Neelam's Book Blog

                      'Your Home is in my Heart' by Neka Shah is a heartwarming story about two families the Gundechas and the Kanakias. Both these families have been friends with eachother for over a decade now but now with our Protagonists Jeevika and Shivaay this friendship is about to be turned into a relationship. Just when everything felt like correct life turns upside down for Jeevika and Shivaay and they are forced to part ways. Admist all this there are some family members who really want the best for both but will it be possible for  misunderstandings to be resolved? Will they finally overcome all the hurdles and be together? To know more 'Your Home is in my Heart'. What I liked about the book: • This is a really unique book in itself wherein we get to see pictures also a special playlist curated according to the scenes of the story • As the title of the book suggests it is a story wherein we really get to exper...

 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 th...

 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 a...

  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...

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 le...

  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 fi...