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Book Review: Ramyana: Rise of the Sun Prince

Author- Shubha Vilas ISBN -  9788184955309 Pages- 256 Binding - Paperback Publisher- Jaico Publishing House Price- Rs. 250 The ancient Indian literary masterpiece Ramayana comes in its modern form. Rise of the Sun Prince ( first of 6 volumes)  covers one khand of Ramayana. The narrative closely follows Valmikis Ramayana, gently weaving in folk tales as well as the beautiful analogies of the Kamba Ramayana. Rise of the Sun Prince, takes you through the divine story of Lord Rama from His birth up to His marriage. Best thing of book is 'Life Lessons' or 'Sutras' on almost every page, which help in relating the story with our own lives.  It is intact with the original epic, unlike other recent authors who change story according to their whims and fancies. From the very beginning, we are taught about the importance of Gods and holy books like Ramayana in our lives. But to be true, no one in today's world cares to go through or even look at

Book Review: Private India

Author- James Patterson and Ashwini Sanghi Genre- Fiction Pages- 470 ISBN- 9780099586395 Price- Rs. 350 The famous Indian author of Chanakya Chant and The Krishna Key, Ashwin Sanghi, and the star author of Alex Cross series, James Patterson, collaborated for this book of Private Series. Private India, basically being a crime novel, has some elements of style in it.  It begins with a murder, goes on to take reader around town in Mumbai (with stops in exotic places like Dharavi and the Parsi Tower of Silence in Malabar Hill), and ultimately tries to find a fine balance between Hindu mysticism, current affairs issues like violence against women and the grit of an all-American spy thriller. In all, it is combo of all thriller elements. The case of the serial killings is handed over to Wagh and Co by Mumbai Police. Our one-point introduction to the city's police force is Rupesh, a cop who shares an uneasy, strained relationship with his former colleague W