr Juvenal Urbino's death. He is a highly successful doctor who has done much for Caribbean city in which he lives, so death has a great effect on the city. The two who are most affected are Fermina Daza, his widow, and Florentino Ariza, the man who has been waiting for him to die for fifty-one years. Florentino Ariza professes, for a second time, his "eternal fidelity and everlasting love" to the Doctor and his wife, Fermina Daza. Fermina is horrified by such an insensitive display, and, for the first time, she realizes the magnitude of "drama" she had provoked at the age of eighteen. Although Fermina Daza may have Florentino Ariza from her memory, he has not stopped thinkin...

About: The book is all about growing up in extraordinary circumstances in the 1930s in the Southern United States. The novel is published in 1960 by Harper Lee and is widely read in high schools and middle schools in the United States. Despite dealing with the serious issues of rape and racial inequality, the novel is renowned for its warmth and humour. The title "To Kill A Mocking Bird" refers to a local belief, introduced early in the novel and referred to again later, that it is a sin to kill a mockingbird. Harper Lee is subtly implying that the townspeople are responsible for killing Tom Robinson, and was doing so was not only unjust and immortal but sinful. Summary: The Story covers a span of 3 years, during which main characters undergo significant changes. Scout Finch lives with her brother Jem and their father Atticus in the fictitious town Maycomb, Alabama. Maycomb is a small, close-knit town, and every family has its social station depending on where they live, who...

About: A Thousand Splendid Suns is a 2007 novel by Afgan-American author Khalid Hosseini. It is his second, following his bestselling 2003 debut, The Kite Runner. Hosseini has remarked that he regards the novel as a "mother-daughter story" in contrast to The Kite Runner, which he considers a "father-son story". Summary: This book is set in Afganistan from the early 1960s to the early 2000s. Mariam, a young girl in the 1960s, grows up outside Herat, a small city in Afganistan. Mariam has complicated feelings about her parents: She lives with her spiteful and stubborn mother, Nana; while her father Jalil, a successful businessman, visits Mariam - his only illegitimate child - once a week. Mariam resents her limited place in Jalil's life; she wants to live with him, his 3 wives and her half-siblings in Herat. Mariam walks Herat and finds Jalil's house but he doesn't let her in, so she sleeps on the street. The next Morning, Jalil's chauffeur drives Mar...

About The Book: The Kite Runner is the first Novel by Afgan-American author Khalid Hosseini Published in 2003. The Books tells the story of Amir, a Sunni Muslim, from the Wazir Akbar Khan district of Kabul, whose closest friend is Hassan, struggles to find his place in the world because of the aftereffects and fallout from a series of traumatic childhood events. The Kite Runner is a novel about Relationships - specifically the relationships between Amir and Hassan, Baba, Rahim Khan, Soraya and Sohrab - how the complex relationships in our lives overlap and connect to make us the people we are. Why Title The Kite Runner? Kites and everything associated with them (kite flying and kite fighting) are the most important symbols in the novel. Traditionally, kites symbolize both prophecy and fate, and both of these ideas can be applied to characters and events in The Kite Runner. However, kites symbolize so much in The Kite Runner. The Afghan Kites with the glass strings symbolize the dichot...

Stay Hungry Stay Foolish: Rashmi Bansal with her motley compilation of 25 write-ups on as many Indian entrepreneurs. Rashmi a pparently, drew inspira tion for her book from Steve Job's famous Standford University Speech. However, except the title of the book, there is no other similarity between the two. Review:                                   This book tells the stories of entrepreneurial ambitions of 25 IIM-A alumni and how they realized their dreams even as the hard times threatened to do them in. The author deserves credit for having smartly cherry-picked the 25-profiles. This eclectic mix comprises of those who always knew they had a penchant for entrepreneurship and those whose first choice was not entrepreneurship but as and when opportunities came knocking, they grabbed them with both hands. The book brims with stories of people who laughed in the face of temptations and gave up their plu...

