5 Things You Must Do Every Day to Live Longer

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Life is being very fast in today’s modern era. They say that “Human ignores health to accumulate money in his manhood, and later spends all his money to achieve lost health.” This lifestyle needs to be changed. One can’t afford to loss his health at any cost and for any reason. Because they say that “Health is wealth.” So today, I am sharing 5 things you must do every day to live longer and healthy life.

1. Do Exercise, Meditation, and Yoga:

• Exercise:

 

People misunderstand the term 'Exercise' with 'Gym'. Yes! The gym is a part of an exercise. But many people do not know that exercise can be done even without joining a gym. According to research published in the journal ‘PLOS Medicine’, 150 minutes of brisk walking per week was associated with a gain in life expectancy of 3.5 to 4.5 years. Doctors advice that everyone must walk at least 1 km in morning and evening time. Even this simple morning walk and evening walk can make you live longer. So I would like to appeal you to avoid traveling by vehicles like cars and motorcycles where you can go on your foot. You can use bicycle which helps you in exercise, it will save your money and spread less pollution which will help you better health care and you will live longer.

• Meditation and Yoga:

 

People around the world have been practicing meditation for thousands of years, and now, science is finally starting to document its benefits, including stress reduction. Last year UNO has recognized the importance of Yoga and declared 21st June as ‘International Yoga Day’ which we have been celebrating with a lot of enthusiasm and excitement all over the world. But this should not be stopped after one day practice. There are a lot of Rishimunis in India who have told and current Yoga gurus like Swami Ramdeo have been telling the importance of Yoga in human life. We must do Yoga for our health care.

 

2. Laughter Therapy:

They say that “Laughter is the best medicine.” According to an online magazine ‘Psychology Today’, laughter can reduce pain and blood sugar levels, restore emotional stability between people and remarkably, help your blood vessels function better- which is good for your head (brain) and your heart. One does not need to put extra efforts for the laughter therapy. I believe that “Smile is the key of happiness.” You can laugh while playing with children. You can read humorous books, you can watch comedy shows on TV for laughter HaHaHa!!!

 3. Don’t Waste ‘Vitamin D’, It’s Free:

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According to research, an estimated 25% of Americans have an insufficient amount of vitamin D, and another 39% are deficient. Vitamin D deficiency is associated with a host of medical issues, including multiple sclerosis, heart disease, and type 2 diabetes. A 2010 report from the ‘Institute of Medicine’ concluded after a massive analysis of the data that most Americans are getting insufficient vitamin D, so you need to check with your doctor’s advice. Vitamin D is the free gift of health package from the Sun. So, don’t waste Vitamin D.

4. Never Skip meals and water:  We are not getting foods with vitamins, minerals and other required substances for our body. We eat vegetables and foods mixed with harmful chemicals. The food we take feel our belly but it doesn’t provide vitamins which are required for our body. So we fall sick. However, we can’t afford to skip 2 times meals. To live a healthy life, you should never skip meals and take that time to time.

• Drink more water:

 

They say that “Water is the life.” (“Paani hi jeevan hain.”) Water is essential for every living thing on the surface of the earth. If you have clean and pure, portable water coming out of a faucet in your home, you are lucky. This ‘elixir of life’ regulates your body temperature, helps remove waste, fortifies cells and organ and keeps you feeling fresh. If you get tired of plain water, try adding lemon, lime or another citrus. Drink sparkling water or make your own infusions with mint, cucumber, and lemon. You can get some hydration from other beverages like fruit juices and tea, but make water your main drink of choice and avoid added sugar and harmful chemicals. If you drink 2 glasses water daily before brush, all acidity problems get curewithin a month or two. Further, water is the best health package to control blood pressure, diabetes, acidity, thyroid and almost all other diseases and live a long life.

