(Image credit: http://www.barnesandnoble.com) The third instalment of the legendary Dune series, "Children of Dune" maintains the same gripping tempo that were the preserve of its predecessors. Feints within feints within feints, plots within plots within plots and intrigue overlaying intrigue leave the reader reeling with an inevitable sense of incredulity! The complex maze of intricacies … Continue reading Children of Dune – Frank Herbert
Month: June 2023
Weekend Ruminations of an over wrought mind – 25th June 2023
(Photo by Georgia de Lotz on Unsplash) In the wink of an eye, seven days are taken away from us by the ravages of time. However, the pillager has been magnanimous enough to leave in our possession a week's worth of sight, sounds, smells and smiles. Here's encapsulating yet another period that has sped by us at the … Continue reading Weekend Ruminations of an over wrought mind – 25th June 2023
The Unspooling of an Unsuspecting World
(Photo by Tokenstreet on Unsplash) From nothingness we came and into nothingness we find ourselves hurtling toward Hegemon v Hegemon, friend v friend and ally v ally Accompanied by a slow deadly adagio, mankind spirals and spirals and spirals. Embracing a whirlwind that knows neither affection nor compassion. A grave, dusty swirl that unrelentingly feeds on raw and … Continue reading The Unspooling of an Unsuspecting World
Monotony – Curse of the Modern World
(Photo by Jed Adan on Unsplash) Identical rivets in fasteners, all rusting at once Indistinguishable fingers wilting away on stereotypical keyboards. Slaves to the twin hands of a clock, themselves the masters of monotony Acolytes at the altar of time stripped of feelings and fun. Unheeding the withering of lives and unmindful of whispered warnings Unrepentant of wasted … Continue reading Monotony – Curse of the Modern World
Weekend Ruminations of an over wrought mind
(Photo by Sixteen Miles Out on Unsplash) The passage of time is immutable, inevitable and imminent. So, what is 7 days in the grander scheme of the cosmos? But every day comes wrapped in its own contradictory package of surprises and mundane repetitions. So, here’s encapsulating the moments, memories and melodies of a week gone by:Quote of the … Continue reading Weekend Ruminations of an over wrought mind
Venky Speaks – The Weekend Diaries
Reminiscence of yet another week gone by!
Mind Shift – Erwin Raphael McManus
(Image Credit: http://www.target.com) Erwin Raphael McManus' profile terms him a mind, life and cultural architect. A well acclaimed author as well as the founder of and lead pastor in Mosaic, a global spiritual movement, McManus has risen from a humble beginning as an immigrant from El Salvador to a leading humanitarian figure and a creative … Continue reading Mind Shift – Erwin Raphael McManus
Meditations of a Fallen Hero
(Photo by Chroki Chi on Unsplash) Battling internal demons and warring with oneself Wilting hopes and frayed nerves An open book with ungainly smudges and dog-eared corners A box that contains neither a red pill nor its blue counterpart A war without weapons is the deadliest of them all. Unseen wounds hardest to heal. (Word Count: 48) Sammi … Continue reading Meditations of a Fallen Hero
Gut Driven: Jump-Start Digestive Health to Nourish Body, Mind & Spirit – Ellen Postolowski
(Image Credit: http://www.barnesandnoble.com) Noted chef turned integrative nutritional training coach, Ellen Postolowski, in an important book brings to bear the importance of maintaining a stabilised and balanced gut health for a rejuvenated. health. At the nub of Postolowski's argument lies the "Reset 90/10 Plan". Adopting a simple logic of not straying from a strict culinary … Continue reading Gut Driven: Jump-Start Digestive Health to Nourish Body, Mind & Spirit – Ellen Postolowski
Amma Vanthaal – Thee Janakiraman
(Image Credit: Kalachuvadu Publications) Controversial, convulsive and cathartic, “Amma Vanthaal” by acclaimed writer Thee Janakiraman leaves the reader with haunting and unshakeable memories. A story of remorse, repentance, reconciliation and recognition, “Amma Vanthaal” picks the bones off an unsuspecting reader showing neither mercy nor gentleness. At the tender age of 8, Appu is packed off … Continue reading Amma Vanthaal – Thee Janakiraman