Steering the Dating World: Ladies Please! Dating Truths by a Man by Jose Covaco

Ladies Please! Dating Truths by a Man, penned by MTV’s VJ Jose Covaco is a self help book tended for the broken hearted as well as people struggling in the dating world. As you will flip the pages of this book, you will discover

The book starts off with a detailed description of the author’s various failed relationships and further it will tell you about the various stereotypes of dating in India and how it is different from western countries. The author then gives us a horrendously long guidebook of do’s and don’ts of dating.

However, I am sure that the book might help some people with the whole dating game as Jose has tried his level best to provide females a glimpse of what’s going on inside the mind of a man. I personally find it very boring. It feels like you are reading an instruction manual of what to do and what not to to bag a date.

Then, while you will flip the pages you will discover that there is a lot of repetition of content and the book could easily have been written with less pages and with repetition it has left me perplexed me at various moments. There is not much for learning about women in this book, as the author says women are mysterious (which I think every individual is, be it a female or a ,male). The writing style could have been better. The book is humorous and also contains sarcastic remarks, but sometimes it seemed to get a bit wily and desiccated Besides all this, you can see that Covaco has put in a lot of effort into this book and has done a commendable job.

If you are one of those, who is trying a lot to find a date, but is left in vain, then just go for it, never know if it works for you. To get more reviews, stay tuned with Lelobooks, an online bookstore in India! 

Vampire novels that will sink your teeth into

Get ready to witness witches, wizards, vampires and beyond with Vampire fiction that primarily incorporates the creatures who feed themselves with living creatures in order to prolong their soulless lives. While these vampires have been known as horrific and villainous creatures for ages and the interpretations of the contemporary world and allow the people to re-imagine the fanged bloodsuckers as more nuanced and complicated entities. Vampire fiction is usually a depicted story when a human creature encounters with a vampire and then the story proceeds with their romantic relationship, transformation of the human into a vampire, enveloped with conflicts, vampire hunting and drama within the vampire coven.

         VampireAcademy by Richelle Mead

The novel is one of my favorite all time favorite series and I really cannot understand that why people judge it with its name and not with its story. Actually, the novel centers around three themes like friendship, loyalty and never-give-up spirit among the three races of vampires containing blood-lust. The book is really a perfect combination of comedy, action and heartbreak that occurred between the main character, which proves that it doesn't matter where you come from, it only matters how you choose to live your life.

          TheMortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare

If you have not heard about this series yet, then guys, it is the time to fill some space in your bookshelf  with this series or else you will be missing out something in your life, especially the vampire fiction aficionados.this series is mysterious, sexy and full of great characters who will take place in your hearts forever.

        Shadowand Bone by Leigh Bardugo

This series definitely incorporates the elements of myth and action, but I am not sure enough that it is paranormal or not. But yes, this book certainly contains some serious swoony-worthy boys. This is yet another all time favorites of mine and the final book that broke my heart in two, both in the best and worst ways!

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Reminiscing India Indepence Movement with literary gems

Here is a call for the readers as every reader and a book lover has his taste or I would rather say his favorite subject. And, in my context, I must confess that I like books that evokes a feeling of patriotism in me and recall me about the independence movement. As these books, not only help me to get a better understanding of the history of India but also evokes a feeling in me to do something for the nation. To add this subject in my taste, I would say blame it on my background being involved in the Independence movement, my grandfather in person.

Thus, on the eve of Independence Day, I could not think of a better time to come out with the best books with my top 3 titles on Indian Independence Eve. Read on and celebrate the eve of Independence Day.

Freedom at Midnight ByLarry Collins and Dominique Lapierre

The book mainly centers around the movement of India Independence, during the time between 1946 and 1948. The novel includes the series of events that happened during the period and are worthy of this book being categorized as the historical one. The book has been written with an extensive research and provides incredible details that has been never revealed. The book is highly recommended on India Independence and partition. The book also includes interviews of Lord Mountbatten, the last viceroy of British India.

