Alfaaz ki Mehfil: Bringing Seven Centuries of Urdu Poetry Closer to the Modern Reader

In a literary landscape increasingly defined by speed and brevity, arrives as a work of preservation and accessibility. Published by , the anthology gathers more than 250 couplets from over a hundred of the finest Urdu poets spanning nearly seven centuries, presenting them alongside simple English translations and word meanings. The result is a book…

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Beyond Questions, Toward Life: The Reflective Ghazals of Dr. Divya Dayal

There are books that attempt to answer life’s complexities, and there are others that choose instead to dwell thoughtfully within them. belongs to the latter tradition — a contemplative ghazal collection that invites readers to pause, reflect, and inhabit the emotional landscapes that exist beyond certainty. Emerging from a space where music, psychology, and introspection…

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Shivendra Sharma and Being Yogi – An Accidental Serendipity: A Quiet Reckoning with Purpose in a Noisy World

In an age defined by acceleration—of ambition, information, and expectation—stillness has become a rare achievement. , the debut novel by , engages directly with this condition. It is not a spiritual manual, nor a conventional coming‑of‑age narrative. Instead, it is a reflective exploration of how ordinary lives stumble, often unwillingly, toward deeper questions of meaning….

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Bhavya Barai and the Grace of Quiet Writing: Two Books That Give Shape to Silence

In a literary moment often dominated by urgency and assertion, writes with a rare composure. At just 22, his work demonstrates an instinctive understanding of restraint—of when to speak, and when to allow silence to carry meaning. Across a poetry collection and an introspective novel, Barai places the book itself at the centre, letting language…

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The Smile of the Bougainville : On Migration, Memory, and the Quiet Arithmetic of Choice

Migration in literature is often framed in absolutes — as escape or arrival, loss or fulfilment. The Smile of the Bougainvillea resists this simplification. Written with composure and psychological acuity, the novel turns its attention to what lies between departure and belonging: the long interim where lives are lived provisionally and choices accumulate their consequences…

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Pen and Paper Award Winner Prajakta Pandurang Kalambarkar on The Marathon Within and the Quiet Art of Endurance

For , writing has never been about volume or visibility. It has been about listening—to silence, to questions that linger, and to emotions that rarely find language. Her recognition as a Pen and Paper Award winner for Tiny Tales of Wonder affirms a voice shaped by restraint, sensitivity, and emotional honesty rather than spectacle. That…

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The Monk in the Corner Office: An Editorial Perspective

In an era where burnout is increasingly normalized and emotional exhaustion is often masked as ambition, offers a reflective and grounded examination of what it means to succeed without losing one’s inner balance. Rather than positioning emotional intelligence and mindfulness as corporate performance tools, the book treats them as essential human capacities—quietly transformative when applied…

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Alvin Kalicharan: Reframing Growth Through Discipline and Self‑Inquiry

: Reframing Growth Through Discipline and Self‑Inquiry Alvin Kalicharan approaches leadership—and writing—with a conviction shaped by experience rather than theory: knowledge acquires meaning only when it changes another life. Over more than two decades across banking, consulting, and education, he has worked in environments defined by complexity and consequence. Yet his professional reputation rests not…

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