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Smita Das Jain

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Smita Das Jain is a writer by passion and writes every day. Samples of her writing are visible in her home office, her sunny terrace garden, her husband’s car, and the kitchen napkins. Her debut short story collection A Slice of Life was named among India’s top three fiction works by Writefluence, and her debut novel A Price to Love found a mention in the Top 50 books of 2022 by Delhi Wire. She is also the first-prize winner of the prestigious Bharat Award for Literature, 2023 for her short story ‘Purchased Love’, and the only Asian to be named in the Top 20 flash fiction winners list in the Spring 2022 contest of the prestigious US-based Women On Writing (WOW!) magazine for women writers. Smita’s award-winning short stories have found prom ...more

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Chetan Bhagat’s 12 Years: My Messed-Up Love Story is a sincere attempt to blend romance with realism, touching upon career pressures, relationship dynamics, and the chaos of startup life. While the plot is predictable, Bhagat’s humour and sincerity s ...more
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My Jeans Fit Well & The Ice-Cream Didn’t Melt by Manali Desai is a refreshing and reflective collection that celebrates life’s simplest pleasures, from catching a sunset to spotting vegetarian food abroad or being called “didi” instead of “aunty.” Th ...more
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As an ardent admirer of Chetan Bhagat's work, I approached "11 Rules for Life" with a blend of anticipation and curiosity, unsure of what to expect from his venture into the realm of self-help. However, what I discovered within the pages of this book ...more
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