Book Review of Colorful Notions

Colorful Notions : The Roadtrippers 1.0 by Mohit Goyal can be categorised as a travelogue mixed with fiction. This book will surely grab your attention because of its different motive to serve a point i.e travelling. This book would surely change the perspective of a person. It is always difficult to take a decision like exploring life by tripping but this book surely gives you a glimpse of how to live your life.

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The cover of the book is intriguing. This surely gives us an idea about a travelogue but our guess is half wrong when we read the book.

The title Colorful Notions is indeed colorful but the subtitle The Roadtrippers 1.0 has an internal meaning which we come to know at the end.

“Would you give up your high-paying job and comfortable personal life to drive ten thousand kilometres across India? Just for fun! Three twenty-something’s dare to do just that! While the two boys take turns to drive, the girl gives voice-over as they record their entire journey on a handy cam. Ab, Sasha and Unnati are ordinary youngsters, rendered special by the feat they accomplish. As they recount their adventures, I crave to live their journey. They look at each other with a glint in their eyes, as if refurbishing those memories while narrating their spooky time at Bhangarh Fort, strange escapades at Wagah Border and Sundarbans, car breakdowns, wild animals, near-death experiences and highway robbers! It’s nothing less than crazy. I doubted if I’d ever have the gumption to create such experiences. So I did the next best thing – I penned a book about them and their road trip. Colorful Notions is a journey of three young hearts on the Indian terrain and into the inner recesses of their souls, giving a new perspective to relationships, love and life.”

The story revolves around three youngsters in their early twenties, Shashank (Shasha), Abhay (Ab) and Unnati, who manage to convince themselves first and then their guardians to go ahead with their idea of a road trip. Their plan is to travel throughout India across 25 different places, during a period of three-three and a half months, of cultural and historic significance. The planned journey starts from New Delhi and then moves on to other places like Corbett Park, Haridwar, Rishikesh, Manali and Ladakh, Wagah Border and Golden Temple Amritsar, Bhangarh Fort Alwar, Jaipur and Jaiselmer, Mount Abu, Udaipur, Rann of Kutch, Ellora Caves, Goa, Mysore, Kanyakumari, Rameswaram, Hyderabad, Puri, Kolkata, Bodh Gaya, Varanasi, Taj Mahal and conclude at the Jama Masjid in Delhi.

The places are more hence the author didn’t cover each and every place in the book. To be precise, these places and the checklist is really good but not much space is given to them though the incidents related to some places can make you laugh, cry.

The characters in this book are hilarious at times and we have a good time reading the book. These are characters show bond of love, friendship and tangled life. The way they handle the situations at the worst times is remarkable. It is a treat to analyse these characters. And all three of them took my heart.

The descriptions are apt as the author has beautifully explained about the mentioned places. The comic level is well maintained. Some of the incidents are dramatic and if you enact them, you will surely end up laughing your hearts out. The first person narrative surely adds flavour to it. In short, this book is blending of travel experiences with loads of fun element. It uplifts one’s mood. Even if you are not a traveller, you will surely enjoy this journey. Only the editing seems out of the place as it needs a lot of attention else it surely reach your hearts.

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About the Author

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Mohit Goyal holds his Master’s degree from Cranfield University, England. A successful entrepreneur for past 11-years; he is currently heading an international logistics conglomerate with presence in several Asian countries. He resides in New Delhi. Been acknowledged and awarded for many of his short stories in past; he conceived this idea of ‘The RoadTrippers Series’ to combine his love for travel, food and philosophy.

Book Review of Secrets, Sins &Struggles

Secrets, Sins & Struggles by Kamini Kusum is a mind boggling book that would surely change your perspective towards life. The book is a collection of five stories based on five women. This book can be called feminist book as it has stories that revolves around the lifestyle of women including their hardships, sins, secrets and many more such elements.

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Cover- The cover of the book has four women posinf in different ways alogn with different expressions. It gives us an idea that the book highlights about women.

Title- The title is crystal clear and successfully delineates the motive of the book. The whole set of stories revolve around this.

Sneak Peak-“This collection of tales about the lives and loves of five women traces their long, eventful journeys. Meet Pooja, a teenager forced into the flesh trade but determined to escape and get justice. Shrawani who dreams of becoming a bureaucrat despite all the trials life throws her way. Avni who is torn between her childhood friend and her brand-new boyfriend. Harsha who is trapped in a loveless arranged marriage while still being haunted by thoughts of her forsaken lover. Geshna who falls head over heels for a high school sweetheart only to find her own life shrinking to accommodate his. These stories are about the odds stacked against these women in their paths to love and success, and their hope that the next turn that they make will be the one that leads them to the happiness they are longing for. ”

Stories at a glance:

Brothel to Assembly– This story has all sort of emotions that are required in a perfect story like action, drama, thrill, struggle and many more. The protagonist is Pooja who belongs to a low class family and suddenly one day she is dragged in flesh trade which changes her life forever and how she overcame her miseries is the rest of the story. This story teaches us that no matter what happens, strong determination and will to achieve something will surely make the things happen.

