Life Mantras
Author: Subrata Roy Sahara
Publisher: Rupa Publishers
Rating: 4/5
Summary
Confucius has correctly said- Life
is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated. It is the mind that
bulldozes the person to do what ought not be done. Why make life complicated when
the simple solutions are just a thought away? “Life Mantras” is a sincere
attempt by Subrata R. Sahara, to throw light on the delicate and hidden threads
that hold the life together. It is these threads that need to be cherished and
nourished so that they become stronger with each passing day. This is not a
tale; this is not a learning; this is not a collection of experiences. Instead,
this book offers a simplified and more realistic approach to understand the
complexities of life.
Grab this book to read something
different.
My opinion
“Life Mantras” is not the usual nonfiction
novella. It outlines the secrets of living a happy life, in broad strokes. The
title of the book is direct and apt. The cover of the book is subtle and
catchy. I would like to compliment the quality offered by Rupa Publication. It
is top notch! The author has carefully taken care of the blurb and presented it
with utmost precision and care. The font (style, size) is perfect. The layout,
content section, division of chapters, and the typesetting is fine.
Coming to the content in the book,
the book is magic. For the ones who have a flair for nonfiction books and are
open to varied perspectives, this book will definitely be well liked. The author
has used lucid and extremely simple language (boon for all people, in general
and loss for the ones seeking creative writing). Nevertheless, this book does
not leave its readers like a lost ball in high weeds, for it relates to
everybody. Some of the chapters that proved out to be excellent were ‘Motivation’,
‘Mood’ and ‘Ego’. They are bound to ring a bell and force the readers to take a
trip down the memory lane.
Although the editing and proofreading
is fine, I did not quite like the simplicity of language. But this cannot be
counted as the drawback. Somewhere, the uncomplicated words forced me to toy
with the idea and not ponder.
But all said and done, the book definitely
aces the test. Yet another marvelous feat by the author and the concept is worthy
of appreciation.
PS: The book might not be liked by
everyone because of an entirely different genre.
Best wishes!
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