Books, as we all know, are immensely effective when it comes to transforming lives for the better. They are like a cold and relaxing breeze on a sweltering summer afternoon – often unexpected, but welcome nonetheless. They also play the role of loyal friends throughout our lives, sometimes triggering the most beautiful and sublime thoughts Read more…

Many a time in life I regret not having pursued a fine art. Then, the very next moment, I offer myself the consolation that perhaps all my creative energies were meant to be channelized into playing, not with the strings of a violin or the reeds of a harmonium, or with the lines of portrait Read more…

In my teenage years, a friend recommended me a book. I looked quite hard for it, but was unable to find it anywhere, until one fine day, when I got lucky and stumbled upon it in a library. It was based on Enid Blyton’s The Famous Five. The effort was worth it: the story was Read more…