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This book has to be the best non fiction work I have read so far. It is a compilation of the fighting and inspiring stories of six different Indian women in the field of medicine. This book is the biography of the greatest women doctors starting from Anandibai Joshi, kadambini Ganguly, Rukhmabai Raut, Haimabati Sen, Muthulakshmi Reddy to Mary Poonam Lukose. This book was inspiring throughout. I was pained to read their struggles of being trapped in child marriage, how men thought women entering medicine is a threat, how some of them were called names, how they had to face racism, their difficulty in handling both family and duties, getting rejected for positions even when they were better qualified than men. I had tears of joy reading how they crossed all these odds to reach where they were meant to be. PROS : It’s highly inspirational. If you are looking for an inspiring non fiction book, then this is a must read. It’s a well researched book. The facts and biographies have been taken ...

This is a self help book regarding the common problems faced in new born. Dr. R.P. Bansal is a famous Indian paediatrician and this book is his way of educating his patients and other people regarding child care. Reading this book felt very nostalgic to me. It took me back to the days of my paediatric internship when this was all commonly seen everyday in the ward. The book is divided neatly into many chapters of common newborn physiological conditions, the conditions that should worry the parents, health issues faced during toddler and adolescent stage. It covers entirely from newborn care, breast feeding, physiological issues to paediatric diseases. PROS: Every medical condition is explained in simple and understandable terms. This book is a myth buster - It’s common for new parents to be worried regarding every symptom that develops in a neonate. Hence, they end up consulting google treatments or self medicate or follow home remedies which may be harmful. This book has given a clear...

This book is about two expatriates who are now living in Mumbai, India. Kate Princeton is in her thirties and is a successful businesswoman. She is the CEO of an event management company, the Semicircle Entertainment. As much as Kate finds success in her career, she remains unlucky in love. She meets her clients Mr. Edward Scott and Mrs. Natasha Scott during a business event. She is immediately attracted towards Edward even though he is married.  Kate is confused between her intuitive feelings and reality. Will she find the one she needed in her life in Ed or is it just another failed relationship on the line? PROS : The book is very fast paced and easy to comprehend. Its perfect for beginners as well. The author does not mince her words or beat around the bush and she conveys what she wants exactly. It's a quick read - You can grab this as a lazy day read or on days when you need a quick feel good book. If you need books with strong female protagonist, then this book is definitely...

To read and promote Indian books is always a delight. Being a huge cricket fan and this being the IPL season, I realised it was perfect for me to read this book. This book is about a cricket league happening in Mumbai for the first time. The Dongri dragons team is owned by MM who is also an infamous drug dealer. He ropes in Vivank, a past cricketing superstar who had a failed career due to drug abuse, as the team coach. They are under the constant radar of Zia, a daring cop who wants to bring out the drug dealings involved in the world of cricketing. It all comes down to Zia and MM facing each other finally and only one can survive. Will Vivank who managed to leave behind his past and start a new career be entangled in this chaos? PROS : very beginner friendly - neatly written when maintaining the flow of the story. The twists and turns at the end were unpredictable. A quick read. People who like cricket and sports fiction will be able to connect to the story well. Covers the unknown r...

" AT AN EARLY AGE I LEARNED THAT PEOPLE MAKE MISTAKES, AND YOU HAVE TO DECIDE IF THEIR MISTAKES ARE BIGGER THAN YOUR LOVE FOR THEM. " " BRAE DOESN'T MEAN YOU'RE NOT SCARED. IT MEANS YOU GO ON EVEN THOUGH YOU'RE SCARED. " It’s been a long time since I read a proper black history book. The hate u give has stayed in my TBR for quite a long time now until I finally decided to pick it up. This book has been listed as urban fiction but doesn’t really look like a work of fiction at all. It’s real, it has happened and it’s happening even now.! This book revolves around Starr, a 16 year old teenager, whose parents strive hard every day to give their children a normal life. She lives simultaneously in two different worlds, one in her school ‘Garden heights’ among her other American friends and the other one, where she is scared to pass on every day just to survive. Both of her world changes when she becomes the prime witness of a racial violence and murder of her ...

According to WHO, human health is a state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing. Out of which mental health is the most commonly ignored part of a human’s wellbeing in the world, especially in India. Here, any person meeting a psychiatrist is immediately branded as a “mad” person by the society. This is because of lack of awareness among the general public on what constitutes a mental disorder and how likely it is to be cured. KNOW YOUR ILLNESS: Mental health issues include a wide range of problems ranging from clinical depression, anxiety, eating disorders, post traumatic stress disorder to schizophrenia, ADHD, OCD etc.  Fortunately, mental health issues have gained more importance in the eyes of general public in the post covid era where people have started realising what’s it like to have professional guidance.   HOW CAN SEEING A PSYCHIATRIST HELP YOU: 1.       THEY WILL HEAR YOU OUT: Sometimes, all you need is someone to talk to and...