Sparks Before The Fire

Today, unlike my usual posts, am going to be talking about my own book 

published by a person, I admire a lot - Suzanne Eaton, Owner of Airlift Publishing

 

Before I jump right in, guys a fair disclaimer, self-love is unhealthy ;)

So, watz this bhuk al about, eh ?? 

This book puts together thoughtfully penned anecdotes. They are fragments which miraculously make sense independently as well as when each of them are put together as one whole book, through an invisible connection that simply gifts the reader with qualities such as unity, honesty, loyalty amongst many more. 

Replace your habit of reading newspapers in the morning when you wake up with a single minute read of this book and a practice of applying them someway in your life and commence the day. It'll save your time and keep your mind healthy. 

Alrie, alright... where does this stuff come to you [as in me :) ] .. dah! ya do yoga or follow a guru or something?? 

So, that's a very good question. Well frankly it comes from the voice within. you know, my intellect, prompts me to PICK A PEN (like a command of sorts) and I do and the ink starts poring onto the paper. Am like - wow!! When am done. Of course, everyone has an inner conscious. so do I. I've nurtured it to grow and guide me, when my senses seem to play mischief and hostile environment, neighbors , friends or family etc seem to deceive. 

My inner voice is my guru, my yoga or meditation. 

Why should others get this book, whats so special about it that we won't get in another? I'd might as well choose a #1 Bestseller? 

I guess, your language itself shows that I've developed some interest. your voice is no longer drooling. so, obviously there is some substance in it. And if I reveal everything here, what'll you do after getting the book :) 

Answering your question - there will be books pressing principles to your chest claiming that if you make it your guru mantra your life will change for the better, they'll conceal the reasoning and concepts behind those principles. This book does no such thing. 

It'll present thoughts on various subjects, at some places giving the reasoning behind, ideas which I do not conceal or keep secret. It'll equip you to understand and make your own decisions. There is a mix of a lot of things in the book. 

Each of the piece is a drop of water from the ocean. The ocean aka title of other books - which you can get to get more insight in that particular topic. 

The book still amazes me, by how I managed to link every piece with an invisible string as ONE. 

That's fantabulous, where can I get the book ? 

The ISBN of the book is 979-8-89546-589-9  = use this ISBN on Barnes and Noble to get the book. 

You can also find it on other bookselling websites. 

Publishers website also lists the book - www.airliftpublishing.com 

Otherwise, you can get it directly from me. If you wish to place a bulk order, contact me directly and I'll process it for you. 

I'll head for them right away !!!! 

The Friendless God by S. Anuradha

The author was recommended by R.N. Bhaskar, a reputed journalist I met at Bhopal in February 2023. 

R.N. Bhaskar is known for having published a biography of Gautam Adani. 

It is interesting to note that the book mentions the 'First Edition' was published in 2017, just in case anybody deludes themselves to believe it comes at a time just when Ayodhya Ram Mandir is being talked about with the clock ticking for the time of its inaugural on the 22nd January 2024. 

The author identifies herself as a Historian and Financial Journalist, which rather disappointed me, after reading the book. As I found meagre research work or grounded facts. 

The title of the book, the Friendless God, creates a tremor but when your eyes read the sub title, that's where it all begins - the journey to explore what the book has to say. 

Staunch denial of the author, in their attempt to appear realistic, that anti- asceticism - made the story very hard to understand, one wondered what was going on, who or what was the writer talking about and the narration is very vague. Conclusively, in fact, the staunch denial has brought out, that which the writer is seemingly wanting to bury, ever more brightly. 

The characters - Raman, Vaidehi and Kodanda are very shallow. There is a lot of potential in each one of them, that has not been dug into and for a writer who claims is a historian and a financial journalist, in the back cover of the book - I'd only say it reflects poorly on the author. 

The plot is like a tidal wave, not moving forward and only repeats itself over and over again, except at one place where Kodanda runs away. So, without there being proper writing techniques applied, it becomes very dull and predictive. However, the bright side of this is, that even if a reader leaves the book for 10-15 days, when they open the book they find it easy to pick up from where they left. 

I'd like to put a personal thought provoking note to the author here - 

If the West are known for the Practicality and Money, The East have been known for the Ethics and Value. Interestingly, a Doctor will validate it, by saying the left brain is logical whilst the right brain is mystical. Just as the left is depicted as masculine (The Sun), right as feminine (the Moon). Both play a part in maintaining a balance, the world cannot exist without the other. 

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The book doesn't need to and may not change what it wants to convey at all, let me make this clear. The writer needs to either overcome their blocks or hire a good editor or a ghostwriter. They need to pump in more concrete reasoning behind the scenes. After all its an historian writing the book, not a baby neglecting forced feeding. Just That much work, will give a cutting-edge touch to the book. 

Until such time, I wouldn't recommend this book. 

So, lets say ... even if the author accidentally ended up reaching the book to the descendants of Lord Ram himself, then the author will not realize it. Such tragedies may also happen with the author.