Published in: Nature Anthology (ISBN: 978-93-5288-694-4)

Published in: Nature Anthology (ISBN: 978-93-5288-694-4)

** Thanks to the author for gifting us a review copy of the book. ** ‘The Lure of Soma’ is the first of the Harappa trilogy written by veteran surgeon Dr. Shankar N Kashyap. In this book Dr. Kashyap guides us through the ageold Harappan culture with minute details as much as authentic character namings, their contemporary social construct, mindset, usual happenings, expectations and so on. As a reader, you will never feel that you have not experienced Harappan society in real world. Over the last few years this genre of writing has gained immense momentum and quite a few attempts have been made by handful of authors and filmm akers. However, only few of them could live up to the expectation of the readers. Dr. Kashyap's book somehow relates closely to a recently released title 'Harappa - Curse of the Blood River' by Mr. Vineet Bajpai. However, their distinct storylines define the respective courses. However, it points towards increasing focus on the topic for sure. D...

Published in: Nature Anthology (ISBN: 978-93-5288-694-4)

Published in: Nature Anthology (ISBN: 978-93-5288-694-4)

** Thanks to the author for gifting us a review copy of the book. ** ** Thanks to our reviewer Sabyasachi Mukherjee for reviewing the book on behalf of Literoma. ** 'Dasharajna - The Battle of 10 Kings' is the third and final book of the Harappa Trilogy series by Dr. Kashyap. The reality has been beautifully molded to a totally different story with help of Author's research on Harrapan Civilization, interpretation of Rigveda and also to some extent celluloid adaptation of the Age. This part flags off with the well-known rivalry and battle between Sage Vashishta and Sage Vishwamitra over Kamdhenu. Author in his own captivating manner goes on to tell the story of an epic battle between Sudas of Bharatas and Cayamana of Anus leading the confederacy of ten disgruntled kings. Every scene of the book is well written and the author has done a fabulous justice to the length of the book in that term. The battle scene at the sage’s hermitage, to the forest scene or the scen...

** Thanks to the author for gifting us a review copy of the book. ** ** Thanks to our reviewer TK Mukherjee for reviewing the book on behalf of Literoma. ** ‘The lure of Soma’ is the first of the Harappa trilogy written by veteran author Shankar Kashyap. It’s based on the history of ancient Indus Valley Civilization. However, the characters built and the events described are based on author’s imagination. All throughout the book, the work of imagination gets boosted by the author’s vast knowledge of history and literature surrounding the Vedic ages and ancient inhabitations at the Indus belt. That exclusive knowledge makes the novel look really authentic. Attempting a topic like this is a challenging choice in itself and Mr. Kashyap had pulled it off brilliantly. What sets the book apart from other books of the same genre is the amount of detailing in terms of description, characterization and scene setting. The description part makes this book a must read for both the history l...

Published in: Nature Anthology (ISBN: 978-93-5288-694-4)

Published in: Nature Anthology (ISBN: 978-93-5288-694-4)

** Thanks to author for sharing a review copy of the book. ** ** Thanks to our reviewer Sonal Pokharna Nahar for reviewing the book on behalf of Literoma. ** ‘Fantastic 40’ by Reetwika Banerjee is a collection of 40 Micro stories based on different subjects which touch different facades of life. These stories are so compact that any reader can read it in one breath. It needs special mention that the Micro story concept is a National record by Author and will soon appear in world records. Each story in the book has its own beauty. Subject of each story is so beautifully presented that it leaves an impact on reader's mind. I have to mention three stories which outstood for me, those are, “My lost Note”, “Met her on Board” and “Met him by chance”. 'My lost note’ is a story of a boy who kept his note in another book and doubted his friend from bias he had in his mind. ‘Met on her board’ is a story of two people who loved each other but couldn’t tell and met after 10yrs in ...

