Discover new books on Goodreads
See if your friends have read any of Enakshi J.'s books
Enakshi J.

more photos (2)


#69 top reviewers
year in books

Enakshi J.’s Followers (58)

member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
Mehmet ...
281 books | 5,001 friends

Sebastian
1,642 books | 697 friends

Nancy R.
4,358 books | 213 friends

Adii (a...
672 books | 165 friends

Rohit
546 books | 229 friends

Abhishe...
229 books | 394 friends

Jasleen...
1,359 books | 413 friends

Neil Wa...
955 books | 2,254 friends

More friends…

Enakshi J.

Goodreads Author


Born
India
Website

Twitter

Genre

Member Since
January 2015


I am an educator, author and traveller. My writings have appeared in The Speaking Tree (Times of India), Woman’s Era, Alive, Infinithoughts, SivanaSpirit, Women’s Web, EfictionIndia and Induswomanwriting. My stories and poems have been anthologized widely. I write a weekly editorial, Odds and Evens, for a Social Journalism platform called Different Truths. I am also an eminent book reviewer and have been reviewing books for Penguin, Rupa, Hachette India and Half Baked Beans for more than half a decade.

I have conceptualized and edited three books- Unbounded Trajectories, Poison Ivy and Cryptic Encounters (all available on Amazon). Author of The Green Giants, I won the Most Influential Woman Award in 2020 organized by The Spirit Mania.

I pos
...more

To ask Enakshi J. questions, please sign up.

Popular Answered Questions

Enakshi J. The curveballs in my personal life would make for a dramatic irony- the perfect blockbuster.
Average rating: 4.22 · 242 ratings · 208 reviews · 8 distinct worksSimilar authors
Star-crossed

4.03 avg rating — 88 ratings — published 2020 — 2 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Green Giants And Other ...

4.34 avg rating — 59 ratings2 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
Salad Days

4.45 avg rating — 55 ratings3 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
Cryptic Encounters

3.71 avg rating — 24 ratings2 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
Unbounded Trajectories -tha...

it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 6 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
Poison Ivy: Tales from Our ...

4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings3 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
Mine in the Maybe

it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2025 — 2 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
Love In Trying Times: Ten T...

by
3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
More books by Enakshi J.…

To Everyone Who Thinks Football Is Boring…

Yesterday, someone I know told me, “Football is such a slow sport. I don’t know how people even watch it. It’s boring. It drains my energy.“ I smiled. But I couldn’t stop thinking about how differently we experience sports. Because if all you see is twenty-two people chasing a ball, maybe it does seem slow. But if you really watch, if you allow yourself to notice the little things, football become Read more of this blog post »
 •  0 comments  •  flag
Share on Twitter
Published on July 20, 2026 01:09
Always the Brides...
Enakshi J. is currently reading
by Laura Carter (Goodreads Author)
bookshelves: currently-reading
Rate this book
Clear rating

 
Erotic Stories fo...
Enakshi J. is currently reading
by Balli Kaur Jaswal (Goodreads Author)
bookshelves: currently-reading
Rate this book
Clear rating

 

Enakshi’s Recent Updates

Enakshi J. rated a book really liked it
Cruel Winter with You by Ali Hazelwood
Cruel Winter with You
by Ali Hazelwood (Goodreads Author)
Rate this book
Clear rating
Enakshi J. rated a book it was amazing
A Revolution in the Valley by Bijal Vachharajani
Rate this book
Clear rating
Some stories teach history, while others make you live it. A Revolution in the Valley belongs firmly to the latter. Set against the backdrop of the Silent Valley Movement (1973–1984), Bijal Vachharajani transforms a landmark environmental struggle in ...more
Enakshi J. rated a book it was amazing
Down by the Mangroves by Sheela
Rate this book
Clear rating

Down by the Mangroves is a heartwarming middle-grade novel that beautifully blends adventure, environmental awareness, and coming-of-age themes. Set against the lush backdrop of India's mangrove forests, the story follows Moyna, a curious young girl
...more
Enakshi J. rated a book really liked it
Quietly Connected by Hitesh Gossain
Rate this book
Clear rating


I'll admit it—I picked up Quietly Connected because the title immediately resonated with me. Networking has often been portrayed as something that belongs to extroverts who effortlessly work a room, collect business cards, and thrive on endless small
...more
Enakshi J. rated a book really liked it
THE CURSE OF THE MAHARANI by Neil D’Silva
Rate this book
Clear rating
There is something inherently fascinating about old havelis—their crumbling walls, forgotten histories, whispered legends, and the feeling that time itself has refused to move on. Neil D'Silva taps into that fascination brilliantly in The Curse of th ...more
Enakshi J. rated a book really liked it
THE SCHOOL-GATE KIDNAPPING by Kiran Manral
Rate this book
Clear rating
A school-gate kidnapping is only the beginning of this wildly entertaining mystery. What follows is a fast-paced investigation filled with celebrity scandals, biker gangs, suspicious deaths, and a delightfully chaotic amateur sleuth who simply refuse ...more
Enakshi J. rated a book really liked it
Fourteen Springs of Separation by Sakoon Singh
Rate this book
Clear rating
Some novels entertain, some educate, and then there are those that quietly reclaim forgotten histories. Fourteen Springs of Separation belongs firmly to the third category. Sakoon Singh crafts an evocative historical novel that resurrects the life of ...more
Enakshi J. rated a book it was amazing
Darkness at Star Mills by Shabnam Minwalla
Rate this book
Clear rating

History often feels distant to young readers, but Darkness at Star Mills changes that by placing them right in the heart of Bombay's 1982 textile mill strike. Through the curious eyes of eleven-year-old Vinod, Shabnam Minwalla transforms a complex so
...more
Enakshi J. rated a book it was amazing
Caught in the Crossfire by Lesley D. Biswas
Rate this book
Clear rating
History often finds its way into textbooks through dates and battles, but Caught in the Crossfire reminds us that wars are ultimately lived by ordinary people. Set against the backdrop of the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971, Lesley D. Biswas tells ...more
Enakshi J. rated a book it was amazing
Uma Kapoor vs the Universe by Vinitha
Rate this book
Clear rating
Some books about adolescence try too hard to sound like teenagers. Uma Kapoor vs The Universe doesn't. It simply is one.

Told through the witty, self-deprecating voice of twelve-year-old Uma, the story begins with a house fire, a first period, and a f
...more
More of Enakshi's books…
Robert Frost
“If we couldn't laugh we would all go insane.”
Robert Frost

75668 Bloggers/Book Lovers from India — 2883 members — last activity Jul 22, 2026 09:46PM
A place for bloggers, readers and writers from India to connect. If you are outside India, and interested in books and Indian culture, please feel fre ...more
220 Goodreads Librarians Group — 333164 members — last activity 0 minutes ago
Goodreads Librarians are volunteers who help ensure the accuracy of information about books and authors in the Goodreads' catalog. The Goodreads Libra ...more
1174868 Bangalore bookworms and bibliophiles (BBB) — 2922 members — last activity Dec 26, 2025 08:23AM
A place for book lovers of Bangalore to meet, connect and have conversations (online and real life!) Just discussion about books! By book lovers! No ...more
No comments have been added yet.