• Drink Coffee instead of Tea:  

 

Coffee is really a miracle drug. Research has suggested that coffee drinkers have a lower risk of everything from type 2 diabetes to Parkinson’s disease to liver cancer. Those studies don’t prove that coffee is the reason for the risk reduction; it could be some other factor linked to coffee drinkers’ lifestyles. But a 2012 study published in ‘The New England Journal of Medicine’ that analyzed data from 400,000 people over a 14 year period did find that the overall mortality rate was 15%  lower for women who drank two to six cups of coffee a day, and 10% lower for men who drank that amount. Just don’t drink it too hot; a recent World Health Organization (WHO) analysis suggest hot coffee or any super-hot beverage is linked to a higher risk of esophageal cancer.  

 5. Take Enough Sleep:

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Sleep is a powerful force. Scientists believe sleep lets the neurons in the brain recover from the work they do during the day. Growth hormones are released during sleep, which is why children sleep longer when they are going through growth spurts. Lack of sleep is linked to greater risk for many diseases, including heart disease, diabetes, and obesity. Recently, Zee New media channels showed the horrible truth that how people are suffering from lack of sleep and how the business of sleeping pills is growing in America, according to their analysis, the business will be established in India by 2020. So you must take enough sleep at night. If you can’t sleep a peaceful sleep at night, then it’s a time to take doctor’s advice. When you allow your body enough time to sleep, you will notice increased energy, mental focus, and a better mood. People need varying amounts of sleep, so find what works for you and make sleep a priority in your life.

 

 

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Book Review of Yama by Kevin Missal; A perfect mythological thriller (Rating: 4*/5)

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I   have finished reading the second book published by Half Baked Beans publishing. The first book was 'A Minute To Death'  by Ganga Bharani and today, I am going to analyze another book titled ‘YAMA’ by Kevin Missal. Co-incidence about both the books is both titles belong to a thriller.

Read my BookLysis of Half Baked Beans’s title: 

• A Minute To Death by Ganga Bharani

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BookLysis of YAMA by Kevin Missal

Front cover of YAMA by Kevin Missal

Cover and Title:-

YAMA is a familiar name from Hindu mythology so the title seems devotional as well as mysterious. Book cover of the novel looks attractive and grows curiosity among readers to pick the book. One can notice the huge portrait of a dark man with red eye. Blood spots can be noticed on the body of huge portrait and horns can be seen behind the huge portrait, so the portrait looks like a replica or imagery of Yama (God of Death). On the bottom of front cover; shadow image of a human being is portrayed who represents the protagonist. On the background; moon and shadow image of trees represents the night scene. Picture of buildings having big towers and street-lamps represent any metro city. Assassinated dead body’s blood can be noticed on the road. Overall Yama has a beautiful book cover designed by Manoj Nath, which hints towards the thriller.

Setting:-  The story of YAMA runs around several locations like Gurgaon, Noida, Delhi, and Mumbai. The story has a background set in Srinagar. The whole story runs to find the Hell (Narak) for victim’s sins.

Language and Writing Style:- The language of YAMA is lucid. Italic fonts are used to highlight few Hindi words like Narak,  suhaagraat,  dahej   and  lafanga  etc. But I feel that italic fonts could have been used better. I felt the font size small a bit. Author Kevin Missal uses some uncommon words which confused me as typos but later added to my vocabulary. He scribbles all characters’ proper movements. Few scenes are portrayed gracefully. Kevin uses a narrative technique to scribble the story into past tense. The author uses some phrases like ‘coos of pigeons’ and ‘hoots of the owl’. Another phrase ‘silent crier’ reminds me and accurately suits to my own character (Hehehe!).

Characters:- There are three protagonists, five victims and more than eight minor characters in the novel.