The Proudest Day:India's Long Road to Independence By David Fisher and Anthony Read

The book is brisk, racy and the incident-laden narration, from the founding of the Indian National Congress to the period of independence, attained by India. The explanation has been perfectly given, as has given a great feel to the book. Do not get intimidated by its size and yes, it has revealed the likes of Gandhiji and Lord Mountbatten, which seems to be worse.

 India: A history By John Keay

The novel has been penned by John Keay, an English journalist and author, who is specialized in writing popular histories about India, particularly focussing on the colonization and discovery by Europeans. In “India: A history”. In this book, John provides a panoramic view starting from the cities of Harappa and Mohenjodaro of the Indus Valley civilizations all the way to the current modern India. The book is a great guide for the history students in India

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Unraveling teaser: Chetan Bhagat’s ‘Half-Girlfriend’ is just a cliché!

Love him or hate him, but you just can’t ignore him. Half Girlfriend, a new chestnut, actually holds quite true for Chetan Bhagat and guess what he makes damn sure that it does. The author of best-seller books like Five Point Someone, Three Mistakes of My Life and 2 States has made an attempt to cease your wait.And for all the Chetan Bhagat’s fans out there, there is a good news for you!
Your wait is finally over as after a wide gap of three years, India’s biggest storyteller, Chetan Bhagat has finally come up with his another much awaited novel, Half Girlfriend, a love story with a setting of Bihar. The author has released an official teaser of his upcoming novel, Half Girlfriend, through which he has revealed the detailed synopsis of the novel. The story of the book revolves around a boy from Bihar, Madhav who fells in love with a girl, Riya. The story is about the love life of these two and the conflicts between them for having a relationship and this Bihari boy want to be in a relationship with the love of her life and this girl wants to be just friends with him. So, she decides to be his half girlfriend.
However,after watching its teaser you will discover that this novel has a semi-rural love story has got nothing new to offer and the plot in it really seems nothing more than old wine in a new bottle. The novel is set to be released on October 9, 2014.

His new novel with a unique title is creating buzz across the nation. So just get ready to read this book and for this kindle book you can place your online order of book at Lelobooks, an authentic online bookstore in India. Get ready for another blockbuster hit and soon-to-be-movie novel. 

The creator of Chacha Chaudhary died at 75

The creator of the iconic Indian comic book character Chacha Chaudhary, Pran died today at the age of 75 in New Delhi. The great Indian cartoonist, Pran Kumar Sharma, according the official website of  chacha Chaudhary, was the first Indian artist-writer to come up with comic books whose protagonists were characters rooted deep in Indian rural and middle class ethos.

Some of his most popular creations and one of them is of course Chacha Chaudhary, a short, lean man in a huge red pagdi,who fought everyone from hooligans to pretty robbers with flamboyance. He always had been accompanied by a giant man called Saboo, who was apparently known to be from Jupiter.

The celebrated character of Chacha Chaudhary was created in 1971 and it was a milestone work, which has been contributed to the society and has been known as the fusion of sci-fi, filmy action and Indian middle class oddities and has been offered as a wholesome entertainer for people across the ages.

The originator of this great comic character, Pran was born in Kasur near Lahore, in the undivided India. After completing his bachelors degree in political science from Gwalior, he went to Mumbai for studying art in the JJ School of Art, but left the course midway.

Pran started his career as a cartoonist in the year 1960 with Indian dailies. His  works in comics includes Billoo, Pinki, Raman, Shrimatiji and later created a separate series of comics on Saboo, Chacha Chaudhary's assistant.

What is common in all his character is that they are superheroes, who even exists today and resemble in their own small ways like while Billoo was an unbearably naughty boy, he was extremely sharp and could wriggle out of any soup he was in. Pinki, another of Pran's character, was again a small girl, who was extremely brave and ready to take up challenges. Chaudhary, famously, was said to have a brain 'which worked faster than a computer'.

