Mysterious Realizations!

  Author: Banu Mushtaq Translated by: Deepa Bhathi.                            Publisher: Penguin Random House India Genre: Short Stories      The Heart Lamp , originally written in Kannada by Banu Mushtaq and translated into English by Deepa Bhasthi, is a collection of twelve short stories spread across roughly 200 pages. Rooted in ordinary, everyday lives, the book explores love, marriage, faith, gender, silence, and suffering with an honesty that is both unsettling and deeply moving. Rather than offering escape or comfort, the collection demands emotional engagement and reflection. Some books entertain. Some books educate. And then there are rare books that do something far more dangerous, they reach inside the reader, light a flame, and refuse to let it die quietly. The Heart Lamp belongs firmly to this last catego...

                                                                              NAME: CUPID IS AN ACCOUNTANT AUTHOR: SHREYAS JOSHI                       In a matter of just 20mins, I experienced roller coaster ride of various emotions like love, heart break, humor, anxiety. Author has very well described the struggles and troubles one goes through to declare their love. Once I started reading, the story like kept me hooked to it, I would definitely like to read about this story further if the author decides to write a sequel. You know your spouse/partner/friend/colleague that you have been convincing to start a reading habit; this might just be the book for it. Keeping the ...