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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

Stay With Me by Ayobami Adebayo

…Yejide was created on a Saturday. When God had ample time to paint her a perfect ebony. No doubt about it. The finished work is living proof. The first time … Continue reading

September 7, 2017 · Leave a comment

Song of the Sun God by Shankari Chandran

…She turned her face towards the fading light. Nala warned her about her skin getting darker but she had never ceased. She loved the feeling of the sun on her. … Continue reading

February 4, 2017 · 3 Comments

Fairway Galle Literary Festival 2017- Jemima Foxtrot got me writing

    The leaves under my feet rustle The fir trees feel alive; As I look up to see the sun The birds scream and off they fly; I gotta … Continue reading

January 12, 2017 · Leave a comment

When authors send in their feedback! Kiran Doshi on the review of Jinnah Often Came To Our House

The review and interview were first published on http://www.talkingcranes.com/tc-article/book-review-jinnah-often-came-our-house/1563 http://www.talkingcranes.com/tc-article/author-kiran-doshi-jinnah-often-came-our-house/1562 and later shared on The Good Book Corner …Thank you for the review of Jinnah often came to our House. … Continue reading

December 30, 2016 · 3 Comments

The Good Book Corner Diaries- Preeti Reddy

September 23, 2016 · Leave a comment

Interviewing Aliyyah Eniath, author of The Yard

Aliyyah Eniath was born in Trinidad and Tobago; her ancestors hailed from Uttar Pradesh, India. She’s a director at Safari Publications, a magazine publishing house, and founder/editor-in-chief of Belle Weddings … Continue reading

July 29, 2016 · Leave a comment

The Curse of Damini by Debajani Mohanty

1945 – when many in pre-independence India had to make a choice between Gandhi’s ideology of nonviolence and Bose’s idea of snatching what was rightfully yours. The Curse of Damini starts … Continue reading

December 8, 2015 · Leave a comment