Pran's superheroes were utterly adversative to the erection of the superhero popularized by saying a Marvel Comics in the West. Most of Pran's characters did not possess any super-powers - they were average humans who used their brains well. Chaudhary's superheroes, essentially, were ideal human beings and looked and sounded like any of us. No wonder then, they were household names and were loved by generations of comic book lovers in India. Many of Pran's works were animated, turned into cartoon films etc.

The Chacha Chaudhary website says about Pran, "He travelled widely over the globe including countries like America, England, France, Germany, Australia, Spain, China, S.Korea etc he delivered speeches to the gatherings of cartoonists on the subject wherever he went."

Pran, the website quotes, had said, "If I could put a smile on the face of people, I would consider my life successful."

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Book Review- The Emperor’s Riddle By Satyarth Nayak

The Indian Fiction has struggled for over the years in the process of taking its position in the society and this substantial literature, incorporated with the genres like a thriller and mystery, which in turn has finally given a ray of hope to the Indian literature.

After devouring  the author Satyarth Nayak’s debut novel, you will get to imagine and realize how bright does the future lies for our young author and the Indian readers. As soon as you will open the book, you will be provided with the recommendations from Amish Tripathi, which will raise your expectations from the book. And, my dear friends, the book will not be a disappointment at all!

The novel by Satyarth Nayak, The Emperor’s Riddle has an intricately woven plot, which keeps shambling between uncovering a mystery with its roots buried somewhere in the past and the forgotten corridor of history of Buddhist epoch. The books like this often run the risk of being just another having one of those western plots, which is a revision work for the Indian audience. This is the point where Satyarth manages to catch the unawares completely. The book has all in it like history, mystery, sci-fi and philosophy, which is seamlessly intertwined into a plot, this is one book you will find hard to put down until you reach its climax.

The plot of the novel with its commencement will start tingling your imagination tingling. When in the story, the historian Ram Mathur is murdered under stimulating circumstances, his daughter Priya joins forces with the renowned mysterious author Om Patnaik to ravel the evidences in the form of riddles that Ram Mathur has dotted over different eras of history. Together, they set on the course of history with the dark forces together with shattering at their heels. They find the circumstances more complicated than they anticipated, Priya and Om are up against a historic wing that has taken a perpetual oath to look after the secret, no matter what it takes.

Start Nayak is a Delhi based writer, scriptwriter & journalist and has been honored in English Literature from St. Stephen’s College, Delhi. His debut novel clearly reflects his interest and understanding in mystery. With much success and applause, which his first novel has already earned for him, I personally can hardly wait for more from our very own Indian Dan Brown.

The book is available at Lelobooks, an online bookstore in India. So, in order to get this literary gem by our very own Dan Brown, order now and get your book at your doorstep.

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भगवद्गीता का सार

भगवद्गीता विश्वभर में भारत के अध्यात्म ज्ञान के मणि के रूप में विख्यात है। भगवान श्री कृष्ण द्वारा अपने घनिष्ट मित्र अर्जुन से कथित गीता के सारयुक्त 700 श्लोक आत्मसाक्सात्कार के विज्ञान के मार्गदर्शक का अचूक कार्य करते है। मनुष्य के सव्भाव उसके परिवेश तथा अन्ततोगत्वा भगवान श्री कृष्ण के साथ उसके सम्बन्ध को उद्घाटित करने में इसकी तुलना में अन्य कोई ग्रन्थ नहीं है।

कृष्णकृपामूर्ति श्री श्रीमद्.ए.सी भक्तिवेदान्त सवामी प्रभुपाद विश्व के अग्र्रश्य वैदिक विद्वान है और वे भगवान श्री कृष्ण से चली आ रही अविच्छिन्न गुरू-शिष्य परम्परा का प्रतिनिधित्व करते है। इस प्रकार गीता के अन्य संस्करणों के विपरीत वे भगवान श्री कृष्ण के गंभीर संदेश को यथारूप प्रस्तुत करते है-किसी प्रकार के मिश्रण या निजी भावनाओं से संजित किए बिना है।

