Neelam's Book Blog

 Chandigarh The Backstory & The City it Couldn't be Author: Vibhor Mohan  Pages: 286           'Chandigarh The Backstory & The City it Couldn't be' by Vibhor Mohan gives us an in-depth knowledge about the history of Chandigarh. The book is divided into two parts:  • Part I: Chandigarh Unravelled • Part II: The Backstory                The first part shows us the pre-chandigarh how the earlier years of Chandigarh were, how the name Chandigarh came to be. It gives us an in detail idea of the early planning of Chandigarh, the letters  exchanged, the Government housing done by three European Architects Pierre Jeanneret, Maxwell Fry and Jane Drew the pictures of the housing etc gives us a clear idea of their thinking and planning. The author has also given us the statistics of the house type and the sector(s)               The second part tells us about the backstory how the planning started how at first things seemed to be uncertain, about the conflicts between diff

 Things you know when you read 2000 books Author: Ella Yoon        'Things you know when you read 2000 books' by Ella Yoon is a book where the author shares her own experiences in reading books. How our society is getting far from the habit of reading and in some it is very important to read. Reading can take a person away from the harsh realities of the world and carry one in the blissful world of fiction and also learn a lot of things from brilliant minds.           Reading can be the best thing one can ever have as a hobby. We get to travel so many places sitting at our home also get to know more about the other places which might be a little difficult to travel. We just can't imagine a world without books what a colorless world it would be.             Overall, this book surely talks about her experience in the library and all the people she could meet there and get to know their experiences as well. Overall, it was a nice read

  The Webs of Lies Author: Sourabh Mukherjee Pages: 198      'The Web of Lies' by Sourabh Mukherjee is a murder mystery revolving around a movie star named as Hiya Sen. Hiya Sen a popular movie star with lots of fan base who had just got married to Manav Chauhan was ruthlessly gang-raped and murdered. ACP Agni Mitra is appointed to solve this mystery and search the culprit. As the story moves ahead we notice how the story is tangled into other murders which have taken place right after Hiya's murder and many suspicious activities are also noticed. Who is causing these murders? Why is Hiya Sen murdered? What is the motive behind all these killings? To know more read 'The Web of Lies'. My Thoughts:          The plot was engaging. I really loved how the author didn't really reveal who the main culprit was till the end. The suspense behind the murderer was made in such a manner that it will keep readers excited to find him or her on their own. I really like the

Dancers in the Dark Author: Ejaz Ahamed Pages: 298               After reading this book, the very first thing that came to my mind was, ‘Is there humanity?’ If yes what is humanity? This was a very emotional read for me. The story revolves around Kalki, her brother Karthi, and Shreyas whom we will meet later in the story. Karthi is a seven-year-old who is suffering from a skin condition that makes her skin dark compared to other dark people. People are constantly making fun of her calling her a ‘darkie’ and some even call her ‘ugly’. This has affected the poor girl to a very great extent to the point that instead of playing and having fun she is constantly thinking about how she can turn her skin fair. Her brother Karthi, is always there by her side trying to save her; and protect her from these kinds of people. However, one guilt is still constantly peeking its head out from time to time for Karthi. Karthi was once left alone with his baby sister Kalki along with instructions

  I Kick and I Fly Author: Ruchira Gupta Pages: 336                      “I Kick and I Fly” by Ruchira Gupta is a book that revolves around our protagonist ‘Heera’. Heera is a fourteen years old girl who belongs to the Nat Community. India used to be and is still described as Sujalam and Suphalam country. But after the British invaded our country, they started exploiting our country’s people started losing their jobs, divide and rule started. One such community which was exploited was the Nat Community. Nat Community were involved in selling Medicines, performing rope bridges acrobatics, doing wrestling shows, iron utensils, etc. But after the invasion of the British people, they were forced to stop all these work as they used to make these commodities in their own country and sell them here in India. They were forced to live in a very compromised manner in their own home country and were finally forced to take up sex work as an occupation. The living conditions of this communit

  Book Name: ‘Millionaires Island’ Author: Priya Kumar Pages: 244                  ‘Millionaires Island’ by Priya Kumar is a book that revolves around Ronnie who is on his way to Mexico for an assignment. On his way to the airport, he is contemplating on several things like how he has led his life so far, how his parents have done so much for him and are proud about him. However, there is something which he is not satisfied about and that he feels like he has the potential to achieve everything but so far, he is being led to do things that no one wants to do. As he reaches and takes a seat in his economy class a person comes and asks him if he can exchange his seat with him which is there in the First-Class Section. Ronnie finds it difficult to digest this information but apparently says yes as he really wants to experience the life of a person who is rich and achieved something. As he moves on to his First-Class Section, he meets Mr. Anderson whom he finds a bit weird at first