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Who will cry when you die ? By Robin Sharma | Book Summary and Review

In this article im going to give you a short book summary One of the best self-help book I've ever read named               " Who Will Cry When You Die ? "                                             By Robin Sharma  I've always thought this particular genre as not-so-interesting, but I've never actually tried it before 😑....I'm definitely not prone to prejudice! Anyway, I really really liked this one. There are 101 chapters or as the blurb says "101 simple solutions to life's most complex problems". I agree! Its been a while since I read it but I find myself thinking about this book every now and then and subconsciously trying to follow what it says. I even try to wake up early. 😃 So it definitely impacted me. Lesson 36 is to read "Tuesdays With Morrie" so I'll be trying that one next. This book provides advice on how to be the best ver...

#3 A BURNING - Megha Mujumdar | Book summary & Review

So worth the hype. " A BURNING " by Megha Majumdar is very political, very real. The tale is told through the lives of three characters - Jivan, a Muslim girl who dreams of becoming 'middle class' but lands up in jail because of a Facebook Post criticizing the government (ahem, rings a bell?); PT sir, whose adventures with a political party bring him ever so close to power; and Lovely - the true-spirited and honest aspiring actress who has to battle with the society on the account of being a transwoman.  The book picks up after the first few pages, and actually got me out of my reading slump after weeks! I enjoyed Megha Majumdar's writing style, she tells the story compellingly, without the use of jargon. I especially appreciate the way females have reclaimed all positions of power in this book - Sonali Khan is the popular actress who holds enough power to make people stars, Bimala Pal is the head of the political party, etc. Whenever the...