Kevein Books and Reviews

True Story of Kanakapala by Raja Rao reads like a folk tale and conjures up a world of superstitions and faith. Wherein Kanakapala – a huge three-striped cobra – acts as an agent of justice and protects the virtuous and punishes the vile and wicked, convincingly explains the role of snake. The story is woven around three generations. Rangappa, being left alone and orphan, accepts to be a pontifical Brahmin and cherished a strong and staunch desire to have the Darshana of Kashi Vishweshwara. Hence, he refuses girl after girl with enough dowry. Being a pontifical Brahmin he is given enough dakshina which he saves in a sealed sacred copper pot. When the pot is full, he sets out on a pilgrimage to the holy city Kashi. On the way he is offered rice and money, and even he is given the clothes by many. One day he arrives on the banks of river Hemavathy and after the evening ablutions and meditation decides to sojourn there only for the night. The moon comes in all splendor and everyth...

Nora Roberts is quite an influential American novelist, whose books rarely go down from the New York Times best-selling list. She began her writing career in 1979 when she was confined in home with her two kids for a week because of a blizzard. Since then, in a stretch of a 36-year long career, she has more than 200 titles published under her name. Evidently, she is an amazingly inexhaustible author. And in 1998, eleven of her novels were in the New York Times best-seller list, with four of them achieving the number one position. She believes that writing career is more about self-discipline than facing rejections and mental hardships. Her secret is very simple and open, as she is in love with writing and never feels short of ideas. Being an avid fan of internet, she is thankful to the power of internet and the wealth of knowledge available as she gets all the research material without leaving her home. Nora Roberts has absolutely no plans to slow down or retire from her wr...