महात्मा गांधी

जब मैं मुसीबतों से घिरा होता हूं और जब मुझे आशा की कोई किरण नजर नहीं आती तब मैं भगवद्गीता के शलोक को पड़ कर अपना हृदय शांत कर लेता हुं। मुझे भगवद्गीता को पडक़र अपनी मुसीबतों से निजात मिल जाता है और मेरा चेहरा फिर से गुलाब की तरह खिल जाता है।

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Celebrate Friendship Day with Friendship-themed literary gems

“Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.” ― Mark Twain

Friendship is a bond between two different souls, it shows the compatibility of two different individuals, who share and care each other. We all have lots of friends in our life, but a few are special ones for whom we all like to do something. This celebrated day is celebrated on the first Sunday of August every year. So this year it is falling on 3 of August and is standing just after a day, so guys have you planned something for your friends. Giving gifts and friendship bands is an old idea of giving your friends a token of love, this year I have brought you with a unique idea of showing love to your friends and it will be with them forever, making them realize the value of the bond between you two. Books on some real friendship is one I would like to opt as it is said that books are friends forever and when it is given by your best friend it all the more increases its importance as telling you the importance of your friendship and will help them to carve their lives. Moreover, if your friend is among the bibliophiles, then there is nothing better than a book by his/her favorite author.

Here below are some books with the theme of friendship that you can gift to your friend, showing their importance in your life.

The 3Mistakes of my Life

The book by the youth icon of India, Chetan Bhagat, who has made his contribution to the Indian literature. Known for his informal style of writing, has written one of the most recognized books in India, The three mistakes of my life, which has even been adapted by the Indian cinema and has been a huge hit, not only in India but all across the world. The book is the story of Govind, Ishaan and Omi are three friends, whose friendship is in danger when dirty communal politics drives frictions between them. The novel unravels the actuality of relations, when on stake and shows that how even the truest of friendships may even lead to split by pressures, however, when talking about the real and true friendship,  this unraveling is temporary.

The JoyLuck Club

The book is about the four Chinese-born women, who emigrate to America for looking out better standard of living for themselves and most importantly, their children. The novel tells the reason of their regular meetings in the name of the games of Mahjong, sharing their lives, competing with each other to present their own families in the best hope and supporting each other in the times of crises.

Penned by Amy Tan as her debut novel has given her an instant prominence. She has incorporated an evocative style of writing, which has been beautifully presented with lots of expressions, making readers to delve completely into the book. A must-read novel!

The LittleBook of Friendship

‘There is no greater desert or wilderness than to be without true friends.’ The expression has been rightly portrayed in the novel which has a collection of stories based on friendship. In this beautiful assortment, Ruskin Bond has incorporated his favorite proverbs on friends and friendship. This charming assemblage is told  in the most simplistic manner with a blend of gentle humor, which is a trademark in the books of Ruskin Bond. It is indeed a heartwarming book, meant for those times when one’s spirits are at their ebb. Read this book which will surely bring a smile on your face.

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Book Review: Premteerath by Narendra Modi

