Sunday, 16 July 2023 | PNS
Book : Machiavellian Gambit: Deception, Betrayal, and the Pursuit of Power
Author: Ashish Jaiman
Machiavellian Gambit is a novel that follows the story of a political leader who uses Machiavellian tactics to climb the ranks of power. The novel explores themes of ambition, power, corruption and the cost of achieving success in a corrupt system. Throughout the story, the reader is taken on a journey through the murky world of Indian politics where alliances are fragile and betrayal is always around the corner. The novel strives to explore the darker side of politics and the human nature that drives it.
Book : Song of The Trinity: The Rise of Kali
Author: Vadhan
Kali, the Lord of Kaliyug, while languishing in an impregnable prison, is devising a sinister plan to wreak vengeance by way of revenge. In the age dominated by deceit and treachery, his vassals are going the whole hog to exploit the flaws and weaknesses to break their liege free from captivity. This is to ensure that the Kali reigns supreme in the entire universe with the resurrection of villains and annihilation of the gods and humanity. Once he breaks loose the end of creation nears. The gods are trying to stop squabbling among themselves and get united to fight the Evil. A handful of bravehearts from diverse backgrounds, including a cursed warrior, an eccentric demi-god, a sage with fiery nature and an extraterrestrial orphan, are standing between the supreme Evil and the survival of the universe.
Book : Perplex City
Author: Naseha Sameen
Perplex City paints an intrinsic layer of a city in its three different lockdowns, decades apart, telling the story of a night as Khali Dera, Blossom Haveli and Jharokha Apartment remained a silent witness to the unprecedented acts of love, hate, jealousy, regret and redemption that changed the lives of everyone around. The colossal events looked distant and insignificant and all they wanted and prayed was the night to end.
Book : Noor
Author: Capt M S Chadha
As the title of the book suggests, Noor is the main character of this book. Noor is an orphan girl who had to endure a lot in her life. Life remaining challenging all through, she had to go through loneliness, heartbreak, separation, depression and what not. The book is not just about her sufferings but how she faces all these ordeals and battles. Romance, drama, surprise elements and so on are the key factors of the story that the book tells. The story spanning across India-Pakistan border, this depicts the similarity the human race shares.
Book : Soch Sanjeevani
Author: Vaibhav Pande
Soch Sanjeevani is more an effort than a book, as the author claims, to make a difference in life, to make us love life. The poetry and thoughts the book contains may help us in keeping ourselves energetic. We grow when we give ourselves; we may turn every defeat into victory if we so wish. This is the theme of the book.
