Lost Essence

Her slight presence was so always around; like salt in sea breeze - intriguing and full of pleasant surprise.                           But yes, she was a mystery. A mystery that no one actually thought to solve it. For, she was not there; but still there.                                                                    She could have been your pious beauty and even the reflection of your darkest desires. A fantasy within your grasp ready to slip through your fingers if held ever so tightly.       ...

JUST SIX EVENINGS  By Tanmay Dubey  Title of the book is quite catchy. Book cover also instantly grabs your attention. It has been designed very immaculately  and gives you an overview about the story.        Male and female protagonist, both ambitious in their own way ; hearts and minds in constant war on the stage of the rich,alluring and dark corporate world.          This story is mainly about Atul Shukla , a boy who fail failed to achieve the said standards in academical upfront but has high ambitions and goals to make it big.                               Just six evenings has turned out to be a fine gripping tale. Love, friendship, betrayal, last,aspirations, ambitions,confrontations - it has all.                Another positive point is that author has successfully added ...

1st Job and 10 Mistakes by Uttam Kumar 1st job and 10 Mistakes by Uttam Kumar is a guide cumbria workbook in terms of money management and career planning.             It thoroughly and patiently guides even a newbie about 'to do' and 'not to do' list while entering the carrier phase;in financial as well as career aspects. Uttam Kumar has rightly explained the working behind credit. People tend to forget that "Credit is a liability, not luxury" as they mistakenly believe it to be.                         As the author has pointed out,our generation doesn't give much thought to future aspects and probabilities. We are a generation who has learned to spend without thinking further. Although if you would have observed habits of your parents,you will find these financial management traits instilled deeply in them. I loves this book more as savings habits come naturally ...

An Average Guy by Kshitiz Sudhakar  Cover of this book and title was what attracted me towards it at first. But after reading it,I would say that the saying "Don't Judge a book by its cover" literally suits on it.     Although the cover designer has done a really good job but the same can not be said about the editor.     This is story of Neel who completely lacks determination,one who can not act upon his thoughts and turn them into real action. He rues upon his failures but never really tries to overcome them. He gets distracted by any and everything. An average guy is story of a boy who kept on downgrading his own life and even become the reason of its untimely end. If the cover and the title sparks your curiosity,you will certainly be disappointed on reading the novel.                Narration continuously hangs between first person and third person. Read this book and you will know why a sto...

Burning Scars Inside my room, bundled in a corner  I shed tears  with red puffy eyes Lumps in throat by silent crying  My insides screaming  why can't I die?  obstructing my vision is a water wall Brimming on the outline of ophthalmic round Knees upto chin sobs breaking the monotone Day by day, my heart turns into pumping token Emotions scarred trust stomped upon Sympathy,advices and pity like acid poured upon In the light of day nobody see these scars When the darkness dwells each of them stands apart.

          BEAUTY OF LOVE  Essence of Life is to realise its worth Some do it easy,some late,some never For some,God makes a pair Silent assurance of Having  Each other's back Faith of arms holding  If one ever fall We made us, Face our demons To stand and Conquer them all Fears abandoned  Hope rekindled Old dark corners dissolving being washed in light Under the Sun, Or in shade Everlasting beauty is, Love that never fade.

Hindi Poem written by me on the eve of Women's Day

                                                           THE SERPENTINE SCROLLS   Alcatraz Dey A perfect thriller is what Alcatraz promises and book One of the Colossal series well delivers that. one Moment you think you have sorted it all out,but as you turn to the next page; bingo,you are proved wrong and left to decipher and face another set of secrets and twists. Pivoting around the ideology of "a ll religions being one",this book again reminds us that, "Religions are for Humans,Humans are not for Religions". Blending of fiction and myth,use of mythical symbols and epitomes to describe philosophy of life,along with meticulous detailing presents a perfectly made well garnished soup of words to satitate the readers fully. As quoted from book, "Wisdom is not in knowing everything, but having the ability to analyse a...

BARKHA PARIKH  Barkha Parikh is an IT engineer and computer teacher from Ahmedabad. With a sweet smile and Aura of love all around her, she is very beautiful person.She first got published with Minds@work 2; her 5 heart touching poems being a part of it.She has also been a storyteller in Drenched Souls - MoonLit matinee 2, Minds@work 3, Fallen Angels. Recently another one of her poem has been included in Winged Heart Anthology. Barkha is also an avid blogger.She declares herself as a bubbly, full of life, over emotional which is her strength and cold coffee addict which is clearly shown by her blog name ' U,me and Coffee talks '. Barkha is on her way to bring her debut novel this year and is very much excited about it. Div - How will you define yourself?  Barkha -  I am a Happy-Go-Lucky Bubbly Girl but the statutory warning about me is that I am highly emotional (lol). Very small things make me happy and touch my heart like butterfly kiss of rain drops, ...

