Publisher: Alchemy Publishers
Year: 2012
ISBN: 9788180460845
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A picturesque sleepy town, a premier engineering institute and plenty of bright young minds. Throw in a suicide on campus and the plot begins to thicken.
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A picturesque sleepy town, a premier engineering institute and plenty of bright young minds. Throw in a suicide on campus and the plot begins to thicken.
Author: Ankit Rathi Publisher: Frog Books Year: 2013 ISBN: 9789382473046 Rating: Read book reviews from other readers “What does your passion mean to you? What if your passion crosses the path of your success? What if the whole world, even your own mother do not support you? What will you do then? Will you still strive to achieve it or will you accept defeat? Again, What does your passion mean to you?” Ankit Rathi is a graduate from ISM, Dhanbad. In his debut novel, ‘Sorry Dad, I ain’t scoring the goal’, he takes us along on young Shaurya’s journey into maturity and growing up. The story begins when Shaurya is in Class 7. Despite his love for Cricket, one day, he is bulldozed into watching a football game thanks to the two football fanatics in his family; his father and brother. This is the turning point in his life. He is instantly captivated by the aura of the game and hooked by the intensity the players show. And he decides to be the best footballer in the country. He also wants to help make his father’s football club, Vixens, the best in the league. What follows next is the…
Born and raised in a conservative Hindu family in India, Shobhan Bantwal’s arranged marriage took her to the US. Directing and acting in a play in Chicago made her realize her calling towards writing. She has since then given us various books like The Dowry Bride, The Sari Shop Window and The Reluctant Matchmaker. Describing her writing as “Bollywood in a book”, her books are replete with observations and anecdotes about the Indian life in the US. IndiaBookStore in an exclusive chat with her:
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