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Pallavi Ratha started reading at a very early age, and that helped bring the best out of her

Pallavi Ratha | Readers’ Story of the Week | Story #134

When I think of my love for printed treasures, I am instantly taken back to the time when my mother would sit me down with a glass of hot Bournvita milk on a cool rainy afternoon and hand me a storybook. She would sit beside me with a book of her own. The feeling, the Read more…

When Humans had Tails is a folk tale about the Sora tribe of Odisha

When Humans had Tails | A Folk Tale from Odisha | Ananya

In the southeastern state of Odisha, the indigenous Sora tribe believe that their ancestors had tails. Legend has it that the humans during those times had long, sleek tails. These tails would swish and sweep the road behind them as they walked around. All was well and good until the population began to increase. The Read more…

HOW RIA MISHRA FROM BHUBANESWAR STARTED READING

Ria’s journey from a Libra to a “libraria”

Since the fateful day when Johannes Gutenberg pressed the first book, the fate of the whole world changed for the better. Now, fast forward a few centuries and you’ve got a quintessential middle-school girl being forced to read a book in a hobby class tailor-made to make some troublesome and hormonal kids read for fun. Read more…