SHANAYA TALES

First Day of Preschool | A Mother’s Dilemma

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The day that I was looking forward to with equal parts of anxiety and anticipation has finally dawned. The change that I had mentioned in my post Changes & Priorities is here. Today I sent little D for his first day of pre-school. Actually as I write this, he is still at school, and my mind is running around in circles…

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The Madras Affair by Sundari Venkatraman | Book Review

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This is the very first book by Sundari that I have read, but I have followed her blog for quite some time now, so I am familiar with her writing style. Which is why, going in I knew I could expect a well-crafted story and pretty clean, error free language, and I wasn’t disappointed at all….

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It Happens For A Reason by Preeti Shenoy | Book Review

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This is the second Preeti Shenoy book that I have read after ‘The One You Cannot Have’, and while both these stories are very different from each other, my overall experience remains the same. This one too started out as total page turner, and this one too has a rushed and unsatisfactory concluding sequence. ‘It…

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Hello Snail Mail :) #SnailMailChallenge

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Hiya folks, I am thrilled to be writing this post today, as it is about my recent re-acquaintance with the world of handwritten letters. A month back, my dear friend Shailaja, who runs a blogging support group (B-A-R), suggested the idea of a ‘Snail Mail Challenge’. The challenge involved sending and receiving physical letters. While we…

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Take 2 by Ruchi Singh | Book Review

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I have read more romance novels than I have read all the other genres combined. That itself lets you know how much I love them. Having said that, I find this genre very difficult to review, mostly because of the following reason. To me, a romance novel is like comfort food. The flavours may vary, but…

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A Change of Direction #BlogAnnouncement

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Hello folks, happy Monday! Today I am here with an announcement regarding this blog. This is something that has been on my mind for a long time, but I was having mixed feelings about going ahead with it. First things first, I completed 6 months of blogging on July 30. 😀 I know, I know,…

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Changes and Priorities

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Hello folks, It has been almost 3 weeks since I last showed up here, and I have missed it so much. The most important reason for this absence was our move in July. We moved across states in US, and all the packing- unpacking-cleaning, consumed my every waking hour. However to be really honest, that…

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I Too Had a Love Story by Ravinder Singh | Book Review

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“Not everyone in this world has the fate to cherish the fullest form of love. Some are born just to experience the abbreviation of it.” ‘I Too Had a Love Story’ is an autobiographical tale of love written by Ravinder Singh, a software engineer turned author, who rose to fame with this book becoming a national…

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The President’s Shadow – Would you BUY or PASS? #FridayFiveChallenge

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Hello folks, today I came across an extremely interesting bookish challenge – The Friday Five Challenge by Rosie Amber. What is the Friday Five Challenge? In today’s online shopping age, readers often base their buying decisions on small postage stamp size book covers (thumbnails), a quick glance at the book description and some reviews. Have you ever wondered how…

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The Versatile Blogger Award

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Hello everyone, today I am here with a different kind of post. I have been nominated for The Versatile Blogger Award by a wonderful blogger and author Devika Fernando. I came across Devika when I participated in the April AtoZ Challenge, and I am so glad to have gotten to know her. She writes some amazing…

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