Thursday, September 29, 2011

A Trip to the World Beyond

11:30:00 am  meenab  22 comments




Hello all!


This week I would introduce you to a very good friend of mine and a talented writer Sangeeta Bhargava.
My friendship with her goes back many years when we met online on a social networking site.  Our friendship grew with time and she is a wonderful person with great sense of humor and a very helpful nature.

Sangeeta Bhargava was born in a remote village in Maharashtra, India and did her graduation from Lucknow, which has been brought vibrantly to life in her novel, The World Beyond.

The World Beyond which was published recently is an engaging story of love in difficult times between an Indian prince and a young English girl.  Set in 19th century in Lucknow, India, during British Raj, tells two stories from two worlds. When these worlds clash, the consequences are enormous and as this book shows, bloody. As tensions simmer in the heat of colonial India, an Indian prince and an English woman defy their society’s prejudices, and fall in love. But in a world where private happiness is at the mercy of wider events, even as the two are drawn closer together, their privileged lives are about to be torn apart.

What I liked about this story is it keeps you captivated and wanting to know what their fate is going to be. Excellent reading and beyond what I had thought of. It also depicts what happened during the uprising in the 19th century. The story is not just about the main characters but also shows the details of the world they live in along with their rituals and culture.  The descriptions of Lucknow are beautifully drawn.

Sangeeta has also written Letters to my Baby, a book written by a mum for other mums. It is a book on pregnancy and baby care, written in the form of letters from a fictional mother to her baby, from the 6th week of conception, right up to the baby’s first birthday. I found this book highly informative and entertaining as well; so much so that I told Sangeeta,  I feel like having another baby despite me being mum of two grown up kids. Ha ha

The World Beyond is her debut novel and is available in all major bookshops in India, UK, Australia and South Africa and would soon be available in USA and Canada as well.
To order online, click here - http://www.sangeetabhargava.com/books.php. In India, it is available online at www.flipkart.com. For more information, go to her website - http://www.sangeetabhargava.com








 Sangeeta Bhargava talks about her book The World Beyond in a live radio show with Mr. Rakesh Mathur.

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22 comments:

  1. Gauri29 September 2011 at 11:56

    Thanks Chatter, for introducing us to your lovely friend and writer Sangeeta Bhargava. Her work 'The World Beyond' would make an interesting read.

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  2. Kripa Rajput29 September 2011 at 17:51

    Thanks Meena. Lovely blog and waiting to read your friend's novel.

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  3. Sangeeta29 September 2011 at 22:17

    Awww @ Meena :) Thank you so much for this wonderful post :)

    Thanks Gauri :) Btw, my best friend in college also had the same name :))

    Thanks Kripa. I hope you like it :))

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  4. dipali29 September 2011 at 23:26

    I'm halfway through the book, and loving it.

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  5. Nandini30 September 2011 at 10:26

    Have heard a lot about ur friend Sangeeta Bhargava. Still hunting for the book, "Letters to my baby". Hope i get to read it soon. The plot and concept of "The World Beyond", sounds highly interesting. Waiting to read it.

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  6. Jess2 October 2011 at 22:59

    Nice info dii..

    I will try to get the book...& read it..

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  7. Sangeeta4 October 2011 at 00:44

    @Nandini & Jess - I'm glad you're planning to read the book :) Don't forget to give me your feedback :))

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  8. Prashu14 November 2011 at 18:27

    Thank You CB Di...

    @Sangeeta Di- I love ur name.. <3 Its my mum's name too :) I want to read "The World Beyond".. It seems a fascinating story :)

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  9. Sangeeta16 November 2011 at 03:36

    Aww, thanks Prashu :) Say my hi to your mom :)Yes, do check out The World Beyond. I'm sure you'll like it :)

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  10. ayub24 November 2011 at 12:27

    Hi Meena,
    Your book review is very nice.
    Convey my best wishes to your author friend Sangeeta Bhargava

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  11. Sangeeta25 November 2011 at 03:29

    Thank you so much Ayub :)

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  12. Vista27 November 2011 at 04:25

    Thanks so much CB, for talking about your friend Sangeeta and her books and Lucknow on your blog....as you know, Lucknow is my hometown and reading all this has brought a big smile to my face. :) Sorry for not commenting earlier, and this book sounds really interesting....will go check it a Kindle version is available. Thanks again.

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  13. iTC30 November 2011 at 17:21

    I knew about Mrs. Sangeeta Bhargava before sometime when I found remember seeing her book in landmark in Bangalore..:)
    This video is really nice..:) This book should be definitely interesting..

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  14. Sangeeta30 November 2011 at 19:03

    Thanks both of you. I do hope you will read it and remember to give me your feedback :)

    And yes, it is definitely available on kindle. Check out Amazon :)

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  15. sarah11 December 2011 at 17:37

    Thank u so much chatter for introducing us to your friend.after reading the summery of book i guess it should be a nice love story. I will check it for sure.
    again thanks a lot.
    Sarah

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    1. Sangeeta17 January 2013 at 17:23

      Hello Sarah. Thanks for your comment and I'm extremely sorry for missing your comment earlier.

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  16. meenab11 December 2011 at 17:59

    Hi sarah, yes please do check out and i m sure you would love it.

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  17. Anju21 January 2012 at 01:24

    Meena, I am finally able to comment on your blog. This post about Sangeeta's book is awesome. Sorry to tell you all that I got my copy and I am reading it. It is really good and is keeping me glued and I want to kow what happens next... Thanks Sangeeta for writing it. Will give detailed feedback once I complete.

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  18. Anju21 January 2012 at 01:31

    Meena, Sangeeta ..in my above comment i meant to write "Sorry I forgot to tell you that I got my copy" but my keyboard was acting all funny and very slow and I did not proof read it before posting it and it came as "Sorry to tell you that I got my copy "... Sorry for this goof up... Even typing this comment the keyboard and the site is all slow and I have to wait for the sentence to appear...

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    1. Sangeeta17 January 2013 at 17:24

      Thanks for your comments Anju. I'm glad you enjoyed the book and sorry for missing your comment earlier :)

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  19. meenab21 January 2012 at 09:01

    hahhaah hahah anju this ans i would tell u via email now. its ok yaar its understood... and one thing u said site is slow this is new to me as for me it opens fast enough... yes the book is delight and u cant wait to know what happens next

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    1. Sangeeta17 January 2013 at 17:26

      I know you will call me Kumbhkaran, Meena, but you know how full my hands have been these last 1-2 years. I've been running around like a headless chicken. Thank you ever so much for writing such a lovely blog about my book. Really appreciate it :)

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