1. Yama:-  There are 2 character sketches of the character YAMA. Yama  is referred as the God of Death according to Hindu mythology. But here in the novel, Yama plays a character of a violent saint who is a suspected psychopath. He treats himself a messiah entitled to kill sinners, bad persons, and criminals. His character commemorates me the protagonist Shahenshah (Amitabh Bachchan) and Gabbar (Akshay Kumar) from Bollywood movies ‘Shahenshah’ and ‘Gabbar Is Back’ respectively.  I don’t claim that it is copied, but I felt Yama’s philosophy of punishment inspired from the protagonist Anniyan (Vikram) in Tamil psychological thriller movie ‘Anniyan’ which was further dubbed and released as ‘Aparichit’  in Hindi.
2. Iravan Rajput: Iravan Rajput is a second protagonist in the novel who plays a character of a delusional hero. He belongs to an Ex-Black Cat Commando (Fauji). He receives a time frame with the name of Yama’s targets to find their sins and save them from Yama’s punishments.
3. Swati Kaushik:-  Author portrays Swati’s character as a widow and an ambitious news reporter.

Plot:-  The story and plot of YAMA are constructed into 90 (actually 87) short chapters in 167 pages.

Chapter one begins with a familiar portrayal of the God of Death YAMA. Author gracefully describes Iravan’s psychotherapy session by psychiatrist Dr. Tapaswa Gandhi. Iravan also mentions his wife Rutvi Rajpoot’s disease schizophrenia. The author describes the shootout scene in brief which could have more thriller. The author portrays some crime scenes which seems familiar as we watch and experience daily in crime shows on a television set. A serial killer Raghu (Psycho) Yadav’s entry thrills reader in the fourteenth chapter. I like the conversation between Iravan and his nephew Vardhaan Sippy where Vardhaan asks his uncle Iravan to ask him a ‘right’  question. Journalist Swati’s interrogation by ACP Surya seems realistic. Dr. Tapaswa Gandhi tells different psychology disease like schizophrenia, bipolar, depression and the usual sort to Swati Kaushik. Swati’s interaction with a patient of depression named Samar Anand in Dr. Tapaswa Gandhi’s clinic seems interesting.

Read my review of Psychological thriller:

• #IAm16ICanRape by KirtitaGautam (4.25*/5, 31410 page views, 22 comments)

Social Plot:  Author negatively refers ‘letters’ as an outdated service in the current era of an advanced technology. I agree that postal service is being used on rare occasions these days. But I personally think that Indian postal service needs to be promoted by authors in their literature instead of such negative comments to save this oldest telecommunication service in the period of an advanced technology. A character Tapaswa Gandhi comments on the people’s mindset and a reality of bribe in India- “People want to get rid of the bribing thing in this country, but when it comes to their getting favors they always want to hop back”.  The author also refers ‘Gulabi  Gang’ in the book. Author gives indirect message not to believe in superstitions and explains the scientific reason of one act- “Its science. The killer made invisible ink with the help of lemon and water. You can make your message invisible by just writing it with the cotton bud that was dipped in the mixture of water and lemon. Lemon is an organic substance that oxidizes and turns brown when heated but when it is dipped in water, it changes its rhythm.” Author comments on Indian Army (faujis’)  aloofness from their family for a long time. A bit negative picture of a soldier doesn’t feel fair to me. Author comments on corruption in the government system. Swati’s offer to her friend Arjun to spend a night together being a media person seems controversial. I saw some controversial statements in the novel. Thank God! That authors do not need a censor certificate like movies from censor board of India; otherwise, many controversial scenes would have been suggested to cut like Anurag Kashyap’s movie Udta Punjab! LOL! Jokes a part! The author remarks to the fact that how hooligans, criminals, and addicts can be seen behind schools, colleges, factories and other desolate areas. I like a conversation between Tara Rajpoot and her father Iravan Rajpoot where she gets angry for offering dowry to her to be in-laws by her father. I think girls and women need to raise a voice against dowry in practical life. Tara and Iravan’s another conversation says a lot about a negative impact of parents’ (father’s) absence/ignorance in children’s (daughter’s) life.

