Book Reviews

Quotes from book "CHANGUNA"

swapnilsambhav@gmail.com (swapnil) — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 14:24:00 +0000

Quotes from Book “CHANGUNA”

1. “dovaapaoXaa dOvaalaa ek maa~aa jaasta Aaho.”

Author: Aacharya Atre

Book: CHANGUNA (1954)

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The Beauty of These Present Things

swapnilsambhav@gmail.com (swapnil) — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 08:18:00 +0000

BOOK REVIEW “THE BEAUTY OF THESE PRESENT THINGS”

Author: Avtar Singh

Genre: Fiction

Language: English

Pages: 239

Cost: 250 Rs.

Publisher: Penguin Books

First Published: 2000

The Beauty of These Present Things is a first novel from Avtar Singh. Novel is portrayal of young aspiring writer’s life in contemporary Mumbai. The book is sarcasm which is enduring quality of aspiring Indian youngsters.

An editor in a publishing firm Katie try to track down aspiring young writer Arjun because she has some time in her hand on her visit to Mumbai. Arjun had sent her some short stories and she sensed promise in him so she decides to meet him. In the process of tracking down Arjun she meets some people who are Arjun’s friends or he knows them. And she surprised to know that Arjun had used all these people as characters in the short stories he sent her. His stories were based on these people lives and characters weren’t fictional but real and interacting with her. So she $is increasingly drawn into Arjun’s world. She finds him more and more interesting, and eager to meet him. Meanwhile, Arjun, unaware that Katie is looking for him, pursues his daily routine. As usual he is working as a real-estate agent.

This is the story of just one day —19 May 1999. Filling 239 pages exploring just one day is amazing. Book is simple and free flowing; it is neither idealistic nor cynic. If I have to rate this book I will give it 6 out of 10.

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Quotes from Book "SHANTARAM"

swapnilsambhav@gmail.com (swapnil) — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 08:50:00 +0000

Quotes from Book “SHANTARAM”

1. “While I was chained to a wall & being tortured. I realized, somehow, through the screaming in my mind, that even in that shackled, bloody helplessness, I was free; free to hate the men who were torturing me, or to forgive them.”

2. “The great principles & the noble virtues are all very well, in the long run of history; but from one day to the next it’s money that keeps us going.”

3. “Civilization after all, is defined by what we forbid more than what we permit.”

4. “When you judge the power that is in a person you must judge their capacities as both friends and enemy.”

5. “Never let anyone know what you’re thinking; but always know what others thinks of you.”

6. “I think the future is like anything else that’s important, it has to be earned.”

7. “In the beginning we feared everything – animals, the weather, the trees, the night sky – everything except each other. Now we fear each other & almost nothing else.”

8. “The real trick in life is to want nothing and to succeed in getting it.”

9. “A lot of the bad stuff in the world wasn’t really that bad until someone tried to change it.”

10. “If fate doesn’t make you laugh, then you just don’t get the joke.”

11. “Sometimes the lion must roar, just to remind the horse of his fear.”

12. “The truth is that there are no good men or bad men. It is the deeds that have goodness or badness in them. There are good deeds and bad deeds. Men are just men – it is what they do or refuse to do, that links them to good and evil.”

13. “Justice is judgment that is both fair and forgiving; justice is not done until everyone is satisfied.”

14. “Poverty and Pride are devoted blood brothers until one always and inevitably kills the other.”

15. “Fate always gives you two chances, the one you should take and the one you do.”

16. “There is no man and no place without war, the only thing we can do is choose a side and fight.”

17. “Luck is what happens to you when fate gets tired of waiting.”

Author: Gregory David Roberts

Book: SHANTARAM

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Book Review: "DELHI: A NOVEL"

swapnilsambhav@gmail.com (swapnil) — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 09:03:00 +0000

BOOK REVIEW “DELHI: A NOVEL”

Author: KHUSHWANT SINGH

Genre: Fiction, History

Language: English

Pages: 391

Cost: 85 Rs.

Publisher: Penguin

First Published: 1990

Delhi: A Novel is a historical novel by very honorable Indian writer Khushwant Singh. He is best known for his trenchant secularism, his humor, and an abiding love of poetry. He has been honored by Indian Government with ‘Padmbhushan’ and ‘Padmvibhushan’ awards.

