Sadhna Shanker

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About Sadhna Shanker
Sadhna Shanker lives in New Delhi, India. A wordsmith, dabbling in writing for more than a decade now, she has authored four books, and contributed to newspapers and magazines.
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Blog postMy book Ascendance was reviewed in the premier journal ‘Indian Literature” of the Indian Academy of Letters, Sahitya Academy.
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Blog postAt last, it is time to bid 2020 adieu. What can one say about this year that has scampered by under the shadow of the Corona virus? For most of us it has passed in a blur of coping with lockdowns, masks, sanitizers, social distancing and immunity boosters. For many is has been about hospitals and ventilators, and for still others about impersonal funerals. It’s a slice of time we would never want repeated.
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At the end of 2020, globally the one universal change in behavior is the practice of wearing face masks. Whether pushed by fear of fines or the urge to protect oneself, mask wearing in public has become a part of life. Despite some protests on compulsory mask wearing, the raging COVI1 month ago Read more -
Blog postI have recovered from COVID 19. It is a divine blessing – because in the course of navigating the disease, I understood clearly that the world, including the doctors who are bravely battling it, do not know much about this virus yet. The treatment regimen is there, but seems tentative and there are no assurances on offer – of any kind! When the result comes ‘positive’ – the experience is frightening, and the next two weeks are excruciatingly lonely and isolating. As one crosses the danger mar2 months ago Read more
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Blog postIn September 2020, a group of UK researchers published their findings that Phosphine, a toxic gas produced by microbes was found in the acid-drenched atmosphere of Venus. It generated great excitement; much like Mars Venus is also a close neighbour.
Photo by Rakicevic Nenad on Pexels.com In the early 60s the first probes went to the nearby planets of Mars and Venus. They found them to have extreme conditions, which based on prevalent knowledge of biology made us conclude that they cou3 months ago Read more -
Blog postIndeed the ‘flown birds’ have their own journeys….
The Atlas Bug
As I was tramping my way to the bank to get my account opened, my mother shared her latest article with me, ‘The Empty Nest Story’. My feet froze and I opened the article. As I read through, standing at the crossing, I missed several signals and sensed the passersby glare for coming in their way. A tear rolled down. I could not believe I was losing control on my emotions in the middle of a Paris street! &nbs3 months ago Read more -
Blog postWhen cities in Europe emerged from stringent lockdown, overnight traffic barriers came up for cars on roads and cycle pathways were created. From London to Paris to Milan, bicycles became the promoted and preferred mode of travel. These ‘Corona Cycleways’ became the lifeline for people as they returned to work.
Photo by Ahshea1 Media on Pexels.com In these times of social distancing, as people are wary of public transport and more conscious of health, the cycle becomes a means for bot4 months ago Read more -
Blog postSo, finally last week, I become an empty nester. After being warned about it, reading about it and reminded about it, the day finally arrived when my daughter left for her job overseas. In this COVID time, she left on one of the the special flights criss-crossing the skies. Unlike the old normal, there is no certainty about when I can travel to join her for a holiday, or any dates when she is sure that she would be able to visit.
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Blog postIn 2018, UK created a Ministry for Loneliness based on the recommendations of J Cox Commission report on loneliness. Then it had created headlines all over – some of ridicule, while others acknowledging that the world was facing an ‘epidemic of loneliness’. And then came 2020 and the COVID-19 pandemic took over our mental and physical spaces, virtually to the exclusion of all else.
Photo by cottonbro on Pexels.com We began to talk of isolation and social distancing as the saviours. T<5 months ago Read more -
Blog postA young girl who worked at our house for a few years, before getting married, used to have only one item in her small purse for self-care. A tube of ‘Fair and Lovely’. She used it regularly and carried it with herself all the time. That one tube was the only evidence of aspiration in her persona. I tried to dissuade her, but the stubborn look in her eye made me always back down.
When I read recently that Unilever, the company that makes the product had decided to rename it and drop th6 months ago Read more
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Books By Sadhna Shanker
Ascendance
Apr 1, 2018
$11.99
The location is a planet in outer space inhabited by antagonistic species.
The night Seeni died, the fault line reappeared. The existing equilibrium between men and women, the antagonistic species that inhabit Elone began to crumble. If a clash happens, how long would it last? What would remain? Who? How many? Were they heading for a time like the last days on Earth?
As each side regroups along the Fence, Maya, a woman’s consciousness from twenty-third century Earth, reveals the past intertwined existence of men and women. Would knowledge of their shared past change the course for the future?
Delving into ideas of divergence, immortality and consequent new social constructs, Ascendance is set in a world that represents a possible, and not a dystopian future.
The night Seeni died, the fault line reappeared. The existing equilibrium between men and women, the antagonistic species that inhabit Elone began to crumble. If a clash happens, how long would it last? What would remain? Who? How many? Were they heading for a time like the last days on Earth?
As each side regroups along the Fence, Maya, a woman’s consciousness from twenty-third century Earth, reveals the past intertwined existence of men and women. Would knowledge of their shared past change the course for the future?
Delving into ideas of divergence, immortality and consequent new social constructs, Ascendance is set in a world that represents a possible, and not a dystopian future.
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Ahlan wa-sahlan - A Syrian Journey
Sep 18, 2016
$3.99
Syria was a discovery when we lived there between 2003 to 2006. This book captures that journey. These days when I think about that time in Syria, it seems like another age, another time. It is as if a friend left behind suddenly reappears in an unrecognisable avatar.Each city and place that hits the headlines for the wrong reasons recalls people and echoes attached to it.From the first written word in Ugarit, the majestic ruins of Palmyra, Roman remains and crusader castles, to the bustling souks of Damascus, its churches and numerous grand mosques, Syrians have the tradition of humanity embedded in them.
Catching Fireflies
Sep 13, 2016
$2.99
Travel they say makes you a story teller. This collection of travelogues seems to prove that saying.
Every place visited has unveiled a new aspect of life, humanity and civilization. It has sparkled and shone much like a firefly in the huge expanse of our mesmerizing planet. Long after, its glow has ensured that its essence is captured in words.
Every place visited has unveiled a new aspect of life, humanity and civilization. It has sparkled and shone much like a firefly in the huge expanse of our mesmerizing planet. Long after, its glow has ensured that its essence is captured in words.
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