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Author comments on escort’s financial crisis and unwanted need to do such disrespected business. A character Pinky narrates about a physical torture of prostitutes. Though the narration is a hyperbole, reality is not very good. Kabeer’s description of Kotha  (bordello’s) scenario seems realistic. I never visited such places, and I am sure that many of you wouldn’t have gone there. So you must read the description. I felt the scenario real because although I haven’t experienced, I have passed through red light areas so many times by bus and sometimes on my foot in Itwari, Nagpur. Hence I have sensed the wretched reality of prostitutes in bordellos.

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Author Kevin Missal elegantly refers real two incidents like 2012 brutal Delhi gang rape case; he also remarks an impact of Gujarat riots. Author also scribbles few sarcastic comments through characters in the novel. ACP Surya’s comments on journalists is an ironic reality in India. Author comments on a charlatan like a character Guru Shiv. He also comments on politicians and police for protecting charlatans and hypocrisy. Yama’s quotation from the novel- “I don’t blame the authorities. There will be a day when our authorities will be righteous enough to punish criminals rather than freeing them. But for now, my authority is the supreme authority.”  is a satire on the judicial system in India. The author gives an indirect message that a human being does not entitle to kill another human being, it doesn’t matter that how bad circumstance is because a human being can not be a God of Death YAMA. He informs that“knowing about the murders and not reporting them is also a crime.”

Mythological Plot:  It seems that author Kevin Missal has researched a lot about different and primarily Hindu mythology. He narrates the philosophy of ‘hell’ according to Christianity mythology- “There are too many mythologies consisting different hells, especially Christianity. In ‘Dante’s Inferno’, it is said there were nine hells and in the end, there’s the devil. Every hell consisted of a certain punishment to a certain sinner.”  Chapter Seventeen make bore in the beginning but turns interesting when ‘hell’ is defined from ‘Percy Jackson’- “Hell is derived from the word helle. Every culture, a mythology has an overload, like for instance the one who holds it tightly. In Greek mythology, the hell is known as Tartarus… and it’s controlled by  Hades.” “There’s Nergal  in Mesopotamian  mythology. In Norse, hel  is a being who presides over hel. Osiris  in Egyptian  mythology.”  The author defines sins- “Sins  are the bad deeds we perform, and every sin has a punishment.”  The author introduces Yama (The God of Death)- “Like every mythology, we (Hindu Mythology) also have one. He’s called Yama. He has a lot of Yamdoots, as well, who are his messengers. His hell is known as Narak.” Author Kevin Missal scribbles about different hells described in various scriptures from Hindu Mythology. “In Agni Purana, it mentions four hells. In Manusmriti, its twenty one hells. And in Bhagvat Gita, it has twenty eight hells.”  He defines a hell ‘Tamisra’- “Tamisra. It’s a hell for those who grab another’s wealth, wife and children.”  In Chapter twenty-three, author writes- “PRANARODHA- Wanton killing of animals. Yama play plays archery sport with this sinner.” Author clears the confusion between Maharaurava  and Sarameyadana- “Maharaurava was for the sinner, who inflicted pain on others. And Sarameyadana was for the sinner, who used his wealth and pride for wrong reasons; you know to plunge other people in fires and destruction. Now, Maharaurava hell with sinners will be eaten by ferocious animals called Rurus and Sarameyadana with seven hundred and twenty ferocious dogs, the sons of  Sarama, will eat his flesh.”  The author defines ‘Andhakupa’  and  ‘Ayahpana’ - “Andhakupa is the hell where such people are attacked by birds and insects and all sorts of reptiles.” And “Ayahpana  is a  narak  where alcoholics go, the ones who give up everything to nasha.” He also tells about one more hell-“Asipatravana  is a hell reserved for a person who digresses from the religious teachings of the Vedas  and practices heresy.”

