Tag: Alexa 2021

  • मनातले गांव – Hidden town in my mind

    मनातले गांव – Hidden town in my mind

    I believe that everybody has their own version of Utopia in their mind. For me it’s a small town which we can see around us in real life. Its habitants are also familiar faces. Nothing fancy or extravagant. People are happy and helpful. Courteous and smiling. I always wonder why we don’t experience this in real life.

    This is such a small expectation. But what we see around us is disbelief amongst each other. Grim faces of people walking around. High levels of road rage. Everything lacks a bit of happiness. I tried penning down this feeling in this poem. Hope you have enjoyed it.

    कविता

    माझ्याही मनात आहे
    एक गांव लपलेले,
    तसे दिसायला सारखेच
    आपल्या भोवती असणारे.

    माणसेही त्यातली वाटतात
    तशी ओळखीची,
    बोलतात आपुलकीने,
    करतात मधून चौकशी.

    एक प्रश्न पडतो मला
    उत्तर मात्र मिळत नाही,
    भोवतालची माणसे खरी,
    अशी का वागत नाही?

    Rough translation

    A small town is hiding
    in my mind
    similar in looks
    which is ahead and behind

    People residing there
    have faces familiar
    How are you doing?
    they ask, is everything fair?

    It all seems merry
    but I always wonder
    I don’t see them around
    Why real world is harder.

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  • Eye On You – Chilling Thriller by Kanchana Banerjee

    Eye On You – Chilling Thriller by Kanchana Banerjee

    Good thrillers, crime and investigation are the most engaging stories for me and they are pretty rare to find. But when you find one. You just can’t stop until you reach “The End”. Anita Nair, Salil Desai, Sujata Messi, Vaseem Khan and Abeer Mukherjee are a few names which are setiating our hunger for Indian thrillers. Today I want to add one more name to the list. Kanchana Bannerjee has given us her second crime thriller “Eye On You” and man, it’s a gripping tale.

    My favorites from “Eye On You”

    Eye On You is the story of Myra, a leading sales head of a reputed company and social media influencer on the side. It revolves around the event of her getting raped in her own bedroom without any signs of forced entry in the house, no signs of struggle and no forensic evidence. The story is set in today’s Gurgaon with all of its problems like overcrowding, worsening air quality along with many others. New found glamorous career of being a social influencer plays an important role in the story to take it forward through various plot points. It connects with the reader because of the contemporary settings and events which we read and hear around us.

    The style of writing is fluid and fast paced which makes the book interesting to read. The way of narrating a story with the perspective of different characters takes it to a next level. Grab your copy to enjoy a gripping thriller story.

    Blurb

    You’re seen, tracked, and followed everywhere you go. Every line & picture you post; someone is watching. All that information in the wrong hands is a recipe for disaster.

    You have a smart door, a CCTV; everything is controlled via an app on your mobile phone. All they need to do is to hack into your phone. Anyone can get in, anyone can see you inside your home.

    How safe are you inside your home?

    Myra is a young, independent, single working woman living in Gurgaon. After a party in her home, she wakes up the following morning and discovers that she has been raped. But she was at home, surrounded by her friends.

    Who could have done this to her? Was it one of her friends or a stranger?

    My Rating

    Book Cover: 2/5
    Writing Style: 4/5
    Story: 3/5
    Overall: 3/5

    About the book

    Book: Eye On You
    Author: Kanchana Banerjee
    Publisher: Self Published
    Genre: Crime Fiction
    Pages: 188

    Where to buy

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  • Alexa: Once Again, The Journey Begins

    Alexa: Once Again, The Journey Begins

    This year marks the fourth year of my association with this amazing campaign called “My Friend Alexa” started and run by a thriving, buzzing community of Blogchatter. My Friend Alexa is a very unique blogging campaign where creating your own blog takes a back seat in a way and you appreciate and enjoy what your fellow creators have put out. It truly celebrates creativity. When one receives the love of your readers, viewers in the form of comments and shares, it boosts the confidence of the creator 10 fold.

    Who’s this Alexa?

    Blog or any page on this massive world wide web is ranked on various aspects like traffic, content authority, etc. There are many indicators to look out for. But,  Alexa Traffic Rank is one notorious indicator to get hold of and be consistently good with it. I won’t bore you with how techie details about how rank works and all. (To be honest with you, I also don’t know exactly how it works. 😉) It ranks your blog/website based on the traffic and engagement you get on it. Any guesses who must be acing it? Yes, OBVIOUSLY it’s Google. (See, how tough the competition is?) Google is proud owner of Alexa #1.

    My journey in campaign

    From my experience of past four campaigns, the only thing I can tell you confidently is, “Consistency is the only key to be on top of the game”. If you want to keep your rank following the downward trend, you have to keep investing yourself. You should consistently create and keep engaging with your community.

    2020 – Gems of Marathi Literature

    2019 – My Musings

    2018 – Marathi Poems

    In 2018, I wrote 8 Marathi poems and recited it for my readers while in 2019, I logged in the thoughts triggered by a particular incident / line in the book I was reading and for last year, my idea was to bring gems from Marathi literature for everyone to enjoy. 

    I could only complete the campaign of 2018. For the next 2 campaigns, the only thing I was consistent about was being inconsistent with it. This year I am totally committed to completing this one and continuing the momentum in future too. So, see you around. Hope you will enjoy my works.

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