We all know Delhi is historically very rich city. It has many layers of history lying there. Khushwant Singh unfolds all of it in this book. He covered almost all the measure historical events in the history of Delhi. But this is not plain history catalogue of Delhi, as the title of book suggests it is a novel. Khushwant Singh added his sarcasm, his specialty humor and also eroticism in the book. This book is sort of time travel, it moves backwards and forwards in time through the history of Delhi. It has sort of written in autobiographical way. It has as its backdrop the story of a journalist fallen on bad times and his relationship with a hijra (eunuch) named Bhagmati.

In this book Delhi’s History unfolds beautifully chapter by chapter. He describes many historical events and historical characters. You will meet real historical characters like Nadir Shah and Taimur looted and destroyed Delhi. You will meet Aurangzeb who ruled Delhi. You will also Meer Taqi Meer and Bahadur Shah Zafar. There are some fictitious characters like Musaddi Lal Kayasth , a Hindu convert working under the hostile Ghiyas ud din Balban in the fourteenth century. The book covers history of Mughals right from dawn of the Mughal Empire to the sunset of the Mughal Empire. The novel ends with the terrorized narrator watching his Sikh neighbors mercilessly burnt alive by people angered due to the killing of Indira Gandhi by her Sikh guards.

Although it is clear to see the author’s love for Delhi, but he also narrated very dark bleak side of Delhi. Delhi always been suffered in the hands of people who lusted for dominance and it still goes on and will go on.

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Poem by Swatantryaveer Savarkar for SHIVAJI MAHARAJ

swapnilsambhav@gmail.com (swapnil) — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 15:26:00 +0000

Poem by Swatantravir Sawarkar”

1. “ho ihMduSai@ta à saMBaUta à dIptatama à taojaa

ho ihMdutapasyaa à paUta [SvarI Aaojaa

ho ihMduEa`I à saaOBaagya à BaUitacyaa saajaa

ho ihMdu naRisaMha pa`Baao iSavaajaIrajaa

kir ihMduraYT/ hoM tautaoM | vaMdnaa

kir AMta:krNa tauja AiBaànaMdnaa

tava cariNaM Bai@tacyaa cacaI- caMdnaa

gaUZSaa paurvaI tyaa na kqaUM Saktaao jyaa

ho ihMdunaRisaMha pa`Baao iSavaajaIrajaa !

ha Bagna taT Asao gaDagaDacaa AajaI

ha Bagna Aaja jayaduga- AaMsavaaMmaajaI

hI BavainacaI Hyaa paunha gaMjalaI Qaara

taI mhNaunaI BavaanaI do na kuNaa AaQaara

gaD kaoT jaMijaro saaro | BaMgalaoM

jaahlaI rajaQaanyaaMcaI | jaMgalaoM

pardasya à paraBaivaM saarI | maMgalaoM

yaa jagaita jagaU hI Aaja gamatasao lajjaa

ho ihMdU à naRisaMha pa`Baao iSavaajaIrajaa

jaI Sauiw hRdaica ramadasaSaIr DulavaI

jaI bauiw\ paaca SaahIMsa Sa~aucyaa JaulavaI

jaI yaui@ta kUTnaItaIMta KalaaMsaI bauDvaI

jaI Sai@ta balaaonmattaasa padtalaI tauDvaI

taI SauwI hotaucaI kmaI- | rahu do

taI bauwI BaabaDyaa jaIvaa | laahu do

taI Sa@taI SaaoiNataamaajaI | vaahu do

do paunha maM~a taao idlao samaqao- tauja jyaa

ho ihMdu naRisaMha pa`Baao iSavaajaIrajaa !

Author: Swatantryaveer Sawarkar

Book: Agninrutya

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Poem by Swatantryaveer Savarkar

swapnilsambhav@gmail.com (swapnil) — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 16:24:00 +0000

Poem by Swatantravir Sawarkar”