लोकप्रियता से घिरे हुए पूर्ण भारत के हृदय में निवास करने वाले नरेंद्र मोदी को लोग एक मजबूत राजनेता, प्रवक्ता व भारत के प्रधानमंत्री के रूप में जानते हैं लेकिन यह शायद बहुत ही कम लोगों को पता होगा कि मोदी को लिखने का भी शोख हैं। युवावस्था में लिखी गई संवेदना से भरी उनकी यह कहानियां प्रेम और प्यार के अलग-अलग पहलुओं को दर्शाती हैं। नरेंद्र मोदी की नजर में मातृप्रेम ही समस्त प्रेम का सार है और इसकी तुलना पूरे जगत में किसी के यसाथ नहीं की जा सकती है। मनुष्य के बीच अलग-अलग प्रेम इसी मातृप्रेम के विभिन्न रूप में है, चाहे वह प्रेम दोस्तों में हो, अध्यापक का छात्र के लिए, डॉक्टर का मरीज के लिए या फिर पति का पत्नी के लिए। राजपाल प्रकाशन द्वारा प्रकाशित पुस्तक 'प्रेमतीर्थ में प्रेम के विभिन्न पहलुओं पर लिखी उनकी कहानियों को गुजरात केंद्रीय विश्वविद्यालय के अध्यापक एवं विभागाध्यक्ष आलोक गुप्ता ने गुजराती से हिंदी में अनुवाद किया है। प्रेम को यथार्थ के धरातल पर ले जाती इन कहानियों से पाठकों तक यह बात भी पहुंचना तय है कि इतने शक्तिशाली राजनीतिक व्यक्तित्व में एक कोमल हृदय भी निवास करता है। किताब की कहानियां इस बात की शिनाख्त भी करती हैं कि राजनीति का यह मंझा खिलाड़ी शब्दों और संवेदनाओं की पहचान भी रखता है। नरेंद्र मोदी ने यह कहानियां अपातकाल लागू होने के समय 1975 से 1977 में लिखी थी।

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Book Review: Crushed by Eliza Crewe

“You see, I’m a cold-hearted person. Not as in cruel and mean, but as in, someone who very seldom cries, who’s seldom moved by emotional scenes, and so on. The few things that make me reach such a state aren’t the usual kind of triggers; I don’t shed tears over characters dying, romantic scenes, happy-ever-after moments. In fact, it’s so random I couldn’t even explain what may or may not trigger a reaction, whatever reaction, in me.” - Meda Melange

The author Eliza Crewe has tried to deliver a spellbinding and power-packed fantasy book for young adults who are just bored of fantasy novels that are limited to vampires and witches. The protagonist, Meda is a Soul-Eater and being a half-demon, she lives and thirsts for the souls of humans. But, the author has incorporated a few clichéd twists in the book as this fairy-like witch only consumes the souls of really bad guys (in literal terms, only guys!). She knows she is a fiend and accepts it. She is now a headstrong locked up in the Crusaders’ school, where she is being given a training to fight demons, who are determined to demolish the human civilization and create more demons. She feels increasingly muffled by the Crusaders rules and there happens to be a day when she finally decides to leave them. The second book in the soul eater series, Crushed will take you further in the story.

The good 

What I liked in the book the most is the blunt narration. The novel is incorporated with sarcasm as the protagonist, Meda’s character has been portrayed differently. She is a no Miss-Goody-Two-Shoes, but definitely she is not one to mess with. She is tough as it is an obvious reason for she is the one who eats Souls, it looks like a prerequisite! But she is also a bad-ass when it comes to righting the wrong. She doesn’t follow any rules and is a hot-headed witch. That’s what makes her different from the regular witches. Her anger and frustration with the Crusaders seems rather vain in the beginning, but the author craftily brings out the justifications as the plot progresses. Also the friendship between Meda and Jo has given this book quite an interesting feel. The contrast in the characters, the tension that develops due to their opposing views and their complex relationship is well written. And the story is quite good. You might get a little bored in the beginning, but as you will get involved in the story with the turning pages, you will find that the author has enough incorporated twists in the plot to keep you occupied till the very end.

The bad

Meda’s character is at times showcased as being too rash and uncontrolled, which confuse readers to decide to whether be on her side or root for her. Though you admire her for being a kick ass, you also realize that some of her actions lead to unnecessary consequences, which is actually added just to build a plot that might seem weak without this milieu. However, if you haven’t read the first book, you might be left slinging on certain stories, like who is Uri and what happened to Meda’s mother and such other things.