Also Read my Review of Mythological novels:

1. Karna’s Alter Ego by Surendra Nath (4.5*/5, 72540 page views, 10 comments, Amazon | Kindle | Flipkart)
2. It Doesn’t Hurt To Be Nice by Amisha Sethi (4.15*/5, 65280 page views, 8 comments, Amazon | Kindle | Flipkart)

Drawbacks in the novel:

1. Missing 3 chapters: There are total 90 chapters in the book. Though the 90 is too much, I don’t mean that a book can not have chapters in such large numbers. But the drawback in those 90 chapters is, 3 chapters (chapter 58, 65 and 77) are missing in the book. When I checked missing pages, I found correct page numbers; which clears that there are only 87 chapters in the book, but editors have mistaken in typing chapters according to their correct order. You may call it a minor print mistake, but it is a major drawback in my opinion because this mistake is repeated 3 times and it is about chapter’s title.
2. Typing Errors: I found minor typos which had to be corrected as mentioned in the bracket- I (It), ram (ran) and Sanjavan (Sanjayvan) on page numbers 21, 22, and 60. I found some punctuation marks missing in the novel.

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About the Author

Kevin Solomon Missal is studying History Hon. In St. Stephen’s College. He loves to write plays, books, reviews, watch television shows, classic movies and has a knack for thrillers. He has written two books (Damien Black- The battle of Lost Ages  and Unlocked), with the second one(Unlocked), being number one best seller on Amazon Christian Fiction.

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Blurb

What will you do if you have 24 hours to save someone?

A VIOLENT SAINT…

A man who claims he is Yama, is punishing sinners by killing them according to the twenty eight hells described in the Bhagavat Gita. Who is he? What does he want? Is he a vigilante or a psychopath?

A DELUSIONAL HERO…

Iravan Rajpoot, an Ex-Black Cat Commando with a dark past is receiving letters with names and time limits. It’s no sooner that he learns about the intended victims than they die within the mentioned time frame

AN AMBITIOUS REPORTER

Swati Kaushik, a widow and a woman who can do anything for success, must team up with Iravan to stop the god of Death and Justice

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Reviewer’s Verdict:

Reviewer Rajesh D. Hajare

“The novel Yama by Kevin Missal keeps readers engaged until the end with a lot of twists and turns which surprise and sometimes shock readers. Short chapters and author’s fast pace of narration maintains the curiosity to flip pages and finish the book in one seating, so a reader doesn’t wish to put the book down. Overall, Yama by Kevin Missal is the well-researched mythological thriller filled with action and a lot of suspense until the climax. I would recommend this book to all history and mythology lovers. I would rate the novel Yama by Kevin Missal 4 out of 5 stars.”

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Title: YAMA

Author: Kevin Missal

Publisher: Chetan Soni  (Half Baked Beans Literature Publishing)

First published by Half Baked Beans in 2016

Copyright © Kevin Missal 2016

Cover Design: Manoj Nath

Language: English

Typeset in Utopia 9.50 pt at De Unique

Binding: Paperback (in India by De Unique)

Genre: Fiction (Thriller)

ISBN: 978-93-84315-245

ASIN: B01C2YB5SW

Pages: 182 (including cover)

Price: Rs. 175

My rating: 4*/5

Review Typeset by Ankit Kumar

Images used in this review are edited by  Sunil Narwade

Reviewed by: ©Rajesh D. Hajare (RDH)

My Top Reviewer’s Ranking on Amazon.in: #11502

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My Analysis of the novel KLASS by Prita Yadav: 3 Stars Rating

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KLASS by Prita Yadav was waiting for its turn to be read by me from my bookshelf since 13th Nov. 2015. Finally, I have read this book in this month, Before starting the analysis of KLASS. I apologize to the author for the delay and thank her for the patience.

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COVER AND THE TITLE:-

Front Cover of KLASS by Prita Yadav

The title KLASS is familiar to us as it sounds like CLASS but it’s not CLASS, it is KLASS so the novel becomes interesting from its title. The title is mentioned everywhere in capital fonts so obviously one can guess that KLASS is an acronym of something. Full form of KLASS reveals in the very first chapter. The title KLASS carries a meaningful subtitle “A Man Is Lifeless Without A Passion In His Life!”  Book carries a beautiful cover. Book cover has green shades with full of nature, trees, and garden.