1. “nao majasaI nao parta maataRBaUmaIlaa | saagara pa`aNa taLmaLlaa

BaUmaataocyaa carNatalaa tauja QaUtaaM | maI inatya paaihlaa haotaa

maja vadlaasaI Anya doSaI cala jaa{] | saRYTIcaI ivaivaQataa paahU

taiAM jananaI hRd ivarhSaMiktahI Jaalao | pair tauvaa vacana itaja idQalaoM

maaga-jya svayaoM maIca paRiYz vaahIna | tvairta yaa parta AaiNana

ivaSvasalaaoM yaa tava vacanaI | maI

jagad\nauBava yaaogao banaunaI | maI

tava AiQak Sa@ta {wrNaI | maI

yao[-na tvaro kqauna saaoiDlaoM itajalaa | saagara, pa`aNa taLmaLlaa

Sauk paMjairM vaa hirNa iSaravaa paaSaIM | hI fsagata JaalaI taOSaI

BaUivarh ksaa satata saahu yaapauZtaI | dSaidSaa tamaaomaya haotaI

gauNa saumanaoM maI vaoicayalaI Hyaa BaavaoM | kIM itanao saugaMQaI GyaavaoM

jair {wrNaI vyaya na itacyaa hao saacaa | ha vyaqa- Baar ivadyaocaa

taI Aama`vaRXavatsalataa | ro

navakusaumayautaa tyaa saulataa | ro

taao baala gaulaabahI Aataa | ro

fulabaaga malaa haya paarKaa Jaalaa | saagara, pa`aNa taLmaLlaa

naiBaM naXa~aoM bahuta ek pair pyaara | maja BartaBaUimacaa taara

pa`asaad [qao Bavya pair maja BaarI | Aa[caI JaaopaDI pyaarI

itajaivaNa nakao rajya, maja ipa`ya saacaa | vanavaasa itacyaa jair vainaMcaa

BaulaivaNao vyaqa- ho Aataa | ro

bahu ijavalaga gamataoM icattaa | ro

tauja sairtpatao | jaI sairtaa | ro

taid\varhacaI Sapaqa GaalaItaao taujalaa | saagara pa`aNa taLmaLlaa

yaa fona imaYao hsaisa inad-yaa kOsaa | kaM vacana BaMigasaI AOsaa?

tavatsaaimatvaa saaMpa`ta jaI imarvatao | iBa{]naI ka AaMglaBaUmaItaoM?

manmaataolaa Abala mhNauina fsavaIsaI | mana ivavaasanaataoM doSaI

tair AaMglaBaUmaI BayaBaItaa | ro

Abalaa na maaiJahI maataa | ro

kiqala hoM Agaistasa Aataa | ro

jaao AacamanaI ek paLIM tauja pyaalaa | saagara, pa`aNa taLmaLlaa

Author: Swatantryaveer Sawarkar

Book: Agninrutya

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Quotes by Swatantryveer Savarkar

swapnilsambhav@gmail.com (swapnil) — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 11:26:00 +0000

Quotes by Swatantryaveer Savarkar”

1. “jayaaostautao Ea`ImahnmaMgalao | iSavaaspado SauBado

svataM~atao Bagavaita | tvaamahM yaSaaoyautaa vaMdo ||QaR||

raYT/acao caOtanya maUta- taUM naIita saMpadaMcaI

svataM~atao Bagavaita | Ea`ImataI ra&aI taU tyaaMcaI

parvaSataocyaa naBaaMta taUMcaI AakaSaI haoSaI

svataM~atao Bagavaita | caaMdNaI camacama laKalaKaSaI ||

gaalaavarcyaa kusaumaI ikMvaa kusaumaaMcyaa gaalaI

svataM~atao Bagavaita | tauca jaI ivalasatasao laalaI

taUM saUyaa-cao taoja AuiwcaoM gaaMBaIya-hI taUMcaI

svataM~atao BagavataI | Anyaqaa ga`hNa naYT taoMcaI ||

maaoXa maui@ta hIM tauJaIca r]pao taulaaca vaodaMtaI

svataM~atao Bagavaita | yaaoigajana parba`mh vadtaI

jaoM jaoM Auttama Audatta Aunnata mahnmaQaur taoM taoM

svataM~atao Bagavaita | sava- tava sahcaarI haotao ||

ho AQama r@ta rMijatao | saujana paUijatao | Ea`IsvataM~atao

taujasaaizM marNa tao janana

taujavaINa janana tao marNa

tauja sakla caracar SarNa

BartaBaUimalaa dRZailaMganaa kiQaM doiSala vardoM

svataM~atao Bagavaita | tvaamahM yaSaaoyautaa vaMdo ||

ihmaalayaacyaa ihmasaaOMQaacaa laaoBa SaMkralaa

k`IDa taoqao krNyaalaa kaM taulaa vaIT Aalaa?

haoya Aarsaa ApsarsaaMnaa sarsaoM kar]Nyaalaa

sauQaaQavala jaanhvaIs~aaota taao ka gao tvaaM tyaijalaa? ||

svataM~atao | Hyaa sauvaNa-BaUimaMta kmataI kaya taulaa?

kaoihnaUrcao pauYpa raoja Gao taajaoM vaoNaIlaa

hI sakla Ea`I saMyautaa | AamaucaI maataa | BaartaI AsataaM

kaM tauvaaM ZklaunaI dIQalaI?

paUvaI-caI mamataa sarlaI

par@yaaMcaI dasaI JaalaI

jaIva taLmaLo, kaM taUM tyaijalao {ttar HyaaMcao do?

