Heena R. Pardeshi
Heena R. Pardeshi
@heenarathore@verbatikmedia.com

Heena is the author of the award-winning novel Deceived. She works as the novel critic and the chief editor at a local publishing house in Pune, India. She is an animal lover as well as an animal activist.
She loves books, music and wine. Travelling and learning about new cultures is an integral part of her life.
She is presently learning Piano and French language.
She lives in Pune, India with her beloved husband and 6 cats.

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  • Happy Holi <3

    Hi everyone! I’m doing this quick post to wish all all of you a very Happy Holi. Have a fabulous and a colorful day <3

  • Welcoming the new members of TRB

    Hi everyone Firstly I’d like to thank everyone who responded or reblogged or helped me by sharing the “Reviewer Wanted” post on fb and twitter and if not then just for reading it. Thank You All! I’m really glad to let you all know that after going through 14 mails, I’ve picked up 5 review-contributors for…

  • Liebster Award

    Hi guys, I’ve been nominated for a lot of awards (and repeat awards) in the last few months, but being the lazy duck that I am, I procrastinated the posts to no end and now I’ve lost track of all the awards and the ones who nominated me… So I’ve decided to forget about the old…

  • Word Of The Week (WOW #9)

    Word Of the Week (WOW) is a weekly meme created by Heena Rathore P. (me), it’s a fun way to improve one’s vocabulary by learning new words every week. If you want to participate then simply do a post with your WORD and leave the link to your post as a comment on one of my…

  • The 15 Questions Tag

    I was browsing through the amazing posts by Galit at Cofee n’ Notes and I came across her post The 15 Questions Tag. Though it’s a tag-post, Galit being the sweetheart she is, tagged everyone whoever wanted to do it. So I’m here with this post as I really, really loved the questions… and if…

  • Attention! Reviewer Wanted!

    Hello everyone! I’m in need of a reviewer/contributor who’ll help me review titles that my blog, The Reading Bud, receives for reviewing. It doesn’t matter whether you already have a blog or not. The only thing I’m looking for is the will to read and review books honestly. If you are new to reviewing then…

  • Some Interesting Updates (Reasons for why you saw less of me lately in the blogosphere!)

    Hello everyone! It’s been quite some time since I last visited most of your blogs and you probably didn’t even notice till NOW (psssst!) but well, I’m here to remind you… 🙂 Lately I’ve been getting a lot of mails regarding content-writing (which I’ve got myself involved into from January 2015) and also for reviewing a…

  • Workout Progress #2

    Hi guys, I hope that you all are having a great day! I’m more than happy to let all of you know that I’ve been sticking to my schedule and diets for the last one month and I’m amazed to see the difference by doing just basic stuff. All of you have been a great…

  • Word Of The Week (WOW #8)

    Hi dear readers. Word Of the Week (WOW) is a weekly meme created by Heena Rathore P. (me), it’s a fun way to improve your vocabulary by learning new words every week. If you want to participate then simply do a post with your WORD and leave the link to your post as a comment…

  • Word Of The Week (WOW #7)

    Word Of the Week (WOW) is a weekly meme created by Heena Rathore P. (me), it’s a fun way to improve your vocabulary by learning new words every week. If you want to participate then simply do a post with your WORD and leave the link to your post as a comment on my WOW…

  • Workout Progress #1

    Hello dear reads *friendly waves* 🙂 In my post 2015 Resolutions, I promised a lot of things along with my workout and walking goals. Reading everyone’s warm comments I really felt encouraged to follow everything even more seriously (THANKS a lot to one and all!) You guys really encouraged me in my daily walk routines…

  • Word Of The Week (WOW #6)

    Word Of the Week (WOW) is a weekly meme created by Heena rathore P. (me), it’s a fun way to improve your vocabulary by learning new words every week. If you want to participate then simply do a post with your WORD and leave the link to your post as a comment on my WOW…

  • National Readathon

    Hi guys, this is a piece of news I came across on various blogs and Goodreads so I thought of sharing it with you guys and also to announce what I’ll be pledging to read. I read everyday but this feels like being a part of something bigger! So I’ve decided to participate inspite of…

