Wednesday, December 25, 2013

Secret Santa with a Twist - Reviewing a blog


It is that time of the year when everything is lighted and decked up. Colorful festoons, confetti, pretty glittery decor, paper star lanterns, plum cakes, eggnog and colorfully decorated Christmas trees - it is my second favourite time of the year (first being Durga pujo).



My fondest childhood memories of Christmas are waking up to find the gifts Santa left on my bed and singing carols later with my friends.  This year the awesome blogeshwaris at Indiblogeshwaris decided to add a twist to the Secret Santa. We are playing the mischievous elves and secretly reviewing some amazing blogs. I'm reviewing Karan Shah's blog, Scribble.

To begin with the review, I love how the blog looks. The beautiful waves crashing in the header and the subtitle "Life is what happens when you are busy planning other things!!! - so I keep scribbling around" beautifully complements the overall blue background and feel of the blog. The blog has a journal like feeling where he scribbles his thoughts and pens his feelings.

Karan started his blog way back in 2010 but it is of late that he started posting regularly. He is a really versatile writer and his blog is a wonderful conglomeration of poems, short pieces of fiction and book reviews.
I really loved the 55 fiction pieces, he does a great job telling terribly tiny tales within the word constraints. Crisp, brief and beautiful writing.
What I loved most were his poems. The one titled "Mother" is poignant, deceptively simple and beautifully rhythmic, a wonderful dedication to one's mother. Karan is a poet at heart and all his blog posts have a beautiful rhythm and rhyme, even the most prosaic ones. He has really matured and grown as a blogger from the time he started.

There is one thing I think Karan could have added to his blog, an ABOUT ME section where he gives a little introduction about himself, his life and things he loves. Would love to see more book reviews and

Visit his blog and show some love.

Merry Christmas, people!!


14 comments:

  1. I visited Karan's blog. I haven't read his poems yet, but will do so soon.

    Good going secret Elf! Merry Christmas!
    Dagny

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    1. Karan is really a gifted poet. Thank you so much,Dagny <3

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  2. Poetry is my forte too. Will check out his blog for sure. Thanks Karan for being a part of this all women team. Swarnali, good job.

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    1. hey Janaki its been a pleasure...you guys are very warm...thank you for giving me this opportunity and allowing me to be part of this wonderful exercise :)

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    2. Yes yes, you write lovely poems yourself, Janaki :) Thank you ^_^ Warm wishes sent your way.

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  3. I love Karan's tag line and his poems are great. Nice review.

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    1. Yes, I loved the tagline the most :D Thank you,Suzy :) Best wishes for the coming year <3

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  4. Nice and sweet review!! I couldn't write poetry to save my life and I really admire those who spin beautiful poems so effortlessly!! Off to check out Karan's blog!

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    1. Thank you ,Fabida <3 I'm no good at poems either and I am filled with awe and admiration for people who can make a beautiful poem out of every mundane thing. Off to check your review :D

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  5. Hey Swarnali thank you for such a lovely and warm review. Cant thank you enough, I already have a couple of people visiting Scribble after your review. I have made a resolution for the next year and writing very often and regularly is right at the top and surely first thing is to write 'About Me'. I can assure you, you wont be disappointed when you visit in the new year. Hope to see you often. Thank you once again :)

    This one's for you:

    "Christmas it was,
    and all excited was me

    kept peeping at my X’mas,
    every hour till the wee

    I don’t find my Santa
    so I silently weep

    sitting by my bed,
    in thoughts deep
    in slumber I drift

    without a whisper, dressed in red,
    Elf Swarnali crawls in with this wonderful gift !!!

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    1. Thank you so very much for that cute poem, Karan. Best Christmas gift ever!! :D Really looking forward to reading more posts from you.

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    2. glad you liked it. looking forward to more often interaction with you :)

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    1. Thank you so much, Red. A very happy new year to you <3

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