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Indian Author special: Durjoy Datta

Indian Author special: Durjoy Datta

Durjoy Datta is a motivational speaker, author, and entrepreneur. He is a screenwriter best known for his coffee-table novels on young Indians' romantic lives. Due to this, Durjoy Datta is one of the favourite writers of most Indian readers. He has a sizable fan base, which is primarily made up of the country's youth. Datta's success stems from his ability to interact with young people, ranging from school-aged children to college students. Datta's stories have a sense of realism about them. Everything appears too genuine to be a tale, from the main characters to the narrative and twists. A romance…
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Ten Most Popular Villains in English Literature

Ten Most Popular Villains in English Literature

By Pranjali Wakde It is obvious to fall in love with heroes and heroines, but it is the villains who add that much-needed spice in the books. Simply put, without a villain, there’s no point in the story at all. Fortunately, the readers understand how vital this figure is – and that is exactly why there are villains who are very popular, maybe even more loved than the heroes. Mr Hyde from The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde: One of the finest literary pieces, Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, gave us Mr Hyde, a…
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Prose: the foundation of literature

Prose: the foundation of literature

By Navya D Prose is a natural flow of language and sentences used in literature. It can be both fictional and non-fictional. Unlike poetry, prose is present only in sentences and paragraphs whereas you find lists and stanzas in poetic and other similar forms of literature. Prose resembles natural speech. Most of the literature is available in prose. Since it is such a wide term, it is categorized into numerous kinds. Hence, let me limit the article to fictional prose so that the things are not mixed up and you learn without any confusion. Different kinds of fictional prose: Short…
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Indian Author special: Chetan Bhagat

Indian Author special: Chetan Bhagat

By Anuradha Punyani Chetan Bhagat, known as a people's author, is India's most widely read author. He began his career at IIM and went on to become a light-hearted and accessible novelist. His works are not only enjoyable for readers, but they also serve as an inspiration for aspiring authors. In 2008, the New York Times dubbed Chetan Bhagat "India's Best Selling English Language Novelist." He was named one of Time magazine's "100 Most Influential People in the World'' in 2010. He is listed among the ‘100 Most Creative People In Business' by Fast Company in the United States. Continue…
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These 10 movies featured books and libraries

These 10 movies featured books and libraries

There are very few movies that either have books or libraries. So, as I was flipping through channels, “The Shawshank Redemption” caught my attention. Probably because that’s the first time I realized libraries and books can make a movie even more beautiful. Well, you can curse me later for not discovering it earlier, being a book worm. Later on, I contemplated about the movies that featured libraries or even books per se. I was pretty confident that I can jot down a list of movies that can be counted with my fingers. But, to my astonishment I have found a…
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Book Villains who don’t deserve your sympathy

Book Villains who don’t deserve your sympathy

Books showcase a set of characters that are the centre of the story. There are the heroes, who are loved by all, thanks to the virtue of their position in the narrative. There are anti-heroes, who are, these days, favoured more than any other characters. And lastly, the villains, a type that boils your blood whenever they appear in the scene. Most of the time, one can sympathize with these villains, especially if the author throws their motive and their tragic backstories – villains and tragic backstories mostly go hand in hand – in our faces. And yet, there exist…
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How book reading sessions enrich your relationship with books and authors?

How book reading sessions enrich your relationship with books and authors?

By Navya D. It’s 2021 and I see kindle books and Ipads everywhere. Reading habits have changed a lot. Not long ago, I used to visit library on every weekend and attend book reading sessions whenever I get to know about one. The rapid technological growth has changed a lot of things about books and reading, right from how we read and what we read to how we like to associate ourselves with the habit of book reading. Book reading sessions are equally impacted with ‘modernization’ process and the situation has been drastically affected with the pandemic.   Book reading…
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5AM club & more: Author special- Robin Sharma

5AM club & more: Author special- Robin Sharma

By Anuradha Punyani We, the younger generation, are constantly eager to learn new things and take advantage of chances that present themselves, but do we know how to make the most of them? The path to success must be properly paved in order to hold the footsteps of our forefathers and mothers together! But do we know how to go about doing it? Well, the only approach to find answers to such fascinating issues is to read Robin Sharma's books with an eye that looks out for solutions, rather than problems. These books will take care of all your needs…
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Candace Bushnell: An international bestselling author resonating with women

Candace Bushnell: An international bestselling author resonating with women

By Navya D. The internationally bestselling author, Candace Bushnell moved to a city of dreams, New York from Glastonbury when she was 19. She began her journey as an author in her teens and published a children’s genre book called ‘Simon & Schuster.’ Candace Bushnell established her trademark in romantic humorous fiction and that’s what earned her the most coveted position as an author. Sex and the City, the critically acclaimed fictional novel of Candace Bushnell, has its roots in a 1990’s column written by Candace in Hamptons Magazine. Her column in New York observer, Sex and the City, ran…
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Writing tips for upcoming authors

Writing tips for upcoming authors

By Anuradha Punyani Who doesn’t admire the Pulitzer Prize winners, #1 New York Times bestselling authors, brilliant novelists, smart journalists, and professional communicators? The most common question that arises in everybody’s minds: do you have any advice for aspiring writers? Since every successful writer has his own theory, his own way of working, knowing whom to listen to might be difficult given the overwhelming amount of advice available. Let's take it from some of the world's best writers. Here are some bestselling authors' top writing tips for budding authors.   Work on your mental fitness   “As a writer, the…
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