Name: The Not People Author: Sonara No. of Pages: 260 Genre: Fiction Publisher: Frog Books (An imprint of Leadstart Publishing Pvt. Ltd.) Price: Rs. 250/- Published in: 2016How did I get it? From the publisher. The blurb of the book says: ‘The Not People’ is an odyssey of faith, a plunge of deep belief into …
The Kindness Around Us
In this fast-paced life, we seldom have the leisure to stop and look around. But when we spare a moment, we can always see something beautiful, something soft standing out in this ugly and harsh human world. I stay in Delhi, the capital city of India; and I personally feel that it is an unkind …
Starting With Kindness
A corner of my workstationIt is so easy to whine and complain, isn't it! Everyday, we have something to complain about. But to be thankful, to be grateful for what we have and what the hardships we have been spared is perhaps the most difficult task for most of us.The last seven days I had …
Book Review #39: Fade To White
Name: Fade To WhiteAuthor: Shreya DhanwantharyNo. of Pages: 268Genre: FictionPublisher: Frog Books (An imprint of Leadstart Publishing Pvt. Ltd.)Price: Rs. 285/-Published in: 2016 How did I get it? From the publisher. The blurb of the book says:Who are we, really? Are we shaped by our past, by our plans for tomorrow or by life as …
Z for "Zephyranthes (Rain Lily)"
Common Name: Rain LilyScientific Name: ZephyranthesRain Lily is one of my favourite flowers. Most of the year, their bulbs would lie dormant. And once the rain touches them, they would spring back to life in a myriad of colours. I remember rain lilies blooming in my childhood home, in the monsoon in three colours, pink, …
Y for "Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow"
Common Name: Yesterday-today-and-tomorrow, Morning-noon-and-night, Kiss Me Quick, Brazil raintreeScientific Name: Brunfelsia paucifloraAssamese Name: Bou-PaagolYesterday-today-and-tomorrow is a flowering shrub and has pretty fragrant flowers. The flower blooms purple with a white throat, then turns lavender and then white, hence the common names. Many years ago, there was a bulky bush of this plant at my grandparents' …
X for "Xerochrysum bracteatum (Paper Daisy)"
Common Name: Paper Daisy, Strawflower Scientific Name: Xerochrysum bracteatumAssamese Name: Kaagoz phoolI saw the Paper Daisy for the first time in my grandmother's garden. As a kid, I was fascinated and I still am. The flower doesn't look like a real flower at all. The petals are crispy and papery. Nature has so many wonders, …
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W for "Weeping Bottlebrush"
Weeping Bottlebrush back home. Check out the pretty bird perched on it.Common Name: Weeping Bottlebrush, Drooping Bottlebrush, Red Bottlebrush, Red CascadeScientific Name:Callistemon viminalis/Melaleuca viminalisAs a kid, I found the Weeping Bottlebrush flower very interesting because of its look. Yes, it looks like a bottle-brush and hence the name.Back home, Deta planted this tree on the …
V for "Vine-Bleeding Heart"
The crimson variety in bloom several years ago at homeCommon Name: Bleeding Heart VineScientic Name: Clerodendrum The Bleeding Heart Vine is a tropical twining creeper. It is basically a summer flower. The crimson variety has been a part of our garden since many years now. The Bleeding Heart Vine is not to be confused with …
U for "Utonglei (Mexican Oleander)"
Common Name: Mexican Oleander, Lucky NutScientific Name: Cascabela thevetia/Thevetia peruvianaAssamese Name: KorobiManipuri Name: UtongleiMexican Oleander is a common short flowering tree grown in gardens and roadsides. It is an ornamental plant and colour varieties are yellow, white and peach. I think the yellow one is the most common, since it is one I see everywhere. …
Natasha'z Points To Ponder 