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Category: Diary

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Listing Category: Self Help

Your 2012 Diary contains : Messages of hope and encouragement, Wisdom from yesterday for today and tomorrow, Humour to make you smile when you are down, Optimism for you to see the brighter side of life, Thoughts of gratitude for what you value and appreciate, Inspiration for when you want it, Motivation for when you need it, Space for you to invent your own goals and dreams. As another year lays before you, a blank page awaiting words, take time to remember what you here for. Before you get too busy setting goals and making plans, take time to remember which moments last year took your breath away. May you find this year ways to create more of that.

Category: Non Fiction

Genre: Self Help

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Concetration is sometimes spoken of as the ability to direct one’s thinking in whatever direction one wishes to. We all have the ability to concentration span: this is the time we can concentrate on a specific task before our thoughts wander and our minds race from one thing to another. To deal with such times, we need to learn and practice concentration skills. In learning these skills the aim is to extend our concentration span, bearing in mind that we have different spans for different tasks. The main barriers to concentrating are boredom, anxiety and day-dreaming. Therefore, to improve our concentration, we fist need to counteract these barriers. Our ability to do so depends on our own enthusiasm for the task. The power of concentration is an invaluable and lifelong asset in our lives.

Category: Non Fiction

Genre: Self Help

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Putting off an easy task makes it hard. Putting off a hard task makes it impossible. George Claude Lorimer Everyone procrastinates. We put things off because we do not want to do them or because we have too many other things to take care of. Sometimes it just seems too hard to get into it! Other times we tell ourselves some spave will help or bring perspective or renewed energy. Putting things off, big or small, is part of being human. But when your procrastination leaves you feeling discouraged and overburdened, and its effects start taking a toll on your life, whether in the work place or at home, or in your relationships, it is time to take action. Are you a hopeless procrastinator? there is always a way forward. However, there are no quick fixes. You are not going to wake up tomorrow and never procrastinate again. But you can wake up and do one or two simple things that will help you finish the task a little earlier or with less stress. Overcoming the drag of procrastination can set you free in ways you never even imagined. The benefits reach deep into your everyday life.

Category: Spiritual

Genre: Religion

Sub-genre: Hinduism

Listing Category: Spirituality & Religion

Big Bappa is an extremely exciting fictional novella in which the author writes in first person, describing himself as an aspiring writer whose Muse has betrayed him; he transports us into  the quaint locale of ‘Pen’, to discover from its past, real- life story with the hues of a myth… Vinayak Pandit, a complete rebel, an artist and mystc, sculpts Ganesha idols, depicting them in ways that are as unusual as they are radical. His unconventional methods in the pursult of a unique philosophy giv e a message that imprints on the heart indelibly. He rolled into one. Through the story of this man, the author creates a fresh perspective for the reader to look at idol-worship. The life of Vinalyak is lived in the pain of the pursuit of simple, lofty truth. To read his thrilling journey is like getting the blessing of Lord Ganesha.

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Raj Supe, aka Kinkar Vishwashreyananda, is a poet, storyteller and a novelist. He is a seeker and a bhakta — a follower, nay, an instrument of Sri Sitaramdas Omkarnath.  His works include Three No Trumps (a novel, 1998), Sagarika Anusagarika – Echoes for Nine Rivers (poetry, 2001), Pilgrim of the Sky (spiritual memoir, 2010) and translations of religious texts such as cloudburst of Thousand Suns and Jai Jai Ram Krishna Hari. His writings convey the passionate intensity of a seeker, the sincerity of one who hopes to bring about an ideal mix of traditional mythic imagery and the urgencies of post-modern life. In the words of a leading poet,’ he has the anonymity of the saint-poet on the one hand and the self- expression of the modern writer on the other’.

Category: Fiction

Genre: General

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Emotions, without which, life is not life and you are not you. Enjoy.Cry out.Lose your temper.Be Innocent. Make mistakes. Have confidence. Trust someone . Be honest .Believe in something .Love.Hate.Have an urge. Have faith. A Slice of Life attempts to bring out the different slice of life in its variant moods; you can meet different persons in different contexts in different emotions-it may be either you or someone known to you, for sure. Whether it is the persons or contexts or emotions, they are all known yet different, apart from the one thing in common: Life.

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Arathy Nair is based in Trivandrum , the capital city of Kerala . She has been born and raised in this city. After she graduated in English Language and Literature from Mar Ivanios College, Trivandrum ,she went for Company Secretaryship, and eventually took this up as a profession -being a Company Secretary. Aarthy Ventured into writing by chance when, one fine morning, she set to write the blurred events of a feel-good dream which she wanted to imprint in her memory. This was her first serious attempt at writing; prior to which she used to write, mostly short poems, in her schooldays. She can be contacted at aarthi.nair@gmail.com

Category: Fiction

Genre: Short Stories

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Your shortcut to entertainment through some very very short stories. For when he’s just five minutes late. For when you have to make a quick visit to the loo. For when you know you’ll fall asleep in a minute. For when you wait for Rover to retrieve the stick. For when the microwave popcorn is popping. For when there is a commercial during the movie.

