(1). The immortal of meluha
The Immortals of Meluha is the first novel of the Shiva trilogy series by Amish Tripathi.
The story is set in the land of Meluha and starts with the arrival of the Shiva. The Meluhans believe that Shiva is their fabled savior Neelkanth. Shiva decides to help the Meluhans in their war against the Chandravanshis, who had joined forces with a cursed Nagas; however, during his journey and the fight that ensues, Shiva learns how his choices actually reflect who he aspires to be and how they lead to dire consequences.
Meluha is a near-perfect empire, created many centuries earlier by Lord Ram, one of the greatest Hindu kings ever lived. However, the once-proud empire and its Suryavanshi rulers face severe crisis as its primary river, Saraswati, is slowly drying to extinction.
They also face devastating terrorist attacks from the Chandravanshis, who joined the Nagas forces, a cursed race with physical deformities. The Meehan king, Daksha, sends his emissaries to North India in Tibet to invite the local tribes to Meluha. Shiva, chief of the Guna tribe, accepts the proposal and moves to Meluha with his people. Once reached, they are received by Ayurvati, the Chief of Medicine of the Meluhans. The Gunas are impressed with the Meluhan way of life. On their first night of stay, the tribe wakes up with a high fever and sweating. The Meehan doctors administer medicine.
About the Author
Mumbai-born Amish Tripathi gave up a highly successful career as a banker following the enormous success in India of his first book, The Immortals of Meluha. Amish is passionate about history, mythology, and philosophy, as well as world cultures and religions. He lives in Mumbai.
(2). Jhumpa Lahiri
Born on July 11, 1967, in London as Nilanjana Lahiri to Bengali parents, Jhumpa Lahiri is an American-Indian author. Lahiri moved to Rhode Island as a young child and lived there for over thirty years before shifting to Italy. When her classmates and teachers had difficulty pronouncing her name, her nickname Jhumpa was an alternative that came to be popularly used. Jhumpa Lahiri won the Pulitzer Prize for her debut work 'Interpreter of Maladies,' published in 1999. Over the years, she has also won prestigious awards, including the PEN/Hemingway Award, the O. Henry Prize, the Asian American Literary Award, the 2017 PEN/Malamud Award for Excellence in the Short Story, among others. Her works convey the cultural conflicts faced by immigrants, which she herself felt while growing up in the US. Here we list down some of her best works, including short stories, novels, and non-fiction, which we all should read.
(3). The Nine-Chambered Heart:
"The ones we pretend to ignore are the ones we are most aware of."
In the book, you see the protagonist through the perspective of eight different men and a woman, and the most interesting part is the protagonist is mute throughout the story (you never hear her side). The chapters are very thoughtfully named once you read the chapter and recollect why it is named to put a smile on your face.
I am impressed by how despite no suspense or plot twist, it kept me intrigued and glued. Some characters perceive the protagonist as very generous, while others perceive her as very cold, which is my takeaway. Either you can be an extremely great person for some people, or you can be very shallow for others. It's all a matter of perspectives and the phase where you stand.
(4). Black beauty
This is the first book I ever read. I remember the day that I brought it in to show to my teacher, Miss Gerardi. She asked me if I could read it, so I started reading it aloud to her right away.
The story is told in Black Beauty's own words. The story was set in 19th century England, at a time when almost everyone came into frequent contact with horses. Beauty's friends are hard to forget, especially high-spirited Ginger. Anna Sewall's words are full of loving empathy for these beautiful animals. I hope that her story caused at least a few people to treat them with greater kindness.
(5). Little princess
A Little Princess, Frances Hodgson Burnett
A Little Princess is a children's novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett, first published in 1905.
Captain Crewe, a wealthy English widower, has been raising his only child, Sara, in India, stationed with the British Army. Because the Indian climate is considered too harsh for children, British families traditionally send their children to boarding school back home in England.