About: Life Without Limits is an Inspirational Novel. It is based on Nick's life experiences. He wrote this Book When he was twenty-seven years old. He is from Australia. This is the story of a limbless man. For those who don't know, Nick Vujicic was born without limbs and immediately faced his first big "If". Later in life, he proves time and time again, that limitations exist only in the mind, as he scuba dives, jumps from an aeroplane, plays sports and more. Inspiration For a Ridiculously Good Life Nick offers practical advice for realizing a life of fulfilment and happiness by building trust in others, developing supportive relationships, and gaining strength for a journey. He encourages the reader by showing how he learned to accept what he could not control and focus instead on what he could. Who Should Read "Life Without Limits"? Well, that will be inappropriate if I will categorize this book, as I believe that it is suited ...

About: Digital Fortress is Dan Brown's first novel Released in 1998. The digital Fortress is a techno-thriller novel & the book explores the theme of government surveillance, the flow and security of individuals' private data, and unintended effects of technological change. Summary: The book starts with the NSA(National Security Agency), the nation's most powerful government organisation. The NSA encounter a piece of code that supercomputer(TRANSLTR) is unable to break. Commander Trevor Strathmore believes that a former NSA employee might have created an unbreakable algorithm, which threatens the security of the nation and the future of the agency itself. An ambitious man, Strathmore recognizes the opportunity to turn the situation around to his own benefit. When Strathmore realizes he needs assistance, he calls in the NSA's head cryptographer, Susan Fletcher. In the race against Time, Susan Fletcher uncovers the astounding truth about the NS...

History of Corona Virus: In December last year(2019), reports started to emerge that a coronavirus that specialists had never before seen in humans had begun to spread among the population of Wuhan, a large city in the Chinese province of Hubei. According to their specific characteristics, there are 4 main "ranks"(genera) of coronaviruses, which are called alpha, beta, delta and gamma. Most of these only affect animals, but few can also pass to humans. Those that are transmissible to humans belong to only two of these genera: alpha and beta. Two coronaviruses have previously caused global outbreaks. The first of these was the SARS coronavirus  - which first started spreading back in 2002, also in China. This virus primarily affected the populations of mainland China and Hong Kong, and it died off in 2003. The other one which is MERS coronavirus  - which emerged in Saudi Arabia in 2012. The virus affected at least 2494 people since then. Originated From:...

About: Know when to fight and when not to fight: avoid what is strong and strike at what is weak. Know how to deceive the enemy: appear weak when you are strong when you are weak. Know your strengths and weaknesses: if you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. The Art of War has been considered the definitive text on military strategy and warfare even since the being written in ancient China around 500BC, inspiring Businesses, athletes and of course generals to beat their opponents and competition the right way until today. The author-name is Sun Tzu, and he was a Chinese general, philosopher and military strategist. His book, The Art of War, is the most influential strategy text in all of East Asia. It was divided into 13 chapters, each dedicated to a different aspect of warfare. The Art of War: The reason this book is so popular around the world is that most of the lessons can be translated directly to other, competiti...

About The Author & Book: A Template oriented story about two friends of opposite sex refusing to accept that they are meant to be together. Smita Kaushik became an author by chance and now pursuing it by choice. Her first novel "Let's Get Committed" not only created waves in the young generation but also pitched some notes with others as well. She is a creativity inclined Person, she has excelled in different art forms like contemporary, Madhubani & Warli and has won national level Art competitions. The story of this book revolves around Akash and Kasam romantic love story (that is not so romantic in my opinion & don't take my opinion too seriously because I am a Mechanical Engineer so romance and all is not exactly my cup of tea). Love is all about flowers, gifts, movie nights, first kiss and many more(which I never gave or received;-P) Or is it? Then what about one-sided love(Since ages I am doing that only)... Being friends in spite of ...

About: Ashlee Vance, in this book, traces Elon Musk' journey from his childhood in South Africa, to the University days in Canada and start of his career in Silicon Valley. The speed bumps Musk faced in setting up Paypal and his other two companies are very well documented. The author took permission from Elon Musk before starting this book, but this does not mean that this is a skewed account of Elon Musk's exploits. The book interviews current and ex-employees, rivals, supporters and downright detractors. This is a very balanced book which paints a picture of Musk as a man who flawed as a human being but is a ray of hope as an idea for humankind. This is a very well-written biography. I always wanted to know about the man trying to change the world and this book gave me an unbiased view on Elon and his companies that have the potential to disrupt industries. It beautifully reveals the struggle, the dedication, the drive, and the ruthlessness that exists within Elon...