One of the more interesting aspects of the book Notes from a small room, author ruskin bond is the evil eye or nazar, how negative thoughts can cause losses. Specifically he writes about how negative thoughts can affect the germination of seeds and growth of seedlings. The reviewer has often noticed that her plants are not growing well, while everyone else’s plants are growing well. This is mainly because she has extremely hostile neighbours in Goa, who are always objecting to growing plants and killing them at every opportunity.