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There's a Ghost in My Room: Living with the Supernatural

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  📚 BOOK REVIEW There's a Ghost in My Room: Living with the Supernatural by Sanjoy K. Roy There's a ghost in my room is written by Author Sanjoy K. Roy. He is the managing director of Teamwork Arts which organizes the world largest literary gathering, the annual Jaipur Literature Festival. This is the first book by the author which is an amalgamation of memoir, travelouge and supernatural elements. Sanjoy's life which is more stranger than fiction. He shares his real life experiences about his encounters with supernatural elements at different places of the world. His first encounter with a spirit was in his ancestral house in Calcutta. He was only five years old. The next presence he felt after a few years in his parent's bungalow in Delhi. Since then he came across many experience with the other worldly creatures both in India and abroad. At times his younger son also felt spiritual presence in some specific places. We can term the author to have special powers which...

Between the Lines and Laughs: Inside the Human World of Qualitative Research

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  Some books teach you a subject. Others invite you into a world. Between the Lines and Laughs by Geetika Singh and Ashwini Sirsikar does something rarer. It turns an entire professional discipline into a living, breathing narrative filled with humor, warmth, and deeply human moments. At first glance, qualitative research might sound like a niche topic best suited to academic textbooks. But this book refuses to be boxed into jargon or technical frameworks. Instead, it reimagines the evolution of qualitative research in India as a story told through people. Fictional characters who feel strikingly real guide the reader through this journey. Through Maya, Sonal, Ayesha, Priya, and Rhea, readers travel across three decades of change, witnessing how an industry has grown, adapted, and reinvented itself alongside a rapidly transforming society. Each character represents a different era, and with them comes a distinct mood and rhythm. The early days carry a sense of pioneering curiosity....