The final Verdict

 This is not a usual YA book that one reads, but a rather bold and an extraordinary one. For people who are fed up of the ordinary fantasy novel and has monotony with the overdose of romance, this book would surely be a welcome change. Read the first book in order to have more understanding about the story and the characters.

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India registered a momentous Test win at Lord’s

The 21st of July, 2014 has been a remarkable day in the history of India. Team India registered a momentous 95 run win over England on the fifth, the final day of the second test at Lord’s on Monday. The match was ferociously led by Ishant Sharma, the man who bounced out  England’s batsmen with some persistent short-pitched bowling, India bundled out England for 22, which led India to a huge victory.

The lean and tall pacer  the match with the figures of 7 for 74, the best figures by an Indian at Lord's in nearly three decades, led by Ishant Sharma's stimulated spell of fast bowling to knock down England by 95 runs and take a 1-0 lead in the five-match series. India won their first overseas Test match by making this time at the Lord’s and defeating England, since they have also a victory against West Indies in 2011. India led the five-match Test series 1-0 after the first match in Trent Bridge ended in a draw.

In the long 28 years the team India registered their first Test win at Lord's with only second win in 17 Tests here -- after Kapil Dev's team achieved the feat back in June 1986 winning by five wickets. 

"It is a special win here, yes, but every Test wins is special in its own way. I remember the 2007 series when the match ended in a draw because of bad light and S Sreesanth and I were batting at that time. We saved the Test and were victorious in that series. Every Test is special and it is great to win outside India. It will be my last Test at Lord's because I don't see myself coming back here in a few years. So yes, it is a very memorable victory," Dhoni said at the post-match press conference.

Resuming the day at 105 for 4 on the final day, the two overnight batsmen Joe Root (66) and Moeen Ali (39) batted with a lot of determination, adding 101 runs in 44.4 overs before Ishant stroke on the last ball before the lunch. Ali and Root had added 99 runs when Sharma got one ball to kick up and Ali awkwardly fended it off to Cheteshwar Pujara at short-leg.

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Crack NET And Make Your Career In Lecturership

Get set go you’re the National Eligibility Test, which is conducted twice a year by the University Grants Commission, is your gateway to become a college lecturer.  This year, the declared date is June 29 for the test for all the aspiring teachers in the country with the National Eligibility Test (NET) being held on the decided date. The mentioned test is conducted twice annually by the National Educational Testing Bureau of the University Grants Commission (UGC), is meant to decide the eligibility of candidates for lectureship. It also determines awarding of Junior Research Fellowships (JRF) to ensure minimum standards for the entrants in the teaching profession and research.

The exam of NET is conducted usually in the month of June and December in Humanities, which includes various languages such as Social Science, Political Science, Forensic Science Electronic Science , Computer Science and Electronic and Environmental Science.  The test includes three papers which comprise objective type questions, comprising objective type of questions and the Paper one is all about teaching and research aptitude. The test also includes questions like reasoning, comprehension, general awareness and also tests divergent thinking. The test contains 60 multiple questions, each of which is two marks and the candidate is required to answer any 50 out of it.

The paper two consists of 50 questions which forms the category of objective type, here also each question carries two marks. Then, moving on to the Paper three, it has 75 objective type questions from the given subject chosen by the candidate and here also each question, carries 2 marks. It is to be noted that all the questions in paper 2 and paper 3 are mandatory, as it covers the entire syllabus. These papers are subject specific, aiming to test the knowledge and understanding of the subject chosen by the candidate. The questions in these two papers are related to the subject and all about its factual information, conceptual information and tests the applied knowledge of the discipline.

The candidates who have cracked the NET have stated that it is one of the most competitive tests in the country as it carries vast syllabus. Thus, as the second NET exam, which is being held twice in a year, is fast approaching, it is necessary to get prepared for it. So, just get ready to attempt this year NET exam and make your career in Lecturership. So just grab your competition books and get ready to crack the exam. Books available at lelobooks.com, a leading online bookstore in India. Hurry Now!