Love, Corporate and Custody– This story revolves around Geshna, an amibitious and intelligent teenager who falls for Nihal, an equally intelligent guy. It is believed that often love comes with loads of struggles and sacrifices. This story also had sacrifices but on Geshna’s plate. She did every possible thing to keep her love and remained loyal throughout, little she did she know the secrets of her Nihal. This story has romance, betrayal, dreams. The way Geshna sacrifices her dreams surely makes you respect her.

Madam Bureaucrat– This tale has a prime focus on Sharawani who belongs to a low caste family and desires to clear IAS Exam. In this course, she comes across a guy whom she admires a lot and considers him as her confidante, little did she know his attentions. This story is about her strong will to achieve her dreams. It teaches us, no matter what all situations come up, we should not lose hopes at any point. It really inspires you.

Sin-This saga revolves around Harsha who gets married to Snehil but is in love with Anish. This story is about the true love of a husband and unfaithfulness of a wife who becomes a victim and ends up in an illicit relationship. I feel this story has Snehil as the main hero who proves out to be an ideal who looks after his wife. I feel a husband should be like Snehil but a wife should never be like Harsha.

That Rave Party Night– This story is about Avni, who is torn between her childhood friend Soumya and her boyfriend, Jeevak. This is tale of romance, betrayal, lifestyle. Life takes a drastic turn when Avni finds out that her friend, Soumya has told her something true and it is hard for her to believe this naked truth. The story has a revenge motive as its second part. Sometimes one should not blindly trust our partner. Even if you are in love, you should be alert always.

These five stories are so powerful and has a long lasting impact on the minds of the readers. I could never imagine that five stories could be life changing as well could end up in 211 pages.

Style- The style of writing is simple, clear and lucid. The themes of the stories have vigour in it. The way the author has used point of views is superlicious. Furthermore, these are not short stories, structurally speaking, they are novellas that are beautifully delineated. The characters are portrayed artistically.

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About the Author

Kamini Kusum is a management professional working in an MNC. In her eleven years of professional experience, she has worked in top IT companies such as TCS and HCL, where she has won numerous awards for her skill as a meaningful, gripping story teller. She is a movie buff, while writing is her passion. She lives in Delhi with her husband and two daughters.

 

 

Case of missing Whatsapp Dp

BREAKING NEWS : The missing of display picture on whatsapp has created a havoc. Many people are getting in depression and above all, relationships are affected.

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Case1

Shamli : Nikhail your daughter is in wrong company!

Nikhail: What happened? What has she done?

Shamli : She has hidden her profile picture on whatsapp. She is surely having an affair that is why she is hiding it.

Nikhail: Yes, I will ask her tonight.

Jiya: Yo dad! Wassup?

Nikhail: I need to talk to you?

Jiya: Ya say?

Nikhail: Are you hiding something from us?

Jiya: No! What happened?

Nikhail: Then why your whatsapp dp is hidden?

Jiya: It is not hidden dad. I don’t know what is wrong with it. Some technical problem.

Shamli: Nikhail, your daughter thinks that she is smart and we are all fools here. She is lying. Keep a check on her!

Jiya: I am taking your phone. When you will tell me the truth then only you will get.

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Case2

Wife: I want a divorce.

Husband: What!! Why?

Wife: You have changed alot and this is a negative change.

Husband: I am not getting what the hell are you saying?

Wife: You don’t love me anymore. Are you dating someone else?

Husband( dumbfounded) : Are you in your senses? Why would I do that?

Wife: Then why your whatsapp dp is hidden? It always shows our picture but today it didn’t show. So, this clearly means you are cheating me. Otherwise, why would you do that?

Husband: I really don’t know what has happened. Trust me babe, I love you.

Wife: No, you are lying. Now my lawyer will speak to you.

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Case3

Jan KAum : I want to file a missing report.

Officer: Yes, please give me the details.

Jan KAum: My whatsapp dp is missing. Can you please help me find that?

Officer: When you saw it last?

Jan KAum: Yesterday I updated my dp but nobody messaged me to praise about my dp. I found something suspicious. I checked the dp, it was there. But when I asked my wife, she said it was not there. I was baffled when she said all that. And today, the reporters have shown this news of missing dp. Please take some action about it.

Officer: Okay! Thankyou for corporating with us. We will deal with this.

The investigation for the missing dp starts and when they find out that the leads are at Jan’s home. They surround his house. The officer goes in his house.

Jan Kaum: Hello sir! Have you found out?

Officer: The culprit is in your house.

Jan Kaum: What are you saying? I live here with my wife and my 7 year old kid.

Officer: Come with me in this room.

It was the kid’s room and he was lying on the bed with phone in his hands. He opens whatsapp and laughs. He had accidently created the hide your dp option. When The officer confronted him, he got scared. He told his dad,

Kid: I was chatting with my friends and I had your make your changes id. I accidently did that and thats why everybody is unable to see each others dps. Sorry dad!

Jan Kaum: He quickly changed the settings and everyone could see the dps.

HEnce, The case of the missing whatsapp dp was solved and the option of hide your dp was introduced.

P.S. : I wrote this random writeup on whatsapp dp. There is nothing real in it. It is to lift the mood and mock at us only as we are so addicted to whatsapp these days.