Wheels of Wish is a brilliantly written book by writer Bibhu Datta Rout. It is a thrilling story told in an unusual way. One may not have read many boWheels of Wish is a brilliantly written book by writer Bibhu Datta Rout. It is a thrilling story told in an unusual way. One may not have read many books written in the way that this book has been by the author. I was gripped by the story from page one itself and the suspense stayed with me till the end of the story. Must read book from a master story-teller! ...more
I first heard about this book from my mother who had learned about it from her father (my grand-father) who was one of the biggest fans of Ernest HemiI first heard about this book from my mother who had learned about it from her father (my grand-father) who was one of the biggest fans of Ernest Hemingway. I would now recommend this book to all my friends and also to my four and half year old daughter. This is a must read indeed! It is an unforgettable and an unputdownable story about the indomitable spirit of man....more
I read this book last year while I was living in the beautiful city of Dehradun. As always Ernest Hemingway's stories touch your heart in unknown ways.I read this book last year while I was living in the beautiful city of Dehradun. As always Ernest Hemingway's stories touch your heart in unknown ways. You tend to miss the characters even long after you have finished reading the stories....more
This is an amazing story written with a lot of sensitivity and tenderness. Kudos to the writer for penning a masterpiece. The thoughts of the writer aThis is an amazing story written with a lot of sensitivity and tenderness. Kudos to the writer for penning a masterpiece. The thoughts of the writer are illuminating and make you think deeply about different moments of life. ...more
I loved reading the The English Patient" by Sri Lankan writer Michael Ondaatje. Some of his thoughts are so alike to mine. This thought from "The EnglI loved reading the The English Patient" by Sri Lankan writer Michael Ondaatje. Some of his thoughts are so alike to mine. This thought from "The English Patient" is how I feel as a poet and writer....more
“Some of us get hit in the fight But we cannot give up the fight. A bullfighter gets hit in the beginning of the bullfights. But he does not give up t“Some of us get hit in the fight But we cannot give up the fight. A bullfighter gets hit in the beginning of the bullfights. But he does not give up the fight.
The bullfighter gets better in the next fight.
We will fight hard in the next fight!” ― Avijeet Das
Inspired from the book "Or I'l dress you in Mourning" by Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre. The real story of a Matador named El Cordobes.When I read this inspirational story in my Uncle Pradeep Mohanty 's Farmhouse, where he grows one of the unique Deomali Coffee, I started dreaming of Spain. And I had just given my 12th boards and I wanted to be a Matador...more
