Jan 01
Awaken The Durga Within is a self help book by Usha Narayanan & published by Rupa Publications. The author had a successful career in advertising, radio & corporate communications before becoming a full-time author. When she is not travelling, writing or editing, she reads everything from thrillers to the Puranas. She has written several books. To know more about her visit www.ushanarayanan.com .
The book has been written in form of a guide where the author from the first chapter itself focuses on self worth and from there till the last chap... Read more
Jan 01
Kartikeya by Usha Narayanan is a wealth of research and storytelling and something I am sure all mythological lovers will love. While I am a huge fan of Devdutt Patnaik, in whose book reality takes precedence, I must admit, Ms. Narayanan's book has a way of entering your thought process. This is not a quick read and flipping over the pages is not a way to read this book. With this disclaimer firmly established, I must say that I am totally surprised at Ms. Narayanan's take on some of the hidden, or should I say, not much talked about topics of... Read more
Dec 17
I am a huge fan of self help books and this one is a very unique and different one, so I readily agreed to review it.
This was my first read by Usha Narayanan and I am in awe of her writing. From her writing style, narrations, her knowledge of mythology to the... Read more
Dec 11
It’s very rare that I take more than a week to complete reading a book of average length but this was a much-awaited non-fiction book and I allowed it to cradle me in it for as long as possible. I am not known for picking up non-fiction and especially not se... Read more