Author: Akhil Nanda

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Pancakes in Paris!!!

Pancake in Paris- A journey of an American,Craig who fell in love with Paris.

Craig  Carlson  was a screenwriter in the past in Hollywood.

Books on Food,Chefs or lifestyle can hardly be read or imagined by one why? You couldn’t find something Better!! To read!!

But,Trust me This one book “pancake in Paris” was on my reading list for the last year and thank God !! I read it !! It’s a pleasant read to know the nuisance of the hospitality industry and how much ones goes through when one is living abroad and missing his food …It’s full of pain…But worth all the gains,The satisfaction one gets from living their Dream.

Pancake in Paris…Breakfast in America is about Craig’s journey of falling in love with Paris during his teens on an exchange programs and years later opening his diner ‘Breakfast in America.’Living the American dream in Paris is  the Yummiest read for me this year so far.

The book written in parts titled starters, Main Course and Desserts ,making the read an appetizing one .

Our Souls @Night !! Movie review …

The Movie Directed by Ritesh Batra,The Director Behind stories like “Lunchbox”& “The Sense of ending” adapted From the Novel”Sense Of Ending” by Julian Barnes.

“Our Soul at Night” another unusual story of relationship of Two widowed neighbors who are both lonely and develop an unexpected relationship ,in a small town in United States. The film stars Jane Fonda, playing the characters of Addie and Robert Redford playing the characters of Louis water as the lead.

OurSouls at night Is too  adapted from a novel written by Kent Haruf by the same name “OurSoulAtNight”.

The Movie seemed “To Good To be True”as its a very happy film.Unlike the novel that has moments of drama over dramatised.

The story when adapted as a film had alternations,That were very interesting to know , As they were suited for the film narration and screenplay.”Like the train toy used in the film instead of the rats that were used in the novel.”

The opening scene,straight away begins the story of , the two neighbours meeting and the story unfolds,immediately.

The story targets the relation amongst the senior citizen age that hasn’t been showcased much,And Is done in a very light, enjoyable way.

The movie Produced By NETFLIX, And premiered by JioMAMIFILMFEST with the Director Ritesh Batra,Part of Q&A Post screening was the highlight for movie buffs like me.

Our Souls @ Night is certainly, A Story you wouldn’t like to miss and from A director like Ritesh Batra…with whom You are always Surprised.

 

 

Patience !!

Patience :The capacity to accept.A virtue,We all are loosing bit my bit.But,Deny it. As our behaviour translates to irritability,Anger and frustration that comes out on the other. 

That has resulted us in becoming intolerant:” Not being able to accept different views.”

Making us Loose our control…While some become addicted to Alcohol,tobacco and other are in search for Sugar…

All causing health issues later…Now what causes us to become depressed.

A state of mind,That we are afraid to admit as,it’s seen as an mental illenes. But,All we got to do is channelize our brain in ways that could result in productivity …Patience is the key… 

Trailblazer Summit !! 

The Trailblazer Summit,Browsing through various websites on things to do in Mumbai city,This weekend. I came across an event. To network for Professional from all fields. The event had founder,CEO and artist who have changed the way for the city to grow and made life easier. The event was done by both founders .

The environmental bit was done by MoleculeBaba and the Art side was done by Amplify art.

Both together,Made this like a city summit,Platform like the Tedx to learn the new developments taking around. This was one of the best ways for me to spend the Sunday in the city.

Diamond’s aren’t forever-The Kohinoor.


Kohinoor – The story of the most infamous Diamond, Written by William Dalrymple and Co-Authored by Anita Anand.

William dalrymple,has written well researched book previously too,Like the “last mughals “and the “last king of Afghanistan”which leaves no choice but,To trust the writer doing justice to the book “Kohinoor”.
Anita Anand,The co-author too has written “Sophia” The story of an indian princess, the daughter of Duleep singh king. Makes it a perfect combination of getting the best out of the story.   
The Book,is written in two parts.The first part written by William Dalrymple and the second part by Anita Anand The first part gives you the complete history of the diamond.

Where as the second part is all about the diamond reaching the United Kingdom.  

A complete story of how significant,The diamond was and the myths and facts about it, and is it really the Gem that was mentioned in Bhagavad purana’s tale of Krishna?

Journeying through the small village of India to landing in England,and being part of it ever since.

The diamond is known as mountain of light. “Mountain of light” Is the persian word for the kohinoor.

The 190 carats diamond ,in the end until it reached england was just 93 carats, such is the history of the diamond,19th Biggest diamond in the world.

As you keep discovering about the kohinoor,You realise.it has a sibling.The Dariya-i-noor, known as the “sea of light” and is preserved in tehran.

The other unknown facts, We in 2000 signed to get the kohinoor back an initiative taken by kuldip nayar,16 years later NGO filed a petitions,To bring it back. 

The book,Is all about the diamond…And you are left with the thought. Why? All the mess for this one Diamond.