  • Being Unconventional

    Life is too short to worry about each and everything that we do. Sometimes it’s liberating to ditch what people think is the correct way to live… Being unconventional makes you feel free, well atleast it makes me feel free! Being an Indian one might think that I’m totally surrounded by orthodox people, but that’s…

  • Word Of The Week (WOW #5)

    Word Of the Week (WOW) is a weekly meme created by Heena Rathore P. It’s a fun way to improve your vocabulary by learning new words every week. If you want to participate then simply do a post with your WORD and leave the link to your post as a comment on my WOW post…

  • Living with OCD: Introduction (OCD #1)

  • 2015 Resolutions

    “Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead.” ― Louisa May Alcott Hi guys… It’s been 13 days since the new year started and I am totally aware that…

  • Word Of The Week (WOW #4)

    Hi dear readers, Word Of The Week is a meme that I started around 2 months back on my book-blog, The Reading Bud. The readers of TRB really liked it, but somewhere I felt that this meme belongs to this blog, as here I post articles related to writing. SO from now on I’ll be…

  • THANK YOU!

    Hi, all my dear readers! Happy New Year to you and your family. I’d like to begin this new year in gratitude by thanking you for always being there to support me. I am where I am today because of your love, support and blessings. I sincerely thank you for being there for me! Have…

  • RMFAO 2015 MY Bookshelf Challenge

    We all buy a lot of books but more than half of the time the books end up sitting unread on our shelves. But not anymore… gear up to read each and every book on your bookshelf in order to clear your conscience 😉 To participate in this challenge, write an announcement post with the logo…

  • RMFAO 2015 Genre Challenge

    Hello dear readers, I’m very excited to announce that I’ve created a reading-challenge: 2015 RMFAO Genre Challenge. Every year we all think of reading atleast one book from all the genres but as the year progresses everything changes. This challenge will help you make sure that you read all the major genres in 2015.

  • Merry Christmas!

    Hello dear readers, I’ve been MIA from last two weeks as I was busy with V’s birthday preps,and now I’m gonna be busy with my own b’day! So please be patient and hold your horses for another week as soon I’ll be back with a lot of great stuff and some amazingly helpful posts once…

  • Word Of The Week #3

    Word Of the Week (WOW) is a weekly meme created by Heena Rathore P. It’s a fun way to improve your vocabulary by learning new words every week. If you want to participate then simply do a post with your WORD and leave the link to your post as a comment on my WOW post…

  • Guest-Post: Dealing With Negative Feelings – Make A Change!

    Hi guys! Please welcome today’s Guest-Blogger, Erika Kind: The author of I’m Free and several other amazing books, she also has a practice for aromatherapy and self-development. Erika is the sweetest and the most inspiring person I’ve ever known. She’s a great friend and an even better guide! I love reading her motivating posts on her amazing blog…

  • My Father

    I know what you all might be thinking… ‘well, this is new!’ Yes, this is indeed new. This is actually the first time ever I’ve written a poem. I don’t know anything about writing a poem, so please don’t start sending me hate letters! I wasn’t able to sleep yesterday night (because it was my dad’s…

  • Word Of the Week #2

    Word Of the Week (WOW) is a weekly meme created by Heena Rathore P. It’s a fun way to improve your vocabulary by learning new words every week. If you want to participate then simply do a post with your WORD and leave the link to your post as a comment on my WOW post…

  • Guest Post: SUPPORT By R. M. Ridley

    Guest post by R. M. Ridley, the author of Tomorrow Wendell.

  • Guest Post: SUPPORT By R. M. Ridley

    Hello dear readers! Please welcome my first Guest-Blogger, Mr. R. M. Ridley: Writer of Fantasy and Horror and the author of  Tomorrow Wendell.  A couple of months ago, through my blog The Reading Bud, I had the pleasure of reading his book and I was totally spellbound by it’s fascinating plot.  Visit his blog Creativity From Chaos to know more…