svataM~atao Bagavaita | tvaamahM yaSaaoyautaa vaMdo ||”

Author: Swatantryaveer Savarkar

Book: Agninrutya

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Quotes from Book "AGNINRUTYA"

swapnilsambhav@gmail.com (swapnil) — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 09:00:00 +0000

Quotes in book “Agninrutya”

1. “saunaIla naBa hoM, sauMdr naBa hoM, naBa hoM Atala Aha

saunaIla saagar, sauMdr saagar, saagar Atalaica ha

naXa~aaMhIM taaraMikta ho naBa camacama hasao

pa`itaibaMbaaMhI tasaa saagarih taaraMikta Baasao

naumajao laagao kuzo naBa kuzo jalasaImaa haoAI

naBaata jala taoM, jalaata naBa taoM saMgamaunaI jaaAI

Kara kaoNataa saagar hyaaMtauina vartaI kIM KaalaI

KaroM tasao AakaSa kaoNataoM, gauMga mataI JaalaI

AakaSaIcao taaro saagair pa`itaibaMibata haotaI

ikMvaa AakaSaI ho ibaMibataI saagarIcao maaotaI

ikMvaa AakaSaaica hoM sagaLo, kI, saagar sagaLa

Bavasaagar baaolataI pauraNaI pa`iqata PYaI jyaalaa |”

Author: Swatantryaveer Sawarkar

Book: Agninrutya

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THE ZOYA FACTOR

swapnilsambhav@gmail.com (swapnil) — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 15:43:00 +0000

BOOK REVIEW “THE ZOYA FACTOR”

Author: Anuja Chauhan

Genre: Fiction

Language: English

Pages: 509

Cost: 295 Rs.

Publisher: Harper Collins

First Published: 2008

Anuja Chauhan had very long and celebrated career in JWT advertising agency. She worked with some biggest brands in India like Pepsi, Nokia, Kurkure and others. She has worked on some very famous advertising lines such as "Yeh dil mange more", "Mera number kab ayega," "Nothing official about it," and "Oye bubbly." With “The Zoya Factor” she became a novelist. This is her first novel which was published in 2008. Her second book “Battle for Bittora” was published in 2010.

Protagonist of this book is Zoya Solanki, who is a 27 year old advertising professional. And the male protagonist is Nikhil Khoda who is Indian cricket team captain. And no prize for guessing that he is characterized on Mahendra Singh Dhoni. The author didn’t make any effort avoiding any resemblance to Dhoni. When you read the description, you can only imagine and him only. Now the story is based on a superstition of the Indian cricket team that, Zoya Solanki is a lucky charm for them! So much so that, they never lose a single match when they have breakfast with her and the one whom she kisses emerges as the Man of the Match!! And reasoning for this is that Zoya was born at the exact moment that India won the World Cup in 1983. Even Indian cricket board appoints her to travel with Indian cricket team to Australia for World Cup.

Yes, this is little hard to digest; but once you do that it is very entertaining and romantic novel to read. I read in newspaper some days back that Shahrukh Khan bought rights to make a movie based on this book. So we will see “The Zoya Factor” on screen very soon. I am eager to know the casting of the movie.

If I have to rate this movie I will give it 7 out of 10.

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Quotes from Book "RAJA SHIVCHHATRAPATI"

swapnilsambhav@gmail.com (swapnil) — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 17:34:00 +0000

Quotes in book “Raja Shivchhatrapati”

1. “ivanaaod, kavya AaiNa p`oma kra mhNaUna kQaI krtaa yaota naahI. to AMt:krNaataUnaca ]caMbaLUna yaavaM laagatM.”

Author: Babasaheb Purandare

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Povada Afajalkhanacha Vadh

swapnilsambhav@gmail.com (swapnil) — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 14:30:00 +0000

Povada “Afzalkhanacha Vadh”

