Perspective in visuals. An anthology book.

PERSPECTIVE IN VISUALS. Tripod Stories TM

Tagline: 100 Realms of 100 writers.

An BRILLIANT anthology compiled by Mr. Aditya Jain( Founder and CEO, Tripod Stories TM).
Published by Evince Pub Publishing in December 2019, this book is available in both Paperback and eBook format.

Let’s understand the Title first.
What is PERSPECTIVE?
One’s perspective is the way one sees something. For example if someone thinks that playing is a waste of a kid’s time then from his perspective, children parks are a bad place, a thorough waste of time.
Perspective has a Latin root meaning “look through” or “perceive” and all the meanings of perspective have something to do with looking.

Now, what is VISUAL PERSPECTIVE?
Visual perspective taking (VPT) is the ability to see the world from another person’s perspective, taking into account what they see and how they see it. (Flavell, 1977).

So in lay man’s language, we can say that Perspective is the way any individual see’s the world and Visual Perspective is understanding others person’s point of view, of how they see and feel about something.

Now this book is an Anthology.
What is an Anthology?
An Anthology is a published COLLECTION of poems or other pieces of writing.

PERSPECTIVE IN VISUALS is the book written by 100 writers across the globe, associated with different art domains, which is compiled by Tripod Stories TM.

It is a collection of snippets, stories, art works, poetry and photographs.

In present scenario of fast-paced life where stress and work take a toll on our physical and mental well-being, we need to share our thoughts and feelings with someone..we need to take  it out of our system..we need to relieve ourselves of this baggage. But how? Nobody has the time to listen and emphatise. The best way is to take the mighty pen and use it as a sword to take out our feelings, emotions, burdens and pen down whatever comes out of our system and it would not be anything short of an “awe”…!

In the words of Mr. Aditya Jain, Storytelling is an art of expressing yourself. The most powerful tool of a writer is IMAGINATION through which they visualize their perspective in writing, art and photographs, so that they can deliver their ideas to the world, the way they want to.

This BEAUTIFUL MASTERPIECE is about Perspective, Imagination and thoughts… Thoughts of emotions, love, hatred, war, life, death and success..penned down by 100 writers from all over the world associated with various art domains. With every story that a writer writes, he pours out a piece of his heart.

The Cover is simple and precise. It conveys the topic, content and context of the book effectively. The language used by various co- authors is very simple and easily understandable but at the same time very deep and full of emotions. It easily connects with the reader. Be it about your right to freedom and live your life on your own terms or about abuse in marriage or about a terrifying past or about some global issue about which the author feels deeply or about how inhuman the human species is becoming day-by-day or about uplifting someone through a dark period saying this too shall pass.

The 100 compilations vary in terms of;
-the context,
-the age of the writer,
-their profession,
-their native place,
-their medium of expression: prose, poetry or art or photography.
But all of them have one thing in common, their purity. They seem to have been penned down coming straight from the soul of the writer and touches the soul of the reader. Reading them the reader can feel the gravity, the depth from which these thoughts turned into words, have come. The reader will surely feel goosebumps at more instances than one. The content of this book is so RELATABLE and touching that it instantly hits with you, once you begin reading it. A definate PAGE TURNER and a very ENGROSSING read.

These writers are from various states of India, from many other countries like Pakistan, USA, from all sorts of professions ranging from being a student to a dentist. They express themselves beautifully through real life model photography, prose, poems, art and much more. There is an author bio, just before every author’s work comes forth in the book. Some have a picture to support their words and some don’t. The words are beautifully woven and are very touching. The words inspire, uplift, express feelings of- resentment, hurt, sadness among others.

The author, Mr. Aditya Jain, should definately be applauded and appreciated for compiling, picking and sorting, such unique gems from various professions, age groups and geographical locations. It’s not a time consuming read but will leave the reader in a state of admiration and amazement. It reiterates the fact that “individually we are one drop and together we are an ocean”.  It is available for INR 450/- at amazondotin and for INR 100/- at Amazon Kindle.

THE GRAND master & other Short stories.

#qotd What comes to your mind when your hear the word “grandmaster”❓

 Never judge someone by the way he looks or a book by the way it’s covered;
For inside those tattered pages,there a lot to be discovered.

I believe the writing style & the language can be gauged by the way the PREFACE is written..
The preface if this book is so fabulously written that it actually takes you by surprise & a pleasant one at that!

This book is an amalgamation of 17 short stories written in 134 pages, published by Notion Press in Nov.2019

The accounts are fast-moving with a twiddle that takes the reader by surprise.

He brings to the fore how there is always something more than what meets the eye.

Each of the story/ chapter is marked with a pretty, cute little design which adds to the book.

Even the ending of each story has a witty quote or line or sentence which acts as an appeatizer for the next story.

