Me & My Bookshelf !

Earlier this month I had signed up for 52 books in 52 weeks reading challenge . In the introductory post, I mentioned that I will be posting reviews categorically. The category that I have chosen for January is Mythology.... I have a soft spot for Mythology. It is interesting and fascinating at the same time! So when The Aryavarta Chronicles Book 3: Kurukshetra came along for review @ Blogadda, I signed up for it without hesitation. This book is the third in the series - The Aryavarta Chronicles by author - Krishna Udaysankar.    I must admit that I have not read the previous books in this series but I was sure it wouldn't matter that much.It is the well known story - Mahabaratha and the author did not leave the reader in mid air. The Dynasties of the Aryavarta and the cast of characters is clearly mentioned in first few pages. The Author's note starts with  a gathering of scholars in circa second millenium BCE where this story / epic was narrated to...

The New Year is here and once again I am signing up for the 52 Books in 52 Weeks- Reading Challenge 2015.More details here. This challenge has many mini challenges as well . Unlike last year, this year I am  diving in with a plan!I seem to be more efficient when there is a clear plan on what I need to do or what has to be done.So I have decided to do a theme a month.[Please note that this is the theme that I intent to follow and not the rule for the reading challenge]. Updated: I have the names of the books written beside the theme for which the reviews are posted in this blog. To read the reviews click on the genres in the header.... Classics Indian writers  - The Mug of Melancholy, Gulabi,From Where I See Collection of short stories Historical fiction Foodie read - Books with a culinary touch , not cook books Books that were turned into a movie Mega Books[More than 500 pages in length] Philosophy / Religion / Mythology - Kurukshetra , Ramayana Humor Rob...