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SARASWOTI PUJA:A DAY OF ACQUIRING KNOWLEDGE AND WISDOM🙏📚🎶

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  Today is the day of Saraswoti Puja here in Nepal. People from every age group celebrate this day with great joy and enthusiasm. It is an absolutely a really busy day. I have seen flowers and fruit vendors very busy selling flower's and fruits to students. Students buy flowers, fruits,sweets and nuts to pay homage and seek blessings from Goddess Saraswoti. They are dressed in their best dresses to attend program in their schools.They are in hurry to get to school. Small kids are eager to write their first ever letter of their life at Saraswoti temple premises. Parents are busy to teach their kids to learn new things.  Some people are getting married today. They are starting their new venture of their lives from this day on. Some boys are observing their  Bratabhanda ceremony while girls are observing Surya Darshan(Gufa Rakhne) ceremony to embark that they are entering their new phase of life. They are adolescents now and no more a kid that brings a lot more responsibilit...

VALENTINE'S DAY: HISTORY AND ITS PURPOSE ❤️❤️❤️

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  Valentine's Day is near. It's literally at your doorstep. And most of the loved ones are eagerly waiting to make this day their special one. But have you ever thought about when and where did this day started from? Or who was the creator of this day?? What did happen that there was a need for embarking this day as Valentine's Day??? Let me try and answer it.  What is Valentine's Day? Valentine's Day is an annual festival of romantic love, friendship and admiration that occurs every year on 14 February. People celebrate this day by sending messages of love and affection to partners, family and friends. It is not only exchanged between couples but also among family members, friends, children and relatives.Candy, flowers, gifts are exchanged between loved ones, all in the name of St. Valentine. People send Valentine's Day cards and flowers and spend special time together to honour their love for each other. HISTORY : Valentine's Day is named after Saint Vale...

BOOK REVIEW 15: ONE NIGHT AT THE CALL CENTER: CHETAN BHAGAT

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  GENERAL OVERVIEW: RATINGS :2/5 GENRE : Non fiction, Life style AUTHOR : CHETAN BHAGAT ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Chetan Bhagat was on born 22 April 1974 in Delhi, India. He is an Indian author and columnist.  Bhagat graduated in mechanical engineering at IIT Delhi and completed an MBA at IIM Ahmedabad. He started his career as an investment banker but left it after a few years to pursue his passion for writing. He has written nine novels and three non-fiction books.  His first novel was Five Point Someone which was published in 2004. His novels have been listed as bestsellers. Five of Chetan Bhagat's novels have been adapted into Bollywood films as well. These Bollywood movies have been a blockbuster hit. Chetan is also a popular motivational speaker and has spoken at more than 300 organizations in 50 cities around the world. He speaks at corporates, educational institutes, government bodies and volunteer agencies.  His other notable works are:   Five Point Someone, ...

BOOK REVIEW 14: A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS: KHALED HOSSEINI

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  GENERAL OVERVIEW: RATINGS :3.5/5 GENRE : War, Relations, Lies, Predicament AUTHOR : KHALED HOSSEINI ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Khaled Hosseini was born on 4 March 1965 in Kabul,Afghanistan. He is best known as an Afghan-American novelist, physician, activist, humanitarian and UNHCR goodwill ambassador. After graduating from college, he worked as a doctor in California.He has published three novels. The most notably his 2003 debut The Kite Runner. Following the success of The Kite Runner he retired from medicine to write full-time. All three of his novels became bestsellers: The Kite Runner (2003)    ,A Thousand Splendid Suns(2007) And the Mountains Echoed (2013) debuted near the top of the Times list. INTRODUCTION : A Thousand Splendid Suns is the second novel from the author of The KITE RUNNER, Khaled Hosseini. The plot and the background of the novel is same as the first novel. The war,violence, internal conflict, murders, betrayal and lot more intriguing and intimidati...

BOOK REVIEW 13: HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN: JK ROWLING

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  GENERAL OVERVIEW: RATINGS : 4.5/5 GENRE : FANTASY, ADVENTURE, SUSPENSE, THRILLER, DRAMA AUTHOR : JK ROWLING ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Joanne Rowling is her original name. JK Rowling is her pen name. She also writes as  Robert  Galbraith.She was born on 31 July 1965 in Yate, Gloucestershire, England. J. K. Rowling is a British author and philanthropist. She is best known for writing the Harry Potter fantasy series. She started working as a researcher and bilingual secretary for Amnesty International when she conceived the idea for the Harry Potter series. She was striked with the idea while on a delayed train from Manchester to London in 1990. She has earned a BA in French and Classics at the University of Exeter. She was married to Neil Murray in 1992 and got divorced in1995. She has three children. HER OTHER NOTABLE WORKS ARE: Harry Potter series Corman Strike  series  Fantastic Beasts series Politics of JK ROWLING  The Ickabog The Casual Vacanc...

BOOK REVIEW 12: FIVE PEOPLE YOU MEET IN HEAVEN: MITCH ALBOM

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  GENERAL OVERVIEW: RATINGS : 3/5 GENRE :Spiritual fiction, Afterlife Author : Mitch Albom ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Mitch Albom was born on May 23, 1958 in Passaic, New Jersey. MITCH ALBOM is an internationally renowned and best-selling author, journalist, screenwriter, playwright, radio and television broadcaster and musician. Mitch is also an accomplished song writer and lyricist. In 1995, he married Janine Sabino. That same year he re-encountered Morrie Schwartz, a former college professor who was dying of ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. His visits with Schwartz  leads to the book Tuesdays with Morrie. The same book  moved Mitch away from sports reporter He began his career as an internationally recognized author. His other notable works are: Tuesdays With Morrie For One More Day Have a Little Faith The Time Keeper and The First Phone Call from Heaven INTRODUCTION : An elderly man works in an amusement park. He works as a carnival maintenance man....

BOOK REVIEW 11: TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE: MITCH ALBOM

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  GENERAL OVERVIEW: RATINGS:3/5 GENRE : Memoir, Poignancy , Non fiction. Author : Mitch ALBOM ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Mitch Albom was born on May 23, 1958 in Passaic, New Jersey. MITCH ALBOM is an internationally renowned and best-selling author, journalist, screenwriter, playwright, radio and television broadcaster and musician. Mitch is also an accomplished song writer and lyricist. In 1995, he married Janine Sabino. That same year he re-encountered Morrie Schwartz, a former college professor who was dying of ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. His visits with Schwartz  leads to the book Tuesdays with Morrie. The same book  moved Mitch away from sports reporter. And then he began his career as an internationally recognized author. His other notable works are: The Five People You Meet in Heaven For One More Day Have a Little Faith The Time Keeper and The First Phone Call from Heaven INTRODUCTION: " Tuesdays with Morrie" is the chronicle of Mitch’s tim...