yet again ... getting lost ... then enjoying self-discovery ...

The book Em - No - Nahin Tarun Bharatiya November 2025 ISBN 978-81-933492-7-4 Yaarbal Books Pages 205 Multilingual INR 1,200/- This is a book which reminds us of - The beauty of black and white photographs, of rains Khasi Hills beyond the tourist brochures, beyond Shillong The power that Schedule 6 of our constitution bestows Protest poetry ( a rare species in our country! ) What all an individual can do All that sustained efforts can achieve Life being about a lot more beyond money World having changed a lot during the last couple of decades Above all the book brings the term PROTEST back in our conscience. This it does in times when standing up to power is disappearing, when NO is met with violence, when most voices that question have been silenced by those in power, absolute power, and when the only people who rise up the proverbial ladders are those who agree. And, it does what books are meant to - makes us think. The book is about Khasi hills, about Kong Spillity Lyngdoh Langrin -...

Title: Days at the Torunka Cafe  Author: Satoshi Yagisawa  ISBN: 978-1-78658-757-2  First Published: Japanese 2022, English 2025  Pages: 224  Price: 399/-   Six lines on the book First things first. The cover entices.   I purchased a book on whim, after long, and it turned out to be a good companion to 2 of the author’s previous books -  Days at the Morisaki Bookstore  and  More days at the Morisaki Bookstore . There is a special feel to the author’s simplicity, and, the translator too has kept it so. Together they remind us that life is simple, and we can live it better that way,  The author sees no need to project an iota of complexity or intelligence more than the story, its flow, warrants. There is not much that is earth-shaking, or book-shaking here, but the book keeps you glued.  The book reminds us that the normal is so very different for each of us. That there are stories within and around us which we will do good ...