SETTING- The story of KLASS runs around Pune and nearby locations like Lonavla and Shinhagad. Kanchansingh’s life has a background of Kolhapur, Mumbai, and Uttar Pradesh.

LANGUAGE AND WRITING PASSION- Author Prita Yadav uses lucid language with the use of some splendid new words. Grammar is properly used until the end.  Prita uses third person narrative technique and narrates the story in past tense so each chapter feels like a unique story. Use of phrases like ‘twenty-nine pair of curious eyes’ shows author’s passion and imagination for writing. Author gracefully scribbles all kind of expressions by each and every character.  However over description of some unnecessary scenes make readers bore at several moments.

THEMES- The novel KLASS is based on different themes like Friendship, Love, Romance, Flirt, Sports and mainly a Passion.

PASSIONATE CHARACTERS- Author Prita Yadav has beautifully portrayed all characters. Readers meet so many characters in the novel. Jolene Jordan aka ‘Jo’ is the protagonist. Rino is the mother of Jo. Kelvin Jordan is Jo’s father. The author portrays Tejaswee Gupta (Teju) as a best friend of Jo. Two Khan sisters Zara and Aafrin are sketched in a contrasting way. Tanuja Singh is portrayed as a clever student in KLASS. Mr. Kanchan Singhs’s character is very motivational. He is the Director of KLASS, Nikhil Chavan (Nik), Ankit Patel, Shumi, Sunny and Jogeshwar (Jogesh) are friends of Jo, Teju, Shirin Shaikh and others. Ankit’s character is portrayed as a flirt with a pure heart (hahaha!). Bharat Sharma and Zara Khan are portrayed as brilliant students in sports. Rashmi Sonawane aka Sonawane ma’am’s character is described beautifully. I liked the way she and Jo’s uncle Angus Jordan care for Jolene. Mrs. Ashwini Marian is sketched as the strict principal of KLASS. Ashwini Marian’s son Dennis’ character is sketched as a disobedient student. Readers meet some other minor characters like Somesh Advani, Scollie, Dalia Sen, Dr. Palteru, Dagad ma’am, Agrawal ma’am, Patil ma’am, Bedi ma’am, Jerry, Mr. Abraham Marian, Mrs. Rose Yadav and Mr. Vivek Gupta etcetera.

PLOT- Story of KLASS begins with an introduction of XI A in KLASS. I like the first interaction between Jo and her class teacher Sonawane Ma’am. Timetable and a whole first scene from fourth chapter take us in past into our childhood and reminds our school days. The interaction between ‘Jo and Teju’ touches our heart. The second scene in seventh chapter feels us like watching a live India vs Australia cricket match. I literally laughed while reading a naughty trick when Jo places magnets under the iron table and teacher throws her out of the class. Tanuja and Teju’s passion for numbers (Maths) remind me my friend Tarendra, whose name is again coincidentally starts with alphabet ‘T’ as Tanuja and Teju. I look myself in Jo when she reminds nothing except useless Pythagoras theorem (a²+b²=c²) in Maths test (hehe!) Author Prita Yadav gives an indirect message to ‘Save plants and Trees’. Jo’s answer in history class grows your knowledge of history. The second scene is one of my favorite where ‘Angus Jordan tells his story’. Author Prita has interviewed the chemistry between Jo, Ankit and Aafrin in an amazing way. The scene of ‘Mixed football match’ is scribbled very well so the scene looks like a live football match.

Jo’s conversation on a ‘Skype call with Angus’ touches to my heart and reminds me someone close. Sinhagad trip comes with so many twists and turns in the story and thrills us with goosebumps! Mr. Kanchan Singh Yadav’s interview by Teju and Jo is truly motivational. The journey of KLASS comes to the climax in ‘Summer Vacations’. Farewell scene reminds me my last day (farewell) of DTEd. I personally think that author Prita Yadav had to add Epilogue and share the story after farewell, but epilogue is missing in the novel.

