Exploring the Bookish World

'Work, Workers & Workplaces' by Parthajeet Sarma is an excellent book which gives the readers an idea of the radically changing nature of work, workers and workplaces using space as a starting point of innovation. The advancement of technology in the modern times is taking place in leaps and bounds. Everything around us is changing. And so is work, workers and workplaces. Technology has enabled humans to work from coffee shops and from home, reducing the need to go to work. The very meaning of work has changed for modern-day workers where the workplace is no more a physical space. In the modern world, the workplace is an amalgamation of physical and digital. The author has used real-life situations as examples. This has made the book very easy to comprehend and also very interesting. The theme of this book is very relevant. I liked the fact that how the book focuses on the need to have a comfortable working environment. I feel this is indeed absolutely necessary ...

'Songs of Cauvery' by Kalyanraman Durgadas is a beautiful book. Set in the pre-independence era, this book brings to light the actual condition of the times. The transition years between the nineteenth and the twentieth century was a time which was both politically and socially unstable. The story takes place in the fertile delta of the River Cauvery, in the town of Tiruvaiyaru, South India. Panju is a brilliant boy, who belongs to a Brahmin family. When he grows up, he decides to join the freedom movement. His sister, Janaki, was very fond of reading and had within her the quest for knowledge. She went against age-old traditions and continued her education. She became the only woman from her district to study in a college.  To know more about what happens in the lives of Panju and his sister Janaki, you have to read the book. The vivid chronicled descriptions make this book unputdownable and absolutely interesting. The plot is very well constructe...

'Kartikeya' by Anuja Chandramouli is a work of mythological fiction. The book tells us the tale about 'the mysterious and misunderstood son of Mahadeva - Kartikeya'.  Indian Mythology is a topic that really interests me. In fact, I personally feel that the whole concept of Mythology is very intriguing. There are so many different characters and numerous tales about them. Since our childhood, we have heard so much about the Gods and Goddesses. Mythology plays an important part in our life. Nevertheless, some people believe in the mythological stories, some do not. Now, coming to the book. 'Kartikeya'  tells us the tale of one of the most enigmatic gods, about whom there are not many popular stories among the masses. Most of us do not know much about him. Kartikeya.  The book traces the story of his birth, his adventures, and his deeds. Another interesting fact about this book is that the villain is not any Asura. Here the villain is Lord Indra....