JustAnu

 My head aches and my nose feels blocked. I am sitting in the lecture hall as I write this. Groups of students have gathered as they plan to visit the its a grand annual fest organized by college in Delhi. They are excited as its the first ( at least in front of me ) trip with FRIENDS they have recently been. They are excited to visit Delhi (fine, now you know that my college is far from Delhi ! In terms of distance, yes it definitely is !) And then, it is definitely the time of their lives when they can try and count upon each other for fest and events, memories and bonding Sounds Exciting ! Does it ? I bet you would have wanted to be a part of that too.  But at this moment, as I write this, my head hurts with the buzz and the fuss around me. More than this, I do doubt while saying this, but is it normal for me not to be So Excited about this ? The fact that next week, we are starting with our exams, makes the students less willing to attend the lecture . The class seems...

 Forever is a Lie              -Novoneel Chakraborty Forever is a Lie is a story of Prisha, a 18- year old girl, living in the beautiful city of Bangalore , studying Mass Communications. She is heart broken and initially presents as an introvert, not willing to mingle with anyone.  On the other hand, we have Saveer, a 34 years old man who has been living  with the constant guilt of killing his girlfriend. Throughout the story, he keeps repeating that she died due to him, his whole family and nearly all his favorite acquaintance have died and he was responsible for it. He also mentions that he should have told his girlfriend, Ishanvi about..... What is it that keeps him so much in guilt and what did he wanted to tell her? An investment banker by career, he leaves his well paying job after the death of  Ishanvi and starts an NGO. The character of Saveer is split in two ways, one side he wants to avoid the misery in his life by avoidin...

  Almost Single           - by Advaita Kala A tangy-novel written by Adavita Kala, it is a story of a lady, 29 years old, unmarried and, wait  do you think she is so-work-focused that she didn't marry, busy following her ambition? Well, that's not the case. She hates her job. She hates her boss. She hates her bank-balance. Also, she isn't really proud of her appearance but the one thing that makes her unique is her confidence and acceptance of what's happening around her and her desperate-need of making things work her way. We all need that, right? The whole story tales her experiences, from being one-of-the-unmarried 29 year old, fighting with the social-frown ( not literally, though), in the same 'raft' as her friends to the one…….. Well, read it !. The story is written in a brutally-honest way which shows off the vulnerable and I-don't-know-stuff-and-that's-okay in addition to the heroic moments of the narrator and her acquaintance.   The ...