The Oath of the Vayuputras by Amish Tripathi

Book: The Oath of the Vayuputras.

Author: Amish Tripathi

Publisher: Westland Publications Ltd. (www.westlandbooks.in)

ISBN : 978 93 82618 34 8

My personal opinion, already expressed, in my previous reviews of author Amish Tripathis books has been, he is an awesome author, he has picked up the vastly neglected genre of Indian mythology and he has a very deft interweave of storyline and fiction and culture. I thought there were some areas which he could improve on. He has vastly improved over his first 2 books.

This is the 3^rd book of the Shiva trilogy. These were the books where Amish was checking his forte his boundaries, trying to refine them.

Being his ardent fan I yet criticized his penchant for going into detail of every scientific experiment.

In this book, Amish really came into the flowing, narratives that he is now famous for.

This book has a multitude of Indian mythology characters, and very nice interweave of mythological fables and a human narrative.

Shiva, the favourite Hindu God, Neelkanth, finally reaches his destination, where his destiny and arch nemesis is revealed.

Shiva gathers his forces, his Nagas and also the Vayuputras. The final battle.

In fact forget everything else, all the pages, all the 2 previous books, this book is worth the buy and read just for the description of the final battle, the emotions of Shiva and the description of the weapons used and the war.

A definite must buy and must read.

The Hindi Bindi Club by author Monica Pradhan

Book: The Hindi Bindi Club

Author: Monica Pradhan

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing  (www.bloomsbury.com)

ISBN : 978-0-7475-9513-7

Monica Pradhan was born and raised in USA…. The quintessesntial definition of the NRI…. Or the Immigrant Indian with roots and sentiments in the dusty villages and streets on India.

The usual emotional tug to the heart of an NRI is the constant juxtaposition of his two persona …. The comfort, opportunities, technology, freedom and lifestyle offered in countries where they have emigrated ….And the family, the festivities, the food, the people, the climate, the lure of India…. And yet, like everyone, they make a compromise to the best of their intentions. Yet, they try to keep their culture, customs and family ties alive by forming groups and clubs. They share food, recipes, functions, festivities and their troubles, trying to keep India alive.

Hindi Bindi Club is exactly such a story by author Monica Pradhan, about mothers who were raised in India, emigrated to USA and formed such clubs to support themselves. Now their daughters are grown, with lives, travails and troubles of their own.

Author Monica Pradhan, through the proceeds of sales of this book, supports two nice initiatives, www.aseema.org and www.roomtoread.org . Do buy this book and support the awesome initiative.