“The drops of rain make a hole in the stone, not by violence, but by oft falling.” – Lucretius We’re excited to present the July 2024 edition of Storizen Magazine, themed "Feel the Fresh... Droplets." This issue delves into the exhilarating spirit of renewal and transformation, exploring how fresh starts can spark significant changes in our lives and communities. This month, we're honored to feature the esteemed journalist and author Bhaskar Roy on our cover, in collaboration with Jaico Publishing House for the second time! His latest work, "Fifty Year Road," intertwines personal memoir with Indian history, vividly portraying post-war challenges, the Naxalbari uprising, and the Emergency. Dive into this special feature to experience the rich emotional landscape of our nation's past. For the first time ever, we're showcasing reviews of over 60 books—our largest collection yet! We hope these reviews inspire your reading list and help you discover your next great read. A heartfelt thank you to our readers for your ongoing support and enthusiasm. Your engagement fuels Storizen Magazine’s journey. We invite you to immerse yourself in these fresh narratives, share them with your network, and consider subscribing to our digital edition to stay connected with our latest updates. Thank you for being an essential part of our community. Here’s to embracing every moment’s freshness and the stories that unfold. Storizen Magazine July 2024 is OUT NOW!

In the thick air of a coastal town, inside the iron bars manufactured by the laws of men, life explodes with tropical ferocity. Inferno, purgatorio, paradiso, and limbo - always limbo - come together in a frantic soup of sadness and madness. More truths and revelations are laid bare than can be claimed by any courtroom or church. In his new novel, Tarun J Tejpal takes the darkest of human material and unearths in it the unstoppable surge of the human spirit. Writing in his inimitable tragicomic style he creates a spellbinding world of extraordinary characters and stories never encountered before. The Line of Mercy is an epic - and utterly original - addition to the universal literature of crime and punishment.

A Good Morning America Book Club Pick and New York Times Bestseller! From debut author Asha Lemmie, “a lovely, heartrending story about love and loss, prejudice and pain, and the sometimes dangerous, always durable ties that link a family together.” —Kristin Hannah, #1 New York Times–bestselling author of The Nightingale Kyoto, Japan, 1948. “Do not question. Do not fight. Do not resist.” Such is eight-year-old Noriko “Nori” Kamiza’s first lesson. She will not question why her mother abandoned her with only these final words. She will not fight her confinement to the attic of her grandparents’ imperial estate. And she will not resist the scalding chemical baths she receives daily to lighten her skin. The child of a married Japanese aristocrat and her African American GI lover, Nori is an outsider from birth. Her grandparents take her in, only to conceal her, fearful of a stain on the royal pedigree that they are desperate to uphold in a changing Japan. Obedient to a fault, Nori accepts her solitary life, despite her natural intellect and curiosity. But when chance brings her older half-brother, Akira, to the estate that is his inheritance and destiny, Nori finds in him an unlikely ally with whom she forms a powerful bond—a bond their formidable grandparents cannot allow and that will irrevocably change the lives they were always meant to lead. Because now that Nori has glimpsed a world in which perhaps there is a place for her after all, she is ready to fight to be a part of it—a battle that just might cost her everything. Spanning decades and continents, Fifty Words for Rain is a dazzling epic about the ties that bind, the ties that give you strength, and what it means to be free.

In October 2021, we are super glad to have author and writer, Chetan Bhagat on Storizen! Do check out the exclusive cover story on Page 8. Moving away from someone or something can be both relaxing or disturbing. What is harder is to let go of the emotions, attachments, and feelings. It's difficult to let go... In everybody's life, there is something or someone they have to let go of. The theme for the month of October was "Let Go..." Have sleep issues? This month in Storizen Health, we have shared some tips on how you can prevent sleep disorders and have a good night's sleep! Check out the awesome stories and poems that will make you come back to this issue again and again. Storizen Magazine October 2021 issue is out now!

Life and death are the two sides of the same coin. With life comes death, without death, there is no new life. They share an eternal bond that is inseparable! The thought germinated a seed for this month's theme, Life and Death - The Eternal Bond. Any art is ageless we believe so is the writing! We are super excited to have on the cover of Storizen Magazine this month, The Ageless Writer - Leo Tolstoy. This month marks his 193rd birth anniversary. Do check out the exclusive feature on page 8! We have also introduced a section for horoscope by Himani Gupta who is a Tarot reader and book reviewer. Do check out what's in your stars next month! Storizen Magazine September 2021 is Out Now!

The withdrawal of the United States from Afghanistan has left a lasting impact on both Afghanistan's future and on Asian geopolitics. It has also brought China into focus. This book traces the emergence of China as a key player in Afghanistan and the evolution of China's Afghan policy especially with respect to its relations with the Taliban. Beijing's dominant role in Afghanistan's future is a potentially game-changing development in Asian geopolitics, even if questions remain about the former's appetite to step in to fill the void and the limits of its ambitions. In The Comrades and the Mullahs, Ananth Krishnan and Stanly Johny examine what Beijing's interests are and the drivers of its foreign policy, and, more specifically, how its new Silk Road project-the Belt and Road Initiative-is shaping China-Afghan relations. They look at how Afghanistan has emerged as a key point on the corridor heading west from Xinjiang, and discuss the Xinjiang factor, drawing on their travels to China's western frontiers, as well as the internal dynamics that are pushing Beijing's westward march. Another factor is the East Turkestan Islamic Movement and the terror groups that are leading to an increasingly securitized approach to China's western regions and beyond, including possible Chinese plans to deploy special forces along the China-Afghan border areas in the Wakhan corridor and Badakhshan region. China's Afghan engagement has also deepened its 'all-weather' alliance with Pakistan-with Beijing increasingly leaning on Islamabad, particularly in its outreach to the Taliban and other elements in Afghanistan that have long been supported by the Pakistani state-and is a perennial source of tension between Islamabad and Kabul. The authors show how this increasing closeness is alarming for India, and might have far-reaching consequences, especially in Kashmir.

Premchand (1880-1936) was a pioneering figure in modern Hindi literature. This omnibus edition of his works gathers together two distinguished novels (Nirmala and Gaban) and two short-story collections (The World of Premchand and Widows, Wives and Other Heroines). It also includes an introduction by Premchand scholar Francesca Orsini.