Kevein Books and Reviews

Srividya Bhaskara is an expert in food, nutrition and weight management. Her skills and know-how on these matters is brilliant and that is evident from her latest book 20 Healthy Foods for Weight Loss. This book is not a rocket science or a complex exercise regime, it’s laced with knowledge about 20 foods that can make you lose your weight in long term with no possible side effects. The book is well-segmented and presented in five long chapters. But before that there is a long introduction on the need of weight management and how one can keep him/herself healthy and fit, with no obesity around. The book has two sides, one is that it is way useful with its fountain of knowledge, and the second is that it is quite deep with its subject matter. For instance, when the author talked about how to measure weight gain, she takes us to the various health check-up methods too. The focus of the book is weight loss and what food or fats contribute in doing that. She has compiled a list of such...

Zeest-E-Zubaani by Sweta Mandal is beautiful, candid, and evocative. It is a shayari book of Hindi and Urdu but written in English. The essence and juice of shayari is maintained, the only different thing is that it’s written in English so that it can reach to global audience. It is a book that one can read anytime to lift up the mood or can indulged oneself into its various themes. The book is for hardcore shayari readers, even new ones can also pick it up. The shayaris are of some different level that will compel you to read and see the work of great ones like Rumi, Iqbal, Mir Taqi Mir, Mirza Ghalib and many more. Sweta Mandal has brought forward her musings that one gets when one indulges way deep in the blend of Urdu and Hindi poetry and shayari. It is a short book, offering 245 short shayaris. There needs no order to read the book, you can pick it up from any side. Yes, it is a mood soother. Often shayaris are something that explores the vagaries and veracity of our lives by i...

Death Counter & Encounters by Amarnath Pallath is a profound memoir of the author who comes unscathed from the den of a deadly disease. The book is non-fiction that recounts the life experiences of the author that deals with death and other queer encounters. The book closely studies the vagaries of life in the face of adversities. Grappled by the deadly disease when the author is admitted at Hinduja Hospital Mumbai, he takes a look back at his life and strange occurrences of death and life that he encountered from childhood to current time. The book is interesting because the author’s life and family history is worth noticing and riveting. From about to falling off a train in the lightning storm to 1971 war to horrific turbulence in flights to Bombay blasts of 1993 – the author details his journey in a fascinating art of storytelling. The book is not only limited about death subject, it rather touches upon the other aspects of life as well such as fear, trust, things that cha...

Acts of Sanctification by Amitava Chaudhuri is a riveting general fiction book. It narrates the story of one common young man who plunges into the filth of politics unwittingly. Ultimately, the novel asks its question, is politics career for any one or does it choose its own pawn? The story’s protagonist is Rohit. In fact, the novel tells the tale of this man right from college to getting into politics and much more. As you get deep in the story, Rohit’s story will surface inevitably and it will be tagging along with you. He came from a rich family. His father is a senior cop in Delhi Police. He studies engineering. Well, during college time, he gets close with one girl named Saanjh. Rohit goes too casually with her. She curses her for some revenge. Rohit works in Saunnagar. He gains some popularity due to his helping nature to the fellow workers. However, the big thing knocks his way when one day he slaps the powerful MLA, Murliji. He is being dragged into politics war. But why di...

The field of Information Technology is nothing less than a glittering gold. It indeed a goldmine for millions of Indians even today. Getting a job in the IT field is still a dream for millions of aspirants. After all, it takes care of all dreamy aspects that one could think of like offshore projects, travelling to foreign countries, handsome salary packages, fast promotion, and exposure to international clientele, and many facilities that one can hardly get in domestic industries. Above all, IT is a gimmick and glamorous, however, there are only a few who knows it from inside and outside and seen it growing from nascent stage to AI algorithms. The author Satish Badgi is one of them. His expertise and knowledge about the IT is far reaching than many veterans. His debut novel ‘IT'S A Story’ is full of stories pertaining to IT field. The lead character is Vinod from a middle-class family but his ambitious goals of having a life and career in IT nudges the plot of the story. Though the...

“Bells of Consciousness” by Kumari Mini Yadav is a wonderful collection of poems that can lift anyone’s mental and spiritual wellness. The book offers 20 unique, slightly connected but totally independent poems. From inspiration to life lessons to gratitude to deep cogitation – the collection has all. The collection commences with “Light” – it is indeed a lovely poem on love and loneliness. In fact, by reading it you may get the feeling that the poet’s hunch is true about love. “In this lonely life Searching the light of love The darkness of loneliness Sees no tunnel Fighting every day with hope It does get lonely.”   The poet is right in depicting that in search of love one becomes a traveler or wanders here and there as it doesn’t come so easily. There is an era of loneliness before it strikes you stealthy in full bloom. Each poem is followed by a saying of Paramahansa Yogananda and a beautiful illustration. The second poem “Crow” draws inspiration of gratitude ...

Below Torrential Hill by Jonathan Koven is an interesting novel about a teenager who is bereaved of love after his father passes away in the woods. The novel is slow burn but quite evocative and emotional in its soul. The novel features the story of sixteen-year-old Tristen. He lives with his mother Lucy and stepfather Lave. Torrential Hill is a small town, the story is back dropped against its exquisite nature and landscape. It is Christmas time but for Tristen, he is drab and gloomy. He couldn’t adjust well with the terms of life after his father went missing in the woods and found dead. There was something sinister related to his death. He could not overcome it. However, Tristen and his mother live in some other trance or fits of mood, may be they hear strange things in the town through their kitchen. Strange things occur in the town like comets falling, explosion of light in the vast expanse of snow. The novel peeps inside the broken heart of this teenage guy. He is into smokin...