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INTRODUCTION – 'ALL WE NEED IS LOVE' by Richa Devesar is the first-ever Hinglish Book written in Romanagari script. Hinglish is a mix of hindi and English and Romanagari is hindi text written in Roman script. The book has been published by Ferntree Publishing of Chandigarh, India. This is Richa Devesar’s first book and she has written 11 short love stories. The book came out in the market on 7th March, 2015 and got good reviews from media.
ABOUT HINGLISH AND ROMANAGARI – Indians have been ruled by the Britishers for over 200 years and as a result English language entered the system long back. The impact has been so much that now instead of pure hindi and pure English, the language that most of the people use in India is Hinglish i.e. a mix of hindi and English. As for Romanagari, the script has been in use since a long time. But it became more popular with social networking like Facebook, Twitter, Whatsapp etc where people chat in Hinglish by writing the hindi text in Roman. The word Romanagari is comparatively a very new word, even the users are not aware that such a word exists. But the fact is that without realizing its existence, the script is extensively used by Indians whether in India or Abroad.
ABOUT PUBLISHER - ALL WE NEED IS LOVE By Richa Devesar is published by Chandigarh- based Ferntree Publishing. (www.ferntree.in) Till now, Ferntree was publishing only English books but this was their maiden attempt in publishing a book which is a mix of hindi and English.
MEDIA COVERAGE - ALL WE NEED IS LOVE by Richa Devesar got good reviews in print media- both newspapers and online.
Online Coverage – 1. www.authorspace.in (http://www.authorspace.in/richa-devesars-book-all-you-need-is-love-released/) 2. weeklycity.com (http://weeklycity.com/richa-devesars-book-need-love-landmark/) 3. punjabiness.com (http://punjabiness.com/richa-devesars-hinglish-book-does-well/) 4. www.nyooz.com (http://www.nyoooz.com/chandigarh/69377/tricity-gives-birth-to-first-novel-in-hinglish) 5. http://www.tribuneindia.com (http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/life-style/gyan-zone/lost-in-translation/53941.html) 6. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/Tricity-gives-birth-to-first-novel-in-Hinglish/articleshow/46569733.cms) 7. http://m.amarujala.com (http://m.amarujala.com/chandigarh/news/city-news-chd/love-story-book-written-by-girl-in-whatsapp-language-hindi-news/)
Newspaper Coverage - Features with photographs appeared in newspapers like Times of India, The Tribune, Indian Express/Daily Post/Panjab Kesri/Amar Ujala and Aaj Samaaj which can be looked at the OFFICIAL FACEBOOK PAGE of All We Need is Love - https://www.facebook.com/Author.Richa.Devesar
ABOUT ALL WE NEED IS LOVE by Richa Devesar – There are 11 short stories in 'ALL WE NEED IS LOVE' by Richa Devesar. The stories talk about the importance of love in our lives. Basically, it is love seen from the eyes and felt from the heart of children, adolescents, youngsters and elders. Love is one strange emotion which does not have one definition, everyone has something different to say about it and that’s what has been beautifully described in the book through 11 stories. One can very easily and lovably connect to the stories. These stories serve as a tonic for people who believe in love also for those who are confused in love. Brief description of stories -
1. Do Zindagaaniyon Ka Safar – This is a story of two youngsters who get married and like any other couple start facing lot of personal and behavioural problems. They have no clue why all this is happening. Its only after thorough medical treatment that they reach the conclusion which is quite surprising for both of them. 2. Mukhtassar Si Mulaqaat – One doesn’t have to spend years to fall in love with a person. Even a single moment can make us fall for someone without getting bothered about caste, age, status etc. This story deals with a boy and a girl whose love story starts like a fairy tale but as days pass love starts fading and months later they are unaware of each other’s existence. Was it real love or just an infatuation? Well! Well! Well! 3. Zameen Nahi Aasmaan Mein Tey Hotey Hain Rishtey – We decide to fall in love with someone… rather our heart decides that for us but do we decide whether we will stay with him/her for the rest of our life? No.. going by an age-old Indian belief , that is probably decided by someone up there. People meet, like each other, fall in love too but the hearts that will become one are the ones meant to be together. And that is the time when we realize the omnipresence of an angelic power in the matter of love and this story deals with it. 4. Bachcha Hai Par Dil Ka Sachcha Hai – Love can happen irrespective of age. This story talks about love between grandfather and grandmother of a boy named Chinku. It’s as much the story of his grandparents as it is his own. He is the one who realizes that even at this age his Grandfather is so much in love with his grandmother who is no more. How he understands, how he perceives the whole thing and what he thinks about it is to be read to be believed. 5. Iss Jahaan se Uss Jahaan Tak – We have been hearing about Aliens since ages but yes the word Alien got more popular after Bollywood flick Koi Mil Gayaa. Well, No Jadoo comes on the earth in this story but yes it has something to do with people living up there and a lonely guy living here and how love blossoms. 6. Yahi Hai Vo Jaghaan – This story is of a guy who in his college days, falls in love with a beautiful girl he used to see everyday. Does he bring out his feelings in front of the girl or is guilty of it till today? Does the same girl enters his life or someone else? Then why the title Yahi Hai Vo Jaghaan? Has it got something to do with some place? For that you have to read the book. 7. Ye Khamosh sa Afsana – Sometimes love is one-sided and sometimes its both-sided. Sometimes we confess and sometimes we don’t. Well, the title says that love didn’t get confessed but what actually is the situation would be known after reading the story. 8. Ek Rishta Ye Bhi – It’s a story of a girl who lives in village and has a belief that one day someone will come in her life. What all she has to bear? What price she has to pay for this wait? Does that wait get over or she remains waiting. That is to be read. 9. Aur Phirr Ek Din Achaanak – No one has been able to give an accurate answer of what actually is a dream. Some say, it is what our sub-conscious mind thinks while some say it has no meaning at all. But for some, they do have a meaning. It might be De Ja Vu. Something similar happens with Simran, a college going girl. 10. Destiny Ka Connection – This story talks about a girl and a boy who meet on their small journey within the same city. Were they destined to meet? Did the girl already know that today while going to college she willmeet someone? How and why? Well, you will have a better idea once you read the story. 11. Dosti Se Pyaar Tak – For some Love is Love and for some Love is friendship. But what is it for Zoheb and Kaanchi who have been together since childhood. It’s a story about their journey from being a 6-7 year olds to a mature human beings.