CLASSIC QUOTES:-

1. “Determination, dedication and devotion will definitely help you to fulfill all your dreams. Don’t dare to dream if you don’t have the prowess to fulfill your dream.” 
2. “Time and tide waits for none.”
3. “Learn to value what you have, rather than cribbing about what you don’t.”
4. “You need to start wearing bright colors, maybe that would always keep you in a cheerful mood and you may smile more often.”

DRAWBACKS:- KLASS has so many typing/printing errors. The surname of Jogeshwar Rao is printed as Roa on page no. 20. Other misspelled words are you (your), way (was), SPOCS (SPOCs), herded (heard), twelth (twelfth), dairy (diary), couch (coach) and rerurning (returning) on page numbers 35, 60, 241, 260, 280, 298, 301 and 303 respectively. 1 is used for I next to the roman numbers XI and XII (i.e. X1 and X11). Punctuation marks are missing at the end of so many sentences. Use of italic font could have been much better. Font size of content is also small a bit. Bright white page quality is a unique and plus point of this novel; however, some words have fainted.

REVIEWER’S VERDICT:

Author signed the first page on my Review Copy of KLASS

“KLASS by Prita Yadav is a novel which comments on a friendship between Jo and Teju. The book focuses on the life of a fortunate girl Jo and tells that how twists and turns change her life. The book shows contrast behavior of friends and a father and reminds your school/college days. I feel the story stretched to 312 pages so it feels boring at some points. So, I personally think that story of KLASS could have been finished within 250 pages. I felt the book average, thus I would rate 3 out of 5 stars to KLASS- A Man Is Lifeless Without A Passion In His Life, by Prita Yadav. Still, I would recommend this book to all who are passionate about sports and life...”

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BLURB OF ‘KLASS’-

Jolene Jordan has been forced to join KLASS by her father and she dislikes the fact that she has to toe his line. She makes up her mind to be extremely rude, disobey the teachers and break all rules; so that she would be expelled from school and father would be humiliated. For some time Jo is the ‘Mind your own business’ girl and the bottom performer in her class until a sudden unfortunate twist in her life makes the girl change over a new leaf. The story revolves around Jo’s whirlwind journey through KLASS, her dilemma to choose a game as her MAJOR, her resolve to get thrown out of KLASS as a rebuke to her father and her struggle to overpower her nation to be friend with anyone at KLASS.

About the Author

Pictures of Author Prita Yadav (Source: @PritaYadav, Twitter)

Born and brought up in Pune, Prita Yadav is extremely passionate about sports, especially hockey. She has represented Maharashtra state in hockey and is currently part of a women’s hockey club. She developed an interest for reading books at very young age and was especially fascinated by the ones from the fiction genre. The fond memories for her alma mater, plus the zeal to master as many sports as she can, motivated her to write this book on a sports school.

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Book Cover of KLASS by Prita Yadav

Title- KLASS

Subtitle- A Man Is Lifeless Without A Passion In His Life!

Author- Prita Yadav

Copyright- © 2014 Prita yadav

Publisher- White Falcon Publishing (Self-published by the author)

Language- English

Genre- Fiction

Pages- 312 (excluding cover)

ISBN 978-1-63415-137-5

Price- Rs.180 (inclusive all taxes)

Rating- (pic) 3/5

Review is typed by- Ankit Kumar

Reviewed by- Rajesh D. Hajare (RDH)

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DISCLAIMER:

1. This is not a paid review.
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3. Author signed review copy of the novel KLASS was sent to me by the author Prita Yadav.
4. Quotes from the KLASS are used in this review with the written permission of the author Prita Yadav.
5. ©All rights reserved | No parts of this review can be re-published (except author) without permission of the reviewer RDH Sir.

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