Exploring the Bookish World

Legitimacy of Power: The Permanence of Five in the Security Council by Dilip Sinha is an informative and brilliant piece of work. I have always chosen fiction over non-fiction, but recently as I am reading more of the non-fiction genre, I am intrigued and amazed by the brilliance of this genre. As is evident from the title of the book, it talks about the working and operations of the United Nations, more specifically, about one of its most important organ, Security Council. It is a study of international security cooperation and its international law. It has historical details about how the organisation came into being, with UK, USA, Russia, France and China as the Permanent Five members, and how it has been working since. The book is divided into 16 chapters, each chapter describing the various aspects of the UN, from its formation to the modern times. It is extremely informative and contains a detailed description. Legitimacy of Power is a perfect academic text and is suit...

An interesting collection of micro tales, SHE - Screw Silence! by Reecha Agarwal Goyal, will take you on an emotional journey. It will make you think. Recently, I came across a number of books on micro tales, but this one is unique in many different ways. "Why kickboxing?"                                                                                                                "I plan to knock out patriarchy one day."  As the title of the book suggests, SHE - Screw Silence! is all about equality, feminism, women empowerment, the women raising their voices, and smashing the patriarchy. The book might look like a short, and cute book, but the subject is really deep. Each one of the micro tales...

The eleventh Apeejay Kolkata Literary Festival will be held from the 17th of January to 19th of January, 2020. 12 Bestselling Authors, 4 Women Bosses in Publishing amongst over 100 speakers / Poets to grace the 11th edition. AKLF 2020 HIGHLIGHTS · Venues - Allen Park, Park Street, Alliance Francaise, Park Mansions, Max Mueller Bhavan and Tollygunge Club · Voices - 12 Bestselling Authors, 10 Columnists, 4 women bosses in Publishing, Over 100 speakers and poets across genres and age groups. · Writers’ Awards –Prabha Khaitan Woman’s Voice Award in association with Oxford Bookstore will announce its winner. The 2nd edition of the Award that celebrates fresh Indian voices in women’s writing. · Book Cover Design Awards - Oxford Bookstore Book Cover Prize will unveil its shortlist book covers. This is the 5th edition of the Award in association with Jaipur Literature Festival  · Global representation - Authors fro...