There is use of vernacular (Hindi) language, here & there which will definitely appeal to the people adept at it.

The book title is actually the title of one of the 17 stories in the book and the cover is designed in tandem with it.

Here’s an excerpt from the preface;
In the words of the author,
“I wove my stories like a sexy skirt – long enough to cover the subject, short enough to maintain interest and served it the way the “dieticians of today” advise – short portions with as many local flavours and spices that I hope shall stimulate the readers palate.”

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Chinmaya Desai is a banker by profession and a writer by passion. Inspired by how seemingly insignificant aspects become so significant to us, he narrates stories which have a surprise at the end.
This is his debut book.

Available @amazinkindle for INR 99/- & @amazondotin for INR 199/-.

I read the Kindle version & enjoyed it thoroughly!

A light, quick read with a very piquant style of writing, that amuses, entertains and teaches a lesson at the same time!

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Love letters with spelling mistakes. 8 short stories.

#loveletterswithspellingmistakes

#qotd
Have you ever written a (love) letter❓ Have you preserved any such letter/s❓

The TITLE is so so mind boggling..no matter how hard you try, you cannot unmask the plot of this book.

This same strategy has been utilised in the titles of the 8 short stories in the book. One cannot, in its wildest imagination gauge the diegesis behind each story.

Titles of the stories;
1. the union territory
2. dissected language
3. night jasmines
4. at the end of a wave
5. love letters with spelling mistakes
6. mother- land
7. a stage of reactions
8. fame

 Each & every story is DIFFERENT & deals with a disparate EMOTION, a discrete SOCIAL VICE but the PARADIGM- empowered Indian women facing challenges, remains the same.

There is use of vernacular LANGUAGE at instances..

The use of varied FONTS is welcoming.

The WRITING STYLE of the author is very unique.
It is not easy simple English, nor is it use of difficult words so much so that one needs a dictionary.
It is poetic, flow of words where the meaning between the lines can only be felt.

The AUTHOR Dr.Vaijayanthi Subramanian is presently working  as an Associate Professor of PSYCHIATRY & is also a consultant Psychiatrist.

Her poems have been published in 2 anthologies;
Peocock’s cry in 2006 & I, Me and Myself in 2009.

Her book Silent Flute was published in 2013.

This book, published by Think Tank Books released in Nov. 2019

I found the COVER very fascinating. With a beautiful titillating Title & monotonous colour tone, the cover sure looked very exhilarating.

I RECOMMEND THIS BOOK to a reader who likes to read poetry..wants to explore the various emotions & inhibitions in the mind of the modern day woman..can understand understated words..basically a mature bibliophile.

The book is a living proof of the Author’s mastery over her craft.

I am Glad I read it.

Available for INR 0.00 @amazonkindle & INR 225/- @amazondotin

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Freedom. Human trafficking & Encounter with the soul.

#qotd Name an author you have read who uses a pen name

Synopsis:
HUMAN TRAFFICKING
She is unique.
She is spiritual.
She is powerful.
To become a detective was her passion.
Honey is working with the most famous and intelligent detective in her city. Through a quirk of fate, she ends up investigating a case of human trafficking. Her interactions with the victims are thrilling and terrifying. Working on this case she comes to know how deep, barbaric and inhumane the web of powerful people is.
Ovarian cortical transplantation, forced surrogacy, sex slaves, drug smuggling by body packing all is done here. They make new drugs and test on some innocent people which they have made their prisoners.
Will she be able to solve this case? Can her spirituality help her make sense of this dark world?

ENCOUNTER WITH SOUL
Rasbeen is intelligent, smart and ambitious. She has dreams to fulfill, but her father has something else in mind for her. His negative pressure and attitude hold power over her life.
Will she be able to survive?
One day, she has an encounter with her soul.
Can the soul lift her from her deathbed and make her a confident girl?

MY TAKE:
This book encompasses two stories; HUMAN TRAFFICKING & ENCOUNTER WITH SOUL.

These are two very different storylines, clubbed together in a single book.

HUMAN TRAFFICKING is the trade of humans for the purpose of forced labour, sexual slavery, or commercial sexual exploitation for the trafficker or others.

This is a very serious issue.

The Cover is perfect, Title is apt for the storyline.

The writing style needs more maturity, narration a more polished approach although I LIKED THE STORY/ Script. Maybe because it’s a debut novel….

The 2nd story tells us to believe & listen to our soul. Our soul shows us the path..gives us wisdom..it introduces us with the real purpose of life.

I believe the intention & the storyline are nice.
The author works under a pen name  JNK.

(40+1) Chapters penned in 244 pages. Publisher Notion Press.
Available @amazonkindle INR 59/-; @amazondotcom INR 250/-.

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