NITN | @notintownlive | 22 Sep 2017, 11:09 am
Youngsters are the future of this world and this book shows how prepared these youngsters are for shouldering their responsibilities for tomorrow.
This is an attempt by a very young girl to share whatever she has learnt from life with others who might not have the same resources that she has.
This book begins with a few poems.
The very first poem is about how she misses her deceased mother and from there on we get to meet a very sensitive girl who is not obsessed about just her life but who responds to her surroundings and thinks about it deeply.
From poems, she moves on to write some essays on insightful and highly relevant topics.
There is one short story kind of a write-up titled, “When a Friend Betrays”.
Here the author illustrates how necessary it is for us to make friends with the right kind of people. Wrong friendships can play havoc with our emotions and mental well-being and lead us down ruinous roads.
In another essay titled, “Greater Participation of Women is Needed”, the author talks about the role of women in the society.
She correctly points out that in spite of growing awareness and developing times, there is still a long way to go before women and men can correctly be called equal in context of our social milieu.
For such a young girl to write on such a topic with such insight is a remarkable achievement indeed.
This insightful writing continues in another very relevant and controversial topic titled, “Parent-Child Relationship-Dilemma”.
I think every parent should read this essay.
It is also very heartening to see that a young girl is brave enough to dream of becoming a journalist in spite of knowing the intolerant and dangerous times we are living in.
When women get ready to face the challenges head on, only then will they earn respect from all quarters.
Another short story that I liked is called, “Redemption- The Story of a Troubled Family”.
The icing on the cake is the last article where the author talks about her life, her family, her mother, her struggles after her mother’s death, her determined fight against a corrupt school.
It is indeed a very brave act to write openly about the discrimination and corruption prevalent in one’s previous school.
This book is not meant only for kids but also for their parents. This young woman has something to tell to everyone out there, be it a child or an adult.
It is a very correct thing that as we age our faculties stop assimilating, expanding. Then it takes a young gun like her to show us the naked truth.
This is one book that is very highly recommended for everyone.
(Reviewed by Priya Das)
- Rotary Club of Calcutta Metro City partners with British Deputy High Commission to celebrate leadership in disability cricket
- HireMee launches career navigation assessment for school students
- Garuda Shopping Festival: Zubeen Garg mesmerises Bangalore
- Alive India in Concert Season 10 presents Zubeen Garg and Kunal Ganjawala
- Plastonix -Vee Technologies to develop a plastic waste recycling system in Karnataka
- Eighty students attend interactive session titled 'Connecting Hearts and Minds' in Mumbai-based institution
- Srijit Mukherji, Swastika Mukherjee launch author Soma Bose's second book 'I’ve Had Enough of You'
- PE firm TA Associates' strategic investment in Vee Healthtek
- Alive India and ITC Aashirvaad Svasti Milk releases Chhath Puja anthem
- Kolkata: Rotary hosts World Polio Day with students in Gyan Manch
Indian airline IndiGo has announced the launch of daily direct flights connecting Bengaluru, Karnataka with Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, effective from December 31, 2024.
Jazeera Airways, Kuwait’s leading low-cost carrier, is offering 50% off on fares to all destinations across its network from July 28 to 31.
New Delhi : Air India Express, a subsidiary of Air India and a part of the Tata group, has launched its "Time to Travel" sale on the airline’s website, airindiaexpress.com, the Air India Express mobile app and other major booking channels.