The captain enrolls his young daughter at Miss Minchin's boarding school for girls in London and dotes on his daughter so much that he orders and pays the headmistress for special treatment and exceptional luxuries for Sara, such as a private room for her with a personal maid and a separate sitting room, along with Sara's own private carriage and a pony. Miss Minchin openly fawns over Sara for her money but secretly and jealously despises her for her wealth. ...
(6). Letter of Jawaharlal Nehru to his daughter
Letters from a Father to his Daughter, Jawaharlal Nehru
Letters from a Father to His Daughter is a collection of 30 letters written by Jawaharlal Nehru in 1928 to his daughter Indira Gandhi when she was 10 years old, teaching about natural history and the story of civilizations. At the time of writing the letters, Nehru was in Allahabad, while Indira was in Mussoorie.
(7). Norse mythology Neil Gaiman
Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman is a compulsively readable retelling of various myths from Norse Mythology.
Once upon a time, in that hazy prehistoric time before Goodreads, Neil Gaiman was my favorite author. Sandman was the gateway drug, but I read all the Gaiman works. I could get my hands on American Gods, Neverwhere, Coraline, Stardust; you get the point. As the years went by, some of the shine wore off that penny. As I explored Gaimain's influences, like P.G. Wodehouse and Ray Bradbury, some of the magic was diminished.
Anyway, I heard Gaiman was writing this book, and my interest was rekindled. I've been curious about Norse mythology since reading my first Thor comic. Gaiman delivers the goods here. In Norse Mythology, Gaiman retells fifteen Norse myths, from the creation of the Aesir to Ragnarok, the twilight of the gods, making them accessible to the modern reader. All of the Norse gods you're familiar with from pop culture, namely Odin, Thor, Loki, Balder, and Heimdall, are here, as well as a slew of others like Vidar, Kvasir, and Hod. I was tangentially aware of some of what transpired, like Loki giving birth to a six-legged horse and Odin hanging from Yggdrasil, the world tree, for nine days and nights before gaining his wisdom, but a lot of it was new to me. The Aesir sure liked to booze it up, didn't they? While there was quite a bit to like about this book, the thing that really stuck in my mind was Naglfar, the ship of the dead made out of fingernails. Really. Loki tying his junk to the beard of a goat for entertainment purposes was right up there, though.
(8). An Ember in the Ashes
This book was amazing. Sabaa Tahir, I love you.
An Ember in the Ashes has been hovering on my to-read list ever since its release about a year ago. It got a lot of praise, a lot of hype, and it's all totally warranted. It even earned a spot on my ' favorites' list.
Laia's grandparents are murdered and her brother taken prisoner; her only course of action is to join the resistance against the empire to save her brother. Elias is a soldier for the empire but wants nothing more than to desert.
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(9). The Metamorphosis
Die Verwandlung und andere Erzählungen = The Metamorphosis and Other Stories, Franz Kafka
In the bizarre world of Franz Kafka, salespeople turn into giant bugs, apes give lectures at college academies, and nightmares probe the mysteries of modern humanity’s unhappiness. More than any other modern writer in world literature, Franz Kafka captures the loneliness and misery that fill the lives of 20th-century humanity.
The Metamorphosis and Other Stories reveals the author’s extraordinary talent in various forms—prose poems, short stories, sketches, allegories, and novelettes—and showcases the straight-faced humor, startling psychological insight, and haunting imagination for which he is revered as a modern master.
In addition to "The Metamorphosis," this collection includes "Early Stories," "Contemplation," "The Judgement," "The Stoker," "In the Penal Colony," and "A Country Doctor.
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(10). Men Without Women
Haruki Murakami (born January 12, 1949) is a Japanese writer. His books and stories have been bestsellers in Japan and internationally, with his work being translated into 50 languages and selling millions of copies outside his native country.
Binge drinking at local bars, he could never find any damning information and instead sympathizes with Takatsuki's observations.
He also never learns of his wife's motives, calling it a "blind spot" in his knowledge of her. After hearing his story, Misaki notes that perhaps his wife's affairs had nothing to do with love, which was a good enough reason to do so. After contemplating this proposition, he falls asleep as she continues driving.
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