** Thanks to the author for gifting us a review copy of the book. ** ** Thanks to our reviewer TK Mukherjee for reviewing the book on behalf of Literoma. ** ‘The fall of Shuruppak’ perfectly lives up to the expectation set by Dr. Shankar Kashyap with his first book of the Harappa trilogy – ‘The lure of Soma’. The book sets off exactly where ‘The lure of Soma’ ended. This time, the protagonist Upashantha is joined by his wife Lopa, Parthava and Elaamite Prince Shushan in his journey. The journey is narrated and described so elegantly that the reader is bound to fall in love with it without caring too much about the end of it. This is a journey to explore and experience truth. Mr. Kashyap’s brilliance once again ensured the reader becomes a part of this bunch of explorers. If not for anything else, every reader must give this book a try for the quest it depicts. As a part of the quest, the book takes the readers through fights against mythical demons, journey across unknown land...

** Thanks to Euphoria Films for requesting us to review their new release. ** ** Thanks to our reviewer Sonal Pokharna Nahar for reviewing the short film on behalf of Literoma. ** “Ittefaq se” is a short film Based on Reetwika Banerjee's micro story titled “Met him By Chance” from her debut book 'Fantastic 40'. It needs special mention that another short film titled “Adhura” is also based on a micro story titled “One rainy day” from the same book which has won two recognitions at international Film Festivals. Screenplay of the movie 'Ittefaq Se' is well written, especially the poems. Some of them are really touchy, especially 'Zaroori nahi ki har rishtey ka koi naam ho'. However, too many modifications have been made to the original plot to make it more cinematic. But with the changes, the origional fervour and essence of the story have lost somewhere. In the story Protagonist meets his favourite author whom he used to admire since childhood at a bo...

** Thanks to the author for gifting us a review copy of the book. ** ** Thanks to our reviewer TK Mukherjee for reviewing the book on behalf of Literoma. ** ‘Harappa 3: Battle of Ten Kings’ provides a fitting end to the Harappa trilogy written by eminent medico Mr. Shankar Kashyap. The platform of the book is set based on the sixth book of Rigveda. It’s a gigantic task in itself to reconstruct the episode of Rigveda in this modern arena. Mr. Kashyap not only succeeded in doing it elegantly but also did it with full justice. He was successful to continue the class he had created in two of his earlier books – ‘The lure of Soma’ and ‘The fall of Shuruppak’ from the same trilogy. Every chapter of the book showcases the amount of research that had gone into it. The best part of the book is where the episodes of Rigveda are discussed. They are indeed well and truly assimilated by Mr. Kashyap and that’s where a reader will bound to get a feel of a guided tour of the Harappan Civilizati...

** Thanks to author for sharing a review copy of the book. ** ** Thanks to our reviewer TK Mukherjee for reviewing the book on behalf of Literoma. ** The best part of the book is its concept - Micro Story (shorter than a short story) which is a national record created by the author. From a reader's perspective, 'Fantastic 40' caters to the need of a modern reader. Each of the 40 micro stories are like a single shot of tequila. The complete book gives you a chance to enjoy 40 refreshing shots and in the end creates a hangover in its own right. The book has stories on some hard realities and also on some fantasy stuffs making it a true fantastic read. It was really a very promising debut book by the author. However it is definitely not the best book from the author's shelf. Couple of the micro stories from this book have been turned into short films by Euphoria Films. I am lucky to have reviewed both the films. Overall, Literoma rates this book 4*/5* and recomm...

** Thanks to author for sharing a review copy of the book. ** ** Thanks to our reviewer Vishal Ahlawat for reviewing the book on behalf of Literoma. ** ABOUT THE BOOK:- Zenova 20 – Finest Assortment of Short Stories’ is a pool of whims and fancies perceived through author’s inner eye, depicted in the form of humble short stories in similar strokes of her debut book ‘Fantastic 40’. It contains 20 crispy short stories, written in simple English- mostly encompassing the nine human emotions (nava ras) enthralled through our five senses. Though a work of fiction, the readers would be easily able to relate themselves with many of the characters depicted in the stories. Target readers will mostly aim young adults, however, it will also attract anyone who enjoys perspective based plots, supernatural orientations, social enlightenments, periodic milieus, nature’s bounties, touch of thrills and sweet love stories. THE TITLE:- Friendship means a lot to us. Friends bring balance to our...