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#MondayMusings:The Significant Anthology

Gurgaon, 2015

Some days are exceptionally beautiful.

So happy to receive my contributor’s copy of “The Significant Anthology.” Thanks to Dr. Koshy, Reena Prasad and other team members of RS who made it happen. A very special thanks to my friend Sunita. I am feeling wonderful as my poem “Words” share space in this prestigious anthology along with other beautiful souls.

One of its kind, featuring 176 writers’ works from all over the world, it is a beautiful collection of poetry, prose, and drama. The proceeds of the book go to Autism Help Village.

I have purchased another copy of this book from amazon. I wish to gift it to my friend, Sr. Soraya, who works in an old age home in Goa. She’s already excited!

Read its amazing review by Michele Baron here

The book is available on Amazon

Linking it to #Monday Musings

India Was One - my views

This book took off like a dream in a mysterious way, a bit dramatically author starts to unfold the story of Jai and his wife Kaahi where Jai is in South India and Kaahi in North.

Appreciate all the efforts of the author who has put his heart and soul in this book. Moreover this book gives us an idea of how an Indian feels in U.S.

“You can take an Indian out of India, but you can never take India out of an Indian” ~An Indian.

Detailed description of states and culture, the customs and rituals make us understand a lot more about India and want us to visit the places. I specially liked the chapter on Rajasthan.

The train journey is very well expressed.

This book speaks to every Indian. At some point or the other, we as Indians can relate to the situations handled with care by the author of this book who prefers to be called An Indian.
"The soldiers have refused to fire at their fellow Indians."

Personally, I am not a very big fan of cricket, but the chapters are well penned.

“Nothing like test cricket. It teaches you to be patient.”

This book is full of happy and sad moments but then that is what life is all about! Simple language makes it an easy read. In between, there are dialogues in Hindi that give it more weight.

It’s a story of friendship and of love that goes along with well woven characters.

Author asks a few thought provoking questions towards the end. The book left me with a will to celebrate unity in diversity. Loved the artwork in the book.

The book ends with a beautiful poem.

Some books just happen. Many thanks to “An Indian”, author of “India was One” for sending me his book.
here are various book sites (including India).
http://www.indiawasone.com/General/Availability.aspx
~~payal~~

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D.E.A.R

image 2013,Goa

“ Mom,I have to carry a book to school tomorrow for our ,`D.E.A.R.’ Can I carry my Geronimo Stilton?”

“Sounds interesting,tell me more.” Her mother asked with curiosity and bookmarked the page of the book that she was reading and kept it aside as she felt a rush of exhilaration in Sara’s voice.

“It’s drop everything and read! Teacher has asked us to bring a book that we would love to read again and those books will be kept in one corner. It will be our library. We’ll be given half an hour for reading, soon after our lunch break, and we can pick up any book from that library and read.”

“Oh,that’s good! Tell me,why only Geronimo Stilton? How about Winnie the pooh?or Nancy Drew? Or The Little Prince?”

“I like them too but I like the illustrations and the colourful word art in Geronimo. There is a story with a moral in every book .Oh yes,the titles are very tempting too. 'THE SECRET OF CACKLEFUR CASTLE'! If you read it once, you will love it too!” Sara seemed confident and then went out to play with her friends.

Her mother remembered how much she loved to read Nancy Drew when she was of her age, But every book has something to teach. She remembered a quote by A.A. Milne,"The things that make me different are the things that make me.” And she got back to her book ,"The Power of your subconscious mind.”by Dr. Joseph Murphy.