1. “maaJao namana AaQaI gaNaa | sakiLk eoka icatta do{]na

naimayaolaI saarjyaa | lyaalaI jaiDtaacao BaUYaNa

A&aanadasaacao vacana | naimalaa sad\gaur} naarayaNa

sad\gaur}cyaa pa`saadoM | saMpaUNa- AMbaocao vardana

gaa[-na vaijaracao BaaMDNa | Baaosalyaa sarjaa dlaBaMjana

faOjaovar laaoTtaaM | yaSavaMta KaMDoSvarI pa`sanna

A&aanadasa baaolao vacana | gaa[na rajaacao BaaMDNa

doSa [laa[ta | kabaIja kolao taLkaokNa

doSa duinayaa kaibaja kolaI | baara maa{]Lo GaotalaI

caMd`rava kOd kolaa | tyaacaI gaD jaa{laI GaotalaI

caotapaa{laI kaibaja kolaI | zaNaI rajaacaI baOsalaIM

GaotalaI jaa{]la Ina maahulaI | klyaaNa iBavaMDI kaibaja kolaIM

saaoDivalaoM taLkaokNa | cao{]laIM zaNaI baOsaivalaIM

kubala, baaMkI Garo | iSavarajaacyaa hataaM AalaIM

maulaanaa hamaad | ifyaa-d baacCayaapa gaolaI

baacCayajaadI k`aoQaa AalaI | jaOSaI Agna parjaLlaI

ijata Qaravaa rajaalaa | kula vaijaralaa Kabar idlaI

Kaana kTbaMd kolaa | kaoTabaahor Dora idlaa

maaoza ApaSakuna jaahlaa | ftyaalaskra httaI maolaa

Kabar gaolaI baacCayalaa | ibanaIcaa httaI paazivalaa

baara hjaar GaaoDa | AbadulaKaanaalaagaI idlaa

taoqauina kuca kolaoM kTkalaa | Abadula faOjaonao caailalaa

majalaIvar majala | Abadula tauLjaapauraM Aalaa

faoDlaI tauLjaa | vartaI masaudca baaMiQalaI

masaud baaMQaunaI | pauZo gaaya jaba kolaI

AbadulaKaana faoDI dovaIlaa | ‘kahI ek Ajamata dava malaa |’

kaopalaI Bad`kaLI | baaMQaunaI iSavarajaapa idlaa

AMbaa gaolaI sapanaaMta | kaMhI ek baaolao iSavarajaalaa

“battaIsa dataaMcaa baaokD | Aalaa vaQaayalaa”

taoqauina kuca kolao kTkalaa | Abadula vaa[-laagaI Aalaa

Aapaulyaa maulauKaaMta raihlaa | kaoT baaMQauna ipaMjara kolaa

baropaNaacaa kagad | hoijaba maharajaapa gaolaa

raja pauNyaaMta masta Jaalaa | doSa paazISaIM Gaotalaa

raja jaa{laIMta rahIlaa | hoijaba Abadulyaacaa Aalaa

hoijaba baaolao maharajaaMlaa | “Kaana ba%yaapaNaaSaI Aalaa

Kaanaalaa BaoTtaa | qaaor baacCayao sallaa Jaalaa”

httaIMcao paaiyaM taaorD jyaalaa | varI saaoDlyaa gajaZalaa

faOjaamaagao faOjaa | Baar kDkyaanao caalalaa

rDtaaoMDIcyaa GaaTaKaalaI | Abadula saara {tar}M idlaa

[saarta sarjyaaMcyaa laaokaMlaa | jyaaMNaI GaaT baLkivalaa

maagalyaacaI Kabar naahI pauZIlyaalaa | kTkacaI Kabar kOcaI tyaalaa

jaa{]M jaaNao yao{]M naoNaoM | hI gata JaalaI Abadulyaalaa

jaavalaIMta {tar}naI | Abadula idSaIMBaulaa jaahlaa

rajaaMnaI sadra savaairlyaa | gaadyaa paDgaadyaa Gaatalyaa

itavaaSaa jamaKaana Taiklao | sadr ipakdaNyaa zoivalyaa

saurMga caarI KaaMba sadrocao | varI Gaaosa maaotaIyaaMcao

maaiNakacyaa BarNaI | harI maaotyaaMcyaa basaivalyaa

dusaro sadrocaI maaMDNaI | saUya- laKalaKataao gaganaIM

maaiNakacao ZaL | sadroM sauvaNaa-Mcao paaNaI

kacabaMdI paTaMgaNaacaa ZaL | kapaur kstaurI pairmaL

itasaro sadrocaI maaMDNaI | ihro jaaoiDlao KaNaaoKaNaI

vaaiLyaacyaa JaaMjaI | dvaNyaacao kuMD GaalaaonaI

baaraNapaurI icaTacao | AaDaoAaD paDdo baaMQaunaI

caa{MkaonaI caarI samayaa | caaMdvaa jaiDtaacaa baaMQaaonaI

Gaaosa maaoitayaaMcao | var izkDI naanaapaircaI

AvaGaI jaiDtaacaI laavaNaI | ihro jaaoDIlao KaNaaoKaNaIM

bahuta savaairlyaa sadra | eoSaa naahI doKalyaa kaoNaIM

[takyaa {parI raja baaolao | tyaa AbadulaKaanaalaa

“Kaanaa jyaacaI krNaI tyaalaa | kahIM ek Byaavao rGaunaaqaalaa

taumhI jaataIcao kaoNa | AamhI jaaNataaoM taumhalaa”

yaavar Abadula baaolalaa | ‘iSavaa tauma calaao ivajaapauralaa”

