Someone has rightly pointed out that, “Teenagers are the most misunderstood people on the planet. They are treated like children and expected to act like adults.”

Teenagers often go through a period of utter confusion, disgust, failure, anxiety and depression because they feel that no one can completely understand them, and they cannot find an appropriate person with whom he or she can share his or her deep feelings.

Some parents try their best to make them feel comfortable while other teenagers are ignored.

‘I’m Fine’ by Taanya Kapur deals with such teenage problems and also gives suggestions to get out of these problems.

This book becomes more interesting since it is written by a teenager, Taanya Kapur, who is probably facing these troubles or has faced it sometime before.

Hence, she is aware of most of the worries and anxieties of a teenager.

Divided into 16 chapters, this book highlights all the basic problems of teenagers with specific focus on some of the most important and common worries like loneliness, failure, anxiety, depression, FOMO, parents and so on.

No one can actually surpass this stage and enter adulthood because these situations are needed to shape our mind, behaviour, characteristics and thought process.

Since this period is confusing and depressing, parents or siblings, if any, must be completely supportive.

Teenage girls and boys usually tend to hide things from their parents because they think that their parents cannot understand them since they belong to the previous generation.

Hence, it is always a two-way traffic.

If parents show their care and love for their children and make them feel comfortable, children will have the courage and strength to open up, share things with them and probably get rid of loneliness and depression.

This book brims with optimism and suggestions which would definitely be of great help.

The language is lucid and simple, just right for teenage readers.

Taanya Kapur has done a splendid job by including all the relevant issues in one book so that even parents can read it and understand the teenage mind further and better.

‘I’m Fine’ is a must-read for every teenager. Just remember, you are not alone!

Perhaps poems can express our various emotions and facets of life in the best possible way. If we read some enriching and meaningful poems, they can make us happy and can also awaken our senses.
Even with a word limit, poems can express multiple events at the same time.

Both the poet and the reader benefits since reading and writing poems give great pleasure which cannot be expressed in words and this feeling can be greatly experienced while reading Nishit Surya, an anthology of Hindi poems by Shankarlal Sengupta.

The various shades of human life like love, patience, wait, dreams, wish, deep realisation and belief have been explored in these fifty-one poems.

The poems are quite short, yet can deeply touch the readers and they will be bound to read some of the poems again.

The language used is quite rich. however it is not very difficult to understand.

Each poem carries an in depth meaning which increases the beauty of the style and content.

The concluding poem is dedicated to a mother, most probably the poet’s mother, which is indeed very beautiful and emotional.

The readers can relate with many poems since they are written based on our life experiences and explorations.

These poems can be read by a wide range of audience since the subject matter is not definite but varied.

This collection is bound to appeal all the readers and it will be etched in the memory for a long period of time. Happy reading!

Tamosik (in Bengali) by Satyajit Mazumdar is a multi-layered story, which includes in itself stories about various characters and their varied lives.
This fiction has many twists which may appear to complicate the plot at times but it makes the story beautiful as well.

Viru takes over the central plot and his character and charisma can impress the readers to a great extent.

The suspense that is created throughout the story has been remarkably explored by the author.

The story begins with a picturesque description of the banks of river Ganga and the author has beautifully painted a picture with words so that the readers can imagine the situation easily.

This book deals with multiple issues like murder, women trafficking, family issues, personal emotions and so on.

But the most prominent incident is the sudden absence of Basanti, Jatai’s sister, who is suspected to have fallen prey to women trafficking.

Viru is appointed by advocate Amitabh Bagchi who handles this case and untangles many complications and knots with the help of other people.

The knitting of the plot is so intricate and full of suspense that the readers cannot leave the book without completing it.

Satyajit Mazumdar is a master at describing the ambience and the incidents and these descriptions will definitely impress the readers.

The gripping story-line, the interactions between the characters, the inner turmoil, the quest, the plans executed by Viru have turned Tamosik into an interesting and engaging fiction.

The language is lucid and free flowing.

Satyajit Mazumdar’s Tamosik is a must-read for suspense-thriller lovers and also for those who want to explore the relevant issues in today’s world.

Are you ready to feel the thrill?