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April 28, 2011

THE LOTUS QUEEN BY RIKIN KHAMAR

"This is not a story but a legend of a Queen who found courage in the face of absolute adversity, and love in the midst of complete chaos. "
Title : The Lotus Queen
Author : Rikin Khamar
Publisher: Rupa & co.  (2011)
About The Book:
The Lotus Queen - a historical fiction based on fact, set in medieval Rajasthan
1303 AD, Rajasthan, India. Queen Padmini's new life in Chittor, the capital of the Rajput kingdom of Mewar, is rudely shattered by the arrival of the Sultan of Delhi who, smitten by her beauty and obsessed with the desire to possess her, lays siege to the fort.

As the Rajputs face total destruction, Padmini knows but one route to freedom and honour. It is a decision that would lead her people to a fate yet unheard of in history. A decision that would affect an entire people and inspire generations to come.
Set against the dramatic landscape of one of Rajasthan’s most famous forts in the 14th century, The Lotus Queen is a modern retelling of the story of one of the most legendary figures in India: Queen Padmini. The book blends fact and fiction and weaves together a tale of love, friendship and courage in the face of extreme adversity. The Lotus Queen brings alive the era by an extensive research on historical facts and represents well, the tumultuous events that led to the destruction of Mewar during that time. 
 
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The Lotus Queen on Bookchums.com
The Lotus Queen featured in the Deccan Chronicle
Review in The Asian Age
Reviewed by Live Mint
An Interview with Dainik Jagran (City Plus)

 
About The Author: 
Rikin Khamar is a London-born Indian author, Rikin Khamar completed his education from London School of Economics and University College of London. Currently based in Dubai with his family, he likes writing short stories and poetry, and photography. This is his first novel and he is currently engaged in writing his second book, 'Fires of Chittor' series.


 
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April 18, 2011

BROKEN HEARTS BY SHRENIK MUTHA



Title : Broken Hearts
Author : Shrenik Mutha
Publisher: Frog Books  (2011)

About The Book:
Do love stories ever come to an end? Do break-ups and hook-ups in life change people? And even if people change, do their hearts, feelings and emotions accompany them in this change? The beauty of our life lies in the small things which are connected and make relationships important in our life. 
This book is a journey which starts from our desires and ends at our responsibilities. It is a tale that depicts true life and the sorrow of dreams not coming true. It is a tale of teenage love. Almost every movie we watch ends with 'and they lived happily ever after.' But, life is not such. Life is when you have to choose between what your heart desires and where your responsibilities lie. And this is the reason why heart break.


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Contact the author via email at shrenik.mutha@gmail.com

About The Author:
Shrenik Mutha, reader, writer, aspiring scientist and an arts fanatic who comes nowhere near being a good painter or a singer likes to read everything from romance to sci-fi. His mind connects to the sciences and heart relates to literature.
Born and brought up in the ever-growing city of Pune, Shrenik believes that the best way of expressing emotions is not through words but, eyes. 
Broken Hearts is his debut novel and he hopes to continue writing stuff which has inspired him to think that not all dreams come true. His favourite books being ‘I too had a love story’ and ‘The grand design’, he considers Ravinder Singh and Stephen Hawkings as his idols.
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April 17, 2011

ALL AND NOTHING BY RAKSHA BHARADIA



Title : All and Nothing
Author : Raksha Bharadia
Publisher: Rupa & Co.  (2010)

About The Book:
Tina, a talented artist, is desperately in love with the successful careerist Aditya. But he cannot let go of his past… their marriage sours and Tina teeters on the edge.

Through her we meet the others. Kriya is a fashion designer, chic and successful with a sordid secret. Poorvi is a rich man's wife, a feminist, yet deeply troubled by having mothered just daughters. Upasna is a willing victim of domestic violence. Manas is a struggling copy writer, besotted with Gayathri – but plagued.

Each beneath the façade of harmony walks a tightrope as their sense of self disintegrates a little each day.

Then Tina summons her friends…

Speak, my friends. Tell it from the beginning. And listen.
All and Nothing journeys with the five of them where they are and can be what they want ‘Nothing’ or ‘All’…

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Raksha Bharadia is the author of Me: A Handbook for Life (Rupa & Co) and Roots and Wings: A Handbook for Parents (Rupa & Co). Raksha has co-authored Chicken Soup for the Indian Soul series (Jack Canfield and Mark Victor) for Westland. Four titles have already been released; Indian Soul, Indian Teenage Soul, Indian Armed Forces and Indian Romantic Soul. She is also working on further titles for the Chicken Soup series and has just finished her first work of fiction, which will hit the bookstands soon. She has contributed features for Times of India, Femina, Gurlz and Life Positive.
Always one to follow her dreams and passions, she has recently rekindled her romance with the world of rhythm and is currently reinventing herself as a Kathak danseuse. Raksha has taught at the school for the visually challenged, in Andh Kanya Gruh. She currently teaches English in a street school run by NGO Manv Sadhna in Ram-Raheem ka Tekra. She lives in Ahmedabad. 
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