[tikyaa {parI | Abadula manaIM KavaiLlaa paura

kva maairlaI Abadullyaanao | sarjaa gavasauna Qarlaa saara

caalaivalaI kT\yaar | saIlavar maara na caalao jara

sara[-ta iSavaajaI | tyaanao ibacavyaacaa maara kolaa

{javao hataI ibacavaa tyaalaa | vaaGanaKa sarjyaacyaa paMjaalaa

{drca faDunaI | KaanaacaI carbaI AaiNalaI d\vaara

Kaana ‘lavha lavha’ baaoilalaa | Kaanaacaa lavha baoigana Aalaa

AbadulaKaana iSavaajaI daonaI | BaaMDtaI daonaI Qaura

baara hjaar GaaoDa | sardar naahI kaoNaI itasara

A&aanadasa ivanaiva Ea`aotyaaMlaa | raja AvataarI janmaalaa

naL nail sauga`Iva jaaMbauvaMta | AMgad hnaumaMta rGaunaaqaalaa

ekaMgaI BaaMDNa | jaOsao ramaravaNaalaa

taOsaa iSavaajaI sarjaa | ekaMgaI naaTaopao kvaNaalaa

Qanya ijajaa{]caI kuSaI | raja Avataar janmalaa

Aapalyaa matao A&aanadasaanao | vaIrmaala gaa[laa

yaSa jagadMbaocao | tauLjaa pa`sanna iSavarajaalaa

AaMgad hnaumaana rGaunaaqaalaa | taOsao jaoQao baaMdla iSavaajaIlaa###

ha jaI ## jaI rM # jaI jaI # rM jaI # jaI # jaI # ||”

Author : Shahir Adnyandas

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Poem by Kaviraj Bhushan

swapnilsambhav@gmail.com (swapnil) — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 06:35:00 +0000

Quotes by “KAVIRAJ BHUSHAN”

1. “[Md` ijaima jaRMBa par, baaDva samba par

ravaNa sadMBa par, rGaukularaja hO |

pavana baairbaah par, saMBau ritanaah par

jyaaoM sahsabaah par, rama id\vajaraja hO |

davaa d`BadMD par, caItaa maRgaJauMD par

BaUYaNa ivatauMD par, jaOsao maRgaraja hO |

Taoja tamaAMsa par, knh ijaima kMsa par

tyaaoM mlaoMcC baMsa par, Saor iSavaraja hO |

Saor iSavaraja hO |”

Author : KAVIRAJ BHUSHAN

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Quotes by Samarth Ramdas

swapnilsambhav@gmail.com (swapnil) — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 10:51:00 +0000

Quotes by “SAMARTH RAMDAS”

1. “vainh taao caotavaavaa ro | caotaivataaMica caotataao |

kolyaanao haota Aaho ro | AaQaI kolaocaI paaihjao |

kaoNa pausao ASa@taalaa | raogaIsao baraDI idsao |

kLa naahI kaMita naahI | yaui@ta bauwI duravalaI |

BaagyaasaI kaya {NaMo ro | yatnaaMvaacaUina raihlao |

yatna taao dova jaaNaavaa | AMtarIM Qairtaa baroM |

Author : Samarth Ramdas

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Book Review "ZOMBI"

swapnilsambhav@gmail.com (swapnil) — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 09:48:00 +0000

BOOK REVIEW “ZOMBI”

Author: Anand Yadav

Genre: Autobiography

Language: Marathi

Pages: 371

Cost: 100 Rs.

Publisher: Mehta Publishing House

First Published: December 1987

Anand Yadav is one of the well known authors in Maharashtra today for two of his books mostly. One is ‘Natrang’ on which very popular and appreciated Marathi movie made of the same. And the other book was ‘Santsurya Tukaram’ which is Biographical novel on ‘Saint Tukaram’. This book did not go well with ‘Varkari Sampraday’ and he was in news for many days.

