Aakashwondersabout

John Grisham is as good as he is prolific. His numerous foray into the world of courtroom thrillers and beyond have filled up many bookracks. But, thankfully he hasn't compromised the quality of his writing. Year after year, he continues to deliver excellent courtroom thrillers, tying it up with vivid tales of corrupt institutions, corporate greed and the vices of law practices to which any reader would have been happily unaware. Although his first book, A Time to Kill wasn't popular initially, his next novel The Firm brought him worldwide recognition. And finally, his previous works also got the attention they deserved.  Each and every novel of John Grisham are undoubtedly the benchmarks in the genre, but today I'd like to pick my favourite and gush over it a little. Although it is very difficult to single out his best novel from the likes of The Firm, The Partner, The Pelican Brief, A Time to Kill , and so on,  I have picked a favourite. It's The Rainmaker. Surpris...

Back in 2014, I was very much into Dan Brown- reading all his books in a spree. As everyone who has read The Da Vinci Code can attest to, once you've finished the book, there's only one thing to do, google books similar to it. And I was browsing through the suggestions google threw at me, one name caught my eye. The Ekkos clan , written by an IIT graduate, was featured in many lists. It's not every day you get to see such names, listed alongside Dan brown . And I got intrigued and started searching for the book details. I found the premise very interesting, a thriller set in Indian Subcontinent that combined ancient history, linguistic palaeontology, mathematics, music and a mystery story. And I set out to search for the book in the bookshops of Kathmandu. Sadly, I couldn't find any that had the book available. And since Indian online portal Flipkart didn't deliver to Kathmandu, I had given up my hope. But showing a daring only 19 years have I emailed the author dir...

 I wrote this poem to depict the harrowing truth about domestic abuse and violence happening in many families. And for the fear of society, the stories get stifled. Here's hoping may all the victims find the strength to overcome the demons in their life This Poem was  selected for the Recitation round  in  Kavya-Krama 2020  organized by P arikrama Students' Family , BPKIHS, Dharan. A recitation of the poem can be viewed  here .                          Demons in the Bottle Sometime into the night, amidst the darkness An ominous thud punctuates the silence And we wait with bated breath     As the door gives in, and a figure enters  With faltering steps and a waddling gait Me and my mother, we find each other’s hand Look into each other’s eyes, full of fear Knowing that a whimper or a sob would trigger The avalanche of a...