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Book : Chanakya – The Legend Begins Author : Ashok K. Banker Sold by : Westland Books Chanakya – The Legend Beings by Ashok K. Banker is the first of the trilogy. Chanakya, the pig-tailed genius, we all know him as a brahman with unmatchable brilliance. However, the author in the first installment of this historical fiction portrays the 7-year boy who is unaware of the working and operations of this cruel world. This 7-year old Chanakya struggles with the people around who can simple not match up to his level of intelligence. This book introduces us to a Chanakya who is clever and intelligent and yet to get wise.

Book : The Bodyguard (Kindle edition) Author : Ruchi Singh Sold by : Amazon Asia-Pacific Holdings Private Limited The Bodyguard is a modern-day fairy tale which has a good blend of suspense and romance. The plot though not very unusual is that of a rich and handsome guy falling for a not-so-rich and strong girl. What adds to this simple plot is the suspense that starts building right from the beginning.

Book : Mango People in Banana Republic Author : Vishak Shakti Publication : The Write Place The plot of the book Mango People in Banana Republic (MPBR) authored by Vishak Shakti is similar to ‘life’, you do not know where the story is headed to. The protagonist working in MNC with awesome career prospects to kill for and in a jiffy quits the same. Leaving the urban life, he has toiled hard for, behind he heads towards the rural region – to his ancestral property. Destiny turns out to be in jesty mood, as Ravi realises that one thing he can do here is starve. Such is life!

Book: Dev Saab - A journey with the legend Dev Anand Author: Vijay Kumar Publication: Notion Press   In his wonderfully articulated book, 'Dev Saab', Actor/TV Presenter/Author Vijay Kumar has chronicled his entire experience and cherishable moments with the legendary actor, Dev Anand. Vijay makes us look at Dev Anand through his eyes and takes us through his upbringing and circumstances that led him to dream of becoming an actor in Bollywood. Like million other die-hard fans of Dev Anand, he too is mesmerized by his mannerisms, charisma, style and his unparalleled acting skills that in turn fuels his acting dream.

Book: Hush a Bye Baby: The Cradle Will Fall Author: Deepanjana Pal Publication: Juggernaut  Hush a Bye Baby is a crime fiction authored by Deepanjana Pal. This is the author’s debut novel and it’s Wow!   The story starts with the poplar socialite gynecologist Dr. Nandita Rai, getting arrested for interrogation of female feticide. The team of police working on this case, under several pressures, have to prove their point and get the culprit to accept the crime and bring her to justice.  Whether Dr. Rai commits the gender-selective abortions or not is no secret. The thrill is built when the Team of police – Hadpude, Lad and Reshma begin hunting for clues and work along their way through strenuous interrogation.

Book: Letters To My Ex Author: Nikita Singh Publication: HarperCollins (India) As the title of the book explains it is about conversation between two lovers turned exes just that it is in form of letters (mostly).   The story is about Nidhi and Abhay who break off their relationship at a very unexpected moment – their engagement. The entire storytelling is in the form of the letters; which tells the reader about their love, relationship, thought process, confusions. Some parts of the story took m e back to my teenage years.

Book: The Woman Who Saw the Future Author: Amit Sharma Publication: Readomania Have you ever abused your key capabilities or manipulated people by misusing it? Can you own the consequences it would have resulted into? This was the first thought that crossed my mind after I finished the reading it…and it stayed for some time. Such is the impact of ‘The Woman Who Saw The Future’ (TWWSTF) authored by Amit Sharma. I guess that’s the thing about good (fiction) stories, it get you back to real life but not empty handed. You return with a thought in head that inspires you to be good, do good.