Sometimes the worst of our fears brings out the best in us. Hi, this is Aryan Samal, and today I’ll be sharing my experience with books. Well, books had a rather serendipitous entry into my life. My fear of history also played a key role there. Yes, you read that right. You see, as a Read more…
My heart feels nostalgic as I walk down the memory lane and reminisce about how my love affair with books began. To date, I’m not sure what endears books to me – is it the colorful pictures or that unique smell only a book can have? Whatever it is, I know I was in love Read more…
My memory, which is similar to that of a goldfish, keeps me from recalling the exact moment I fell in love with books. However, I do remember that it happened sometime between the age of 11-13. Words had become my best friends out of the blue. As a pre-teen, I read what most of my Read more…
Books are such a blessing. They teach us so much in and about life. I feel that while academic textbooks have their own importance, we must also devote time to non-curriculum books. These may be fiction, biographies, or self-help books. These are the kinds of books that can be our best friends. I say best Read more…
Hi, everyone! I am Siddharth Singh and this is the story of how I fell in love with books.
I grew up watching my sister glued to books. It didn’t matter if she was having dinner or, well, going to the loo. She was a child prodigy, to be honest. She made her first attempt at writing a novel at just eleven years old! While one might be tempted to think that it was Read more…
It was the hot month of June. I had gone to attend a distant relative’s wedding. The sun was blazing right above our heads, spitting fire. The weather was extremely sultry. Fans and coolers were of little to no help. I was sitting in a corner, feeling forlorn and jaded. My parents were busy meeting Read more…
I come from a traditional Hindu family. We were always taught that books were also a form of God and deserved no less respect than the Almighty Himself. Growing up in an atmosphere like that, it should come as no surprise that I always took great care of my books. However, over time, this relation Read more…
Stories had always intrigued me. Every year, before the start of a new academic session, my father would get me a stack of books. Being the curious child that I was, I would skim through all of them, not because I was interested in what didactic information I would be consuming over the remainder of Read more…
Hi, everyone! My name is Vaibhav Vitekar and this is the story of my affair with books. But before I get to that, I’d like to give a brief intro to myself. Well, I completed my grade twelve last year. Oh, and I’m quite fond of playing online games and watching movies.
