Vol. 4 Issue 40 – Conference: ACLL 2013 – The Third Asian Conference on Language Learning, April 2013 – Osaka, Japan

The International Academic Forum in conjunction with its global partners has announced the Third Annual Asian Conference on Language Learning, to be held from April 25-28 2013 in Osaka, Japan.

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Vol. 4 Issue 40 – Book Review: ‘Epsilons and Deltas of Life – Every Day Stories Volume 1’ by Satish Bhatnagar – Reviewed by Abraham Panavelil

Professor Satish C Bhatnagar's recent book captioned Epsilons and Deltas of Life is a collection of his reflections that he has compiled together in this volume. The title of the book at first arouses a lot of curiosity in the mind of the reader. But as the author himself says in his introduction, they are merely mathematical jargons, which may find a place in the English lexicon in the future. After all, this is how new expressions are coined and later they become part of the language. The subtitle of the book Every Day Stories clears all confusion in the mind of the reader. The book unravels daily, mundane episodes that may happen in the life of a 'common man' who is, in fact, the protagonist of this book. Though seemingly common, beneath the surface of the events narrated, the reader can feel a longing for human connection. We can see ourselves in this book.

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