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SMITA SUBRAMANIAN is 31-year-old copywriter who lives in Dubai. This is her first attempt at fiction and hopes it will not be her last. She can be contacted at smita.subramanian@gmail.com

Category: Fiction

Genre: Spirituality

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Life is unknown, mysterious journey that offers us diverse experiences. These experiences mould our personalities and our outlooks to life. In the course of life, our experiences can be good or bad. While good experiences give us a sense of comfort, it is the ‘bad’ experiences that truly teach us truths about life. Some of us become strong after facing such ‘bad’ experiences while others simply give up. The author has beautifully described Rama’s journey through a dark, unknown forest and Michel’s journey through a dark, unknown tunnel. What does Rama learn from his journey? How does he deal with his experiences? What about Michel? The Journey of the Unknown Path narrates their fascinating experiences. “You will be given what you need at the right time on your journey without you knowing about it.”

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Manhardeep Singh Ahluwalia lives in Moga City, Punjab. He is pursuing his graduation in business administration along with a diploma in aviation, hospitality and travel management. He is also and entrepreneur, Reiki master and has a black-belt in martial arts. With all these experiences at a young age, he cherishes a wish to share his thoughts, dreams, aspirations and ideas with the people of this world through his writings. He can be contacted at authormanhardeep@gmail.com

Category: Fiction

Genre: Poetry

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How does it feel when you want to say something, express your feelings, but are unable to put them into words? Each one of us needs to express our emotions. While some people can do so with ease, voicing what they feel without any qualms, there are so many others who are hesitant, who cannot express their emotions vocally. For them, one form of expression is poetry. The poet prefers using this medium to express himself. Here is a collection of the unsaid feelings and thoughts of a person penned down in the form of poetry. Silent Voices will bring tears to your eyes, smiles on your face and gladness in you heart. Verses that will make you relate to these emotions and give you an outlet for emotional fulfillment…

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Rohit Shetty wrote his first poem at the age of twelve. He is a chemical engineer by profession and lives in Mumbai, India. Rohit can be contacted at rohitnshetty@yahoo.co.in

Category: Non-Fiction

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How do people think? Is there a God? Why is religion so important to man? These are some questions the author has pondered over and offered possible answers and solutions based on his extensive experiences dealing with people in his legal profession. The author’s insights and views help perceive a number of aspects of life and living which one normally takes for granted. ‘Reflections’ offers fascinating insights on the basic facets of life. Most importantly, it makes you think differently about things you would normally not even notice!

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Shailesh Khatri is a practicing Advocate and comes from a family of Judges and Lawyers. After graduating from St. Xavier’s College at Mumbai in Science, he joined the Government Law College, Mumbai to study Law. On passing Law, he practiced in some prestigious chambers and now he is practicing on his own. The author also taught Business Law to commerce students at Bhavans Hazarimal Somani College at Chowpatty, Mumbai for a few years. His hobbies include reading, writing and listening to music. He can be contacted at: shaileshkhatri2@rediffmail.com

Category: Fiction

Genre: Poetry

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As you stroll through the garden of most commonly used English phrases, you are bestowed upon a very highly accepted phrase ‘silence is golden’. Another one in the same family, although never considered to be equivalent is ‘A picture paints a thousand words’. I beg to differ. Silence is when a person holds back an ocean of emotion pertaining to the situation. The human being has a continuous evolution aspect when it comes to the range of emotions. And love being the epicenter. Love is the one emotion that holds every other emotion in a compact labyrinth inside one’s mind. And this love, is an emotion that takes a person through out this roller coaster of a ride known as life. It makes you do things that you would have never thought that you were capable of it. Albeit all this positivity, when love takes a wrong turn it leaves a person devoid of words and sulking in silence. And then comes situations where some words can express and clear the air, yet silence is the chosen winner and there is regret filled in some part of a person’s soul for the remainder of their lifetime. With this book, I try to understand these silences and get to the bottom of the situation and try to perceive a deeper meaning. I venture in to the minds of people experiencing love for the first time and then losing their way. Grief stricken emotions and situations; when there is a necessity of words and yet people let it pass, moving on with gulp in the throat rather than spitting out their deep lying emotions. Exploring the dark side of a person’s mind, when the love of living is exitinguished creating an uproar of random negative thoughts and the emotion of love is swalloned by a black hole are just some of the chapters explored in this book. Furthermore, each experience each story is in the form of a sonnet and in first person narrative form. This gives an ideal combibation of words that should have existed, yet the scene, environment or the individual was filled with silence!

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Ajay Menon is a writer, a poet, a culinary traveller, a music junkie, a passionate football fan, a biker, a biotechnologist by qualification and a salesman selling space on airline and ships by profession. He draws his inspiration from fiction authors like Paulo Coelho, Sidney Sheldon and Khaled Hosseini. But music plays an elevated role in deriving rhymes as he believes that music comes from the soul, and that radio station is the one which always transmits sound waves and from where one can derive positive energy.