‘Zombi’ is his another novel which won ‘Sahitya Akademi Award’ in 1990. The novel is autobiogeaphical story of Anand Yadav of his younger days. Zombi literally means wresting or fighting. Anand Yadav in his childhood days had to fight his way through just to complete his education. And his fight was against none other than his own father. Novel is account of his farmer father who thinks his son's education not only unaffordable but also useless, his loving and hardworking mother, and his life of utter poverty.

Yadav wrote his autobiography in four parts. First part is "Zombi", second one is "Nangarani" (Cultivation of the soil”), third is "Gharabhinti" (meaning “housewalls”), and fourth is "Kachawel" (meaning “a vine of pieces of glass”).
This is must read book especially for urban people. It makes us realize how lucky are we? If I have to rate this book I will give it 9 out of 10.
The following is a list of Anand Yadav’s other literary work,

· 1960 naMtarcaI saamajaIk isqataI AaiNa saaihtyaataIla navao pa`vaah

· saaihtyaacaI inaima-taI pa`ik`yaa

· ga`amaINa saaihtya: svar}pa va samasyaa

· ga`amaINataa: saaihtya AaiNa vaastava

· ga`amasaMskRtaI

· marazI saaihtya: samaaja AaiNa saMskRtaI

· marazI laGauinabaMQaacaa [itahasa

· klaocao kataDo

· saaihityakacaa gaava

· Aaidtaala

· saOinak hao, taumacyaasaazI

· SaovaTcaI laZa[-

· Aatmacair~a maImaaMsaa

· JaaoMbaI

· naaMgarNaI

· GariBaMtaI

· kacavaola

· gaaotaavaLa

· Baya

· maa{]laI

· naTrMga

· BaUmaIknyaa

· {KaDlaolaI JaaDM

· JaaDvaaTa

· spaSa-kmaLo

· maaLavarcaI maOnaa

· paaNaBavaro

· DvarNaI

· KaLaL

· maLyaacaI maataI

· maataIKaalacaI maataI

· maayalaokrM

· eklakaoMDa

· Garjaava[-

· {gavataI manao

· laaoksaMKyaa &aanaoEvar

· saMtasaUya- taukarama

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Quotes by Sant Eknath

swapnilsambhav@gmail.com (swapnil) — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 14:22:00 +0000

Quotes by “SANT EKNATH”

1. “dar {GaD, bayaa dar {GaD |

AlaXyapaurBavaanaI, dar {GaD bayaa |

maahUrlaXmaI, dar {GaD bayaa |

tauLjaapaUrlaXmaI, dar {GaD bayaa |

taolaMgaNalaXmaI, dar {GaD bayaa |

knnaDlaXmaI, dar {GaD bayaa |

paataaLlaXmaI, dar {GaD bayaa |

AYTBaujaalaXmaI, dar {GaD bayaa |

paMZrpaUrinavaasaInaI, dar {GaD bayaa |

namaao inagau-Na inarakar | mauL Aaidmaayaa taUM saakar

Gao{ina dha Avataar | kirsaI duYTaMcaa saMhar

dar {GaD, bayaa dar {GaD

dOtyakuLI ihrNyakSyapau janmalaa | taoNao tauJaa Ba@ta gaaMijalaa

tao na paahavaoM taujalaa | tvaaM {ga`r]pa QairlaoM

taovha k`aoQao staMBa faoDUna | narisaMhr]pa Qar]na

dOtyaasaI vaQaUna | pa`lhad idvaTa riXalaa

bayaa dar {GaD | dar {GaD

isataoicana kOvaaro | ravaNa maairlaa sapairvaaroM

Azra padma\ vaanaroM | gaaoMQaL maaMiDlaa laMkosaI

saagar baaMQaaoinayaa iSaLIM | kirsaI laMkocaI haoLI

ravaNa kuMBakNa- GaosaI baLI | KaoLsaI iSaraMcaI caoMDUfLI

bayaa dar {GaD | dar {GaD

klaIcaa pa`qama carNa | dOvataoM rahIlaI lapaUna

taIqao- saaMiDlao mihmaana | Azra vaNa- ek Jaalao

mlaoMCo gaaMijalao dovaBa@taa | maihmaa {cCoidlaa sava-qaa

na calao japatapa tatvataa | ekr}pa sava- Jaalao

bayaa dar {GaD | dar {GaD

Aja-unarqaI svaar hao{]naI | vaaga\daor hataI Qar}naI

rqa ifrivasaI kvataukoM | bayaa dar {GaD

gaNavaadya Bama\ Bama\ Bama\ | dNa\ dNa\ dNa\ kDk\ kDk\

taaoica gaaoMQaL AMbao taujapa`taI | bayaa dar {GaD , dar {GaD

eosao tauja na paahvao jaaNa | mhNaaonaI baOsalaIsa maaOna Qar}na?

