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Guest Review by Bhupinder ‘Bo’ Singh: From Strength to Strength by Arthur C. Brooks

(Published as received) This book by Arthur Brooks, a Harvard University Professor can be categorized as a Self-Help book, but it is refreshingly different from the other books being produced in this genre. The popular adage is … Continue reading

October 18, 2023 · Leave a comment

Review: My Little Sikh Handbook Travel Journal: Visiting Amritsar

I can’t believe it’s been soooo many years since I posted a review. That’s not to suggest that I haven’t been reading -I promise I have read awesome books but … Continue reading

January 8, 2022 · Leave a comment

THE GIRL WITH THE LOUDING VOICE – ABI DARÈ Reviewed by Sapna Khajuria

THE GIRL WITH THE LOUDING VOICE – ABI DARÈ This story of 14 year old Nigerian girl Adunni is written in a unique style – neither exactly pidgin English, nor … Continue reading

June 7, 2020 · Leave a comment

Review: My Little Sikh Handbook II

You don’t have to be a scholar or a priest to teach religion to children. Rather what works is simple, clean storytelling, that can help children (and adults) learn the … Continue reading

November 14, 2019 · Leave a comment

I Seek by Artika Aurora Bakshi

Originally posted on artikabakshi:
This poem is in commemoration of the 550th Birth Anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev ji. ? In a world fighting against itself, I seek brotherhood; In…

November 11, 2019 · Leave a comment

Keh Nanak Anand Hoa Satguru Main Paya by Artika Aurora Bakshi

Originally posted on artikabakshi:
This poem is in commemoration of the 550th Birth Anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev ji.     ਸਾਚੇ ਨਾਮ ਕੀ ਲਾਗੈ ਭੂਖ॥ ਉਤੁ ਭੂਖੈ ਖਾਇ ਚਲੀਅਹਿ…

November 11, 2019 · Leave a comment

Bloomsbury Press Release: Launch of Relentless by Yashwant Sinha

New Delhi, 15th July: Former bureaucrat and union minister, Sh. Yashwant Sinha’s autobiography was released by Hon’ble Sh. Pranab Mukherjee (former President of India) at a recently held event at … Continue reading

July 15, 2019 · Leave a comment

All She Had Left by Artika Aurora Bakshi

She knew the pigeons would be waiting for her, so she quickly rushed up the narrow staircase. She was already late and this annoyed her. Dilawar had still not returned … Continue reading

April 12, 2019 · 2 Comments

Tell Her Everything by Mirza Waheed; reviewed by TGBC guest reviewer

I was excited about Mirza Waheed’s ‘Tell her everything’. After all he wrote Book of Gold Leaves and The Collaborator – both of which were insanely brilliant. But Waheed’s latest … Continue reading

February 28, 2019 · Leave a comment

The Good Book Corner’s Recommended Reading

  ‘In this fascinating cultural history, Arup K Chatterjee charts the extraordinary journey of the Indian Railways, from the laying of the very first sleeper to the first post-Independence bogey. … Continue reading

December 10, 2018 · Leave a comment