Book Review: The correct title of this serious and profound book is ‘An Exorcist Explains the Demonic: The Antics of Satan and His Army of Fallen Angels’ by late Fr. Gabriele Amorth, edited by Stefano Stimamiglio and translated into English by Charlotte J. Fasi. I, as an existentialist Catholic, was greatly moved by this book which I finished in a matter of a few days … [Read more...] about ‘An Exorcist Explains the Demonic’ by Fr. Gabriele Amorth
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‘In the Skin of a Jihadist’ by Anna Erelle
Book Review This was not the first time I was reading In the Skin of a Jihadist by Anna Erelle. I had read the book way back when it was first published in the year 2015. I had got my copy from my favorite Mumbai bookstore, Kitab Khana, and I remember finishing the book in two days’ time and being totally shocked by it. I picked it up to read, yet again this year, … [Read more...] about ‘In the Skin of a Jihadist’ by Anna Erelle
‘The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World’ by Melinda Gates
Book Review: After Barack Obama named ‘The Moment of Lift’ by Melinda Gates as his recommended reading for Spring, I immediately decided to buy the book. I managed to do so last weekend when I visited the Granth bookstore in Juhu, Mumbai. When I reached home, I started reading it and I just couldn’t put it down. The book was inspiring, well-crafted and terrific to … [Read more...] about ‘The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World’ by Melinda Gates
‘I am Soul: Poetry & Prose’ by Yecheilyah Ysrayl
Book Review: It was a refreshing and amazing experience to read ‘I Am Soul’ by Yecheilyah Ysrayl who in my opinion is a wonderful poet of everything ‘Soul’. I am from Mumbai, India. In the eyes of the global world, I’m colored or a woman of color. I have read many books and articles about the way a woman of color is treated in society, especially in Indian society. … [Read more...] about ‘I am Soul: Poetry & Prose’ by Yecheilyah Ysrayl
‘Emerging from Shadows: Poetry’ by Balroop Singh
Book Review: After I read ‘Timeless Echoes’ by Balroop Singh, I was so in love with her therapeutic poems, that I went ahead and bought another book of poems penned by her in a span of a few hours. The poetry collection I chose this time was ‘Emerging from Shadows’ which is yet again therapeutic but very different from ‘Timeless Echoes’. ‘Timeless … [Read more...] about ‘Emerging from Shadows: Poetry’ by Balroop Singh