ivaTovarI samacarNa zovaUna | inavaaMta baOsalaIsa? bayaa

navaKaMD tauJaI caaoLI | saha paataaLI paa{]lao gaolaIM

ekvaIsa svagao- maukuToM JaLaLI | bayaa dar {GaD

SaMKacakaMikta SaaoBalaI | kaoiTcaMd`saUya-pa`Baa vaolhaLI

eka janaad-naI maa{]laI | krI kRpaocaI saa{laI bayaa

dar {GaD | bayaa dar {GaD | dar {GaD | dar {GaD | dar {GaD |”

Author : Sant Eknath

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Quotes by Dnyaneshwar

swapnilsambhav@gmail.com (swapnil) — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 08:27:00 +0000

Quotes by “Dnyaneshwar”

1. “maaJaa ma%hazacaI baaola kaOtauko | pair AmaRtaataoMhI paOjaa ijaMko |

eosaI AXaro risako | maoLivana |”

2. “AataaM ivaSvaatmako dovao | yaoNao vaagya&aoM taaoYaavaoM

taaoYaaonaI maja d\yaavao | pasaayadana ho |

jao KaLaMcaI vyaMkTI saaMDao | tayaaM satkmaI- rita vaaZao

BaUtaa parsparo jaDao | maO~a jaIvaaMcao |

duirtaaMcao itaimar jaavaao | ivaSva svaQamao-saUyao- paahao

jaao jaoM vaaMiCla taao tao laahao | pa`aiNajaata |

vaYa-ta sakL maMgaLI | [-SvarinaYzaMcaI maaMidyaaLI

Anavarta BaUtaLI | BaoTao tayaaM BaUtaaM |

calaa klpatar]Mcao Aarva | caotanaa icaMtaamaNaIMcao gaava

baaolatao jao ANa-va | paIyaUYaacao |

caMd`mao jao AlaaMCna | maataM-MD jao taapahIna

tao savaa-MhI sada sajjana | saaoyaro haotau |

kIMbahunaa sava-sauKaIM | paUNa- haovaaonaI itahI laaokIM

Baija jaao AaidpaurYaI | AKaMDIta ||”

Author : Dnyaneshwar

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Kashyap Rushinchi Bhumi - Kashmir

swapnilsambhav@gmail.com (swapnil) — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 13:42:00 +0000

BOOK REVIEW “Kashyap Rushinchi Karmbhumi - Kashmir”

Author: Prof. Dr. Sumati Walake

Editor: Prof. Namrata Bhat

Language: Marathi

Pages: 185

Cost: 125 Rs.

Publisher: Press and Pack Industries

First Published: 10 September 2002

Book is compilation of articles written by Dr. Sumati Walake in newspaper. While reading this book you can not help feeling the book is biased. All these articles are written by a hardcore Hindu who is trying to claim the land of Kashmir. And for this she is taking the aid of History or the ‘Puranashastra’, ancient Indian epics. But whoever visited the Kashmir or following Kashmir story will know that current situation there is nothing like the book.

But it is worth reading because the author did lot of research for these articles and there are some interesting facts in these books. If I have to rate this book I will give it 5 out of 10.

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Quotes from Book: "VISHAKHA"

swapnilsambhav@gmail.com (swapnil) — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 08:59:00 +0000

VISHAKHA

1. “Qyaoya, pa`oma, AaSaa yaaMcaI, haotasao ka kQaI paUtaI-

vaoDyaaparI paUjataao yaa, AamhI BaMgaNaaryaa maUtaI- !”

2. “AaiNa Aaja mana SaMikta ho hao[-

Aahosa kI naahI maULata taU

iBatyaa Baavanaolaa SaaoQaayaasaI QaIr

paaYaaNaasa qaaor maIca kolao

duba-lataa maaJaI dDvaayaa gaolaao

AiQak jaahlaao duba-la maI.

TakUinayaa Sas~a saaoDUinayaa rNa

vaacavaayaa pa`aNa yaoqao Aalaao.

BaIr}taota maaJyaa tauJao saMgaaopana

maIca kolao mana rMjavaayaa

partataao Aataa rNaata maaGaara

SaUraMnaa inavaara samarata.

maaJyaa jaIvanaacaa maIca iSalaodar

vyaqa- ha paukar tauJyaa darI.

Aahosa kI naahI Aaja nasao icaMtaa

daohImaQao Aataa Baod nauro !”

Author : – KUSUMAGRAJ

Book : - VISHAKHA