Janhavi

  • A visit to the therapist…

    The high ceilings and uptight walls barely possess any of the colour they had been made around 100 years ago. A light beige and gold hangs in the air as the richly carved men and women reminiscence of old times,… Continue reading

    A visit to the therapist…
  • Welcome To the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop: Book Review

    When we sit down to read, we expect some things from a book. We expect fuubutsushi throughout and characters who have sophrosyne by the end of the book. We like to have frissons by the time we are done with… Continue reading

    Welcome To the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop: Book Review
  • Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie…

    Book Review by, Janhavi Battalwar. Reading mysteries can soothe an itch in your brain you never knew existed. However, finding a good book can take some time. Which is why I have taken the effort instead and decided to let… Continue reading

    Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie…
  • Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde…

    Not a book review, By Janx 🙂 I recently finished reading this amazing piece of literature, and I absolutely had to share it with you people. This book has been the death of me for around a month and if… Continue reading

    Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde…
  • Little life…

    I was 5, When my mother told me, To wear a dress, And host a tea party, I did it, And it did not suit me, So, I put on blacks and blues, But kept my pretty shoes, And hosted… Continue reading

    Little life…
  • Lovers of the stars…

    In the dark of this cold night, I sit alone, A poet of melancholy, I stare out the glass, That separates me from the sky, And it’s wild wind, Should it drive my mad mind, Insane, I stare and stare,… Continue reading

    Lovers of the stars…
  • Better Than the Movies by Lynn Painter

    Book review by, Janx Rom-Com has been an ever-loved genre of our times, one I have felt quite reluctant towards for long. But after hearing all the praise for the latest pieces by Lynn Painter, I was intrigued to check… Continue reading

    Better Than the Movies by Lynn Painter
  • My City

    [Verse 2] Coffee stained pages, Or my clean folders? It’s about time, I choose what I wanted more. Know I got to keep running, But I wanna take a pause, Sit down, And see what I’m running for. Wanna do… Continue reading

    My City
  • My City

    [Verse 1] It’s been years now, Looking through my window, Holding my coffee tight, But tonight, I have a million things on my head, A lifeless existence goes ahead, I’m trying to win this race, But don’t know if it… Continue reading

    My City
  • My E- Reader Experience…

    A common question that arises in every reader’s mind is ‘should I buy a kindle? I had been feeling the same way for some time, and I finally bought one this January. And I can assure you I have not… Continue reading

    My E- Reader Experience…
  • Someone I Want to Thank…

    When you go around people, you see people you want to be around and people you don’t. Mostly, if you want to be around then this person has a good energy around them. Although, have you ever wondered where these… Continue reading

    Someone I Want to Thank…
  • Medusa’s love…

    I wish you’re the one, That I’m always dancing with, But it’s your eyes; That I feel like I’m drowning in. I’ve seen many eyes like yours, And I’ve drowned in them too, But yours don’t feel the same way;… Continue reading

    Medusa’s love…
  • Do you think of me?

    Do you think of me, as the parched land thinks of water? Do you think of me, as the homeless thinks of a home? Do you think of me, as the navy sky thinks of the moon? Do you think… Continue reading

    Do you think of me?
  • Why I write…

    I was only seven when my mom gifted me my first novella. It was a bare 150 pages big, but for my tiny self, reading the whole book in 24 days was an amazing achievement. From then on, it was… Continue reading

    Why I write…
  • What you are looking for is in the library…      By Michiko Aoyama.

    Book review by Janx. “Library, What a nice sounding word. So comforting. I feel like I’m a student again. Library, Am I allowed to borrow books?” What is a library? A place, a word or something else? I don’t know,… Continue reading

    What you are looking for is in the library…      By Michiko Aoyama.