                                        Durgesh Shastri    Durgesh Shastri has emerged as an inspiration for all young aspiring authors out there. He is the one handling two most challenging fields; Teaching and Writing.       At present he is teaching in GND engineering college,Bidar. Along with teaching and romancing with words,he is also doing his bit for the society by running an NGO aimed at providing computer awareness in rural areas.      Mr. shastri has received critical acclaim for his short story collections - 12 Strokes Of Life And Pitfalls & Parachutes.  Many of his works have been published online and in various anthologies.           His Debut Novel which is a Thriller is expected to hit stores next year. 1. Divya -  Sir,what do you think about the concept of ...

Six months today, seems just like the first or forever; Hard to decide Many Ups and downs, Going through rollercoasters or sailing on wind we stand together Time may seem less But we have come a long way Glancing back through my shoulder I see miles of memories We will still fight, cry and be upset with each other Important is, no matter what we would always have each other's back There will never be THE END in our story just a simple, HAPPILY FOREVER ....

Time Heals All Wounds ........BULLSHIT You start saying its been months now, i m fine now but the reality is you’re scared to tell people how much it hurts, so you keep it all to yourself. You cover scars with " i am fine". you say you're fine but you're going insane. you say you feel good but you're in a lot of pain. You say it’s nothing but it’s really a lot. you say you're okay but y ou're not. your heart becomes a garden with high walls raised around it which no one can cross or see across. Its not like you have not tried getting over it but somewhere sometime out of the blue this feeling comes and hits you hard, that tornado of sadness engulfing you. you get upset again feeling sad,depressed and hurt; numb . Sadness can not be measured when you have been crying for hours . Its when your tears have dried, pain in your hurt is tearing u apart but not a single tear escapes your eyes, so numb u have become.......

CHAPTER-4 And I started telling her my love saga.  "I still could go on hours describing Maya after these 5 long years. Partly because there is so much to tell about her and partly because while talking about her,I feel close to her." I said.            MAYA; a girl as simple that even on a first meet, u will feel as u know her for years but along with such layers and maturity intricated deep in her which u will acknowledge only if u are real close to her and have enough patience.            Generally she was like water,pour in any vessel and it will take the shape. But that doesn't mean she didn't have her own identity. She was an independent girl having a strong identity;yet flexible enough to adjust in every kind of scene.       You know, she was just like a flavor which easily gets mixed in a dish but also has its presence defined with a superiority making the dish special ....

CHAPTER-3 As the plane rose in the air,I got lost in my dreamy world again. Yes, my little dreamy world where we never got seperated,where we are still together; fighting, cuddling,crying,cherishing every moment together.                         I was staring at my phone's wallpaper which was the picture of me and maya together. Suddenly,girl next to me said, "She's so pretty". I smiled in response.      "Hi,I am Kriti", she said.      "Myself Neel", I replied. I was not interested in any conversation, so I resumed back to myself. But she asked again, "who's She ?". She has such a earnest look in her eyes that i felt myself compelled to answer her.     "She is maya."    "Maya, who ? your girlfriend ?"     "No, my Life."    "You both look great together." ...

CHAPTER-2 After going through all the formalities, I was sitting at the airport lounge waiting for my flight.  I checked a few stores,then went into the bookstore. The bookstore was a feast to the eyes of booklovers. So many books neatly stacked in shelves categorised under different genres.                    Maya would have loved it.She literally had an apetite for books. She was a bookworm in typical sense and never minded being called that.She used to say, "Books are my first Love." And God, how jealous i used to feel by that and how i used to argue with her at this several times. But then,her cute smile always managed to overcome that.                                         ...

MEANT TO BE TOGETHER   CHAPTER-1 It was nearly after 5 years, i have felt a spark of hope, hope of meeting her again . Years which passed away so fast trying to keep up in the race of life;working our asses off for making our career. People say this time is just an investment for making life comfortable and well settled. Sometimes I wonder if working 9 to 5 routine  and then coming home tired to hell just to gobble up some food and trying to have a sound sleep could be called Life. Well this was my so called Life, life which i have accustomed to after getting separated from her.Actually, Separation is not the correct word. I was the one who broke off the relation.Looking behind,even I could not find a single reason for this stupid arrogant, self destructing step of mine. Even though just some days later I realized my folly but even then I was having enough ego to go back to her and admit my mistake.            ...

SORRY FOR STILL LOVING YOU I loved you like no one could I lived for you as you are my breath I saw the world by your eyes My everything included you My world was only you Starting from you and ending on you I cared for you like my child I respected you like the only one I came out of cocoon to embrace you I thought nothing bad will happen till i am with you My world was very small centered on you I devoted myself to you,only you  Now when you say, I have only been trouble to you that you were far better without me And you don't need my care or love anymore Ah,can you see how your words hurted me to the core I would have to suffer this pain now till the end who I have to blame It is me- who loved, who trusted   who eventually lost All i can say is,  Sorry For Loving You,  Sorry For still Loving You.