Sagarika Chakraborty debuts as an author with her book ‘A Calendar Too Crowded‘, that talks about the important days marked in the calendar, to commemorate women all over the world. The intent, however, is to probe further and discover the ugly truth of women’s continuing subjugation, says the book. An interesting way to touch upon such a subject. Interested to know what this book offers? Read the excerpt and apply to receive it.
Perky Tweets – Jan 9, ’12
Breaking: As Tendulkar awaits his 100th ton, the Indian team decides to play 100 tests without a win as a tribute. The former players feel that there is no harm in creating a record as we all used to play for records than our country. 🙂 #fakingnews For more such news and tweets read the #perkytweets for this week.
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BlogAdda’s Spicy Saturday Picks – Jan. 7, ’12
Recently a movie was released by the name ‘Contagion’ which was a thriller centered on the threat posed by a deadly disease and an international team of doctors contracted by them. Today, a major newspaper claims ‘New, deadlier form of TB hits India’. At the start of the year, these are signs that we take utmost care in our personal hygienge and maintain cleanliness all around us. On that note, time to read the ‘Spicy Saturday Picks’ for this week.
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What is the most gratifying aspect of Blogging – Part 4
“It was a high counsel that I once heard given to a young person, “Always do what you are afraid to do.”” – Ralph Waldo Emerson. Probably this is what some popular bloggers must have also heard, and that’s why they took the challenging route to success. They succeeded and inspired many others. Blogging, certainly, was the most important factor, in this success. They shared with us the most fulfilling facet of blogging in their interviews at BlogAdda. Here we once again account their views. Read on for Part 4 of the Most Gratifying Aspect of blogging.
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Balasaraswati: Her Art And Life
We have a book today which is the first complete biography of T.Balasaraswati (1918-1984), a dancer and musician from Southern India who was recognized worldwide as one of the great performing artists of the twentieth century. She also received Padma Bhushan in 1957. Written by Douglas M Knight Jr., Balasaraswati: Her Art And Life is up for review at your Adda. This book is loaded with excerpts and achievements of her life, along with pictures of her era. Read more about this book and apply if interested.
Love, Adventure & Miracle: Share your Stories
Love – Adventure – Miracle. For most of you, these three words occupy prominent places in your life. As we start our journey of life, we start yearning for these three things at some point in life. At some point in our life, we would have normally experienced the power of these three words and as we progress, we continue adding to the tally. Why are we talking about this?
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