During the season of clear blue skies, the ten-year-old me was enjoying myself like any other mundane student would during the summers. Waking up later than usual and having amma serve my favorite breakfast are some of the many memories I still cherish of my summer vacation.
Honestly, I had no interest in reading when I was young. I was good at academics, but I hardly ever read anything beyond my textbooks. My liking for books is quite recent. When I was in eighth grade, I started reading books like Harry Potter in my school’s library. To my utter surprise, I found Read more…
‘What revolves around the nucleus?’ ‘Electrons,’ shouted a fifth grader. The shocked tuition teacher praised him in front of all the other students, adding that it was unbelievable how a kid as small as him knew what students in the ninth grade struggled to remember.
Well, I have never been a typical bookworm. However, as a Bengali, I would read Satyajit Ray every now and then. Ray’s Professor Shonku, the Feluda series, and Pather Panchali still remain my favorites. As someone who read every story in the Feluda stories, I can confidently say that it was one of Ray’s best Read more…
The fact that my dad used to read stories to me and my three siblings meant that I was drawn to reading from a very young age. There were times when he would read us five or six books in one night just to accommodate our pleas for “one more story”. He would also take Read more…
Hi, everyone! I am Siddharth Singh and this is the story of how I fell in love with books.
Hello, everyone! I am Rajesha and this is the story of my love affair with books. Well, reading was never anywhere near the top of my priority list. The only books I read were storybooks like Akbar and Birbal and Tenali Rama. Those illustrated, vividly colored books intrigued me to no end. However, over time, Read more…
My love for story books began in my school library. In fact, the picture of my first day in second grade is still fresh in my mind. We all queued up near the library with our fingers to our lips. The teacher opened the library gate, and what a surprising view it was in there. Read more…
Hello, everyone! My name is Ruchi Singh, and I am currently a college student pursuing her bachelor’s degree in accounting. My story is all about how I fell in love with reading and how books changed my life for the better. Back in my school days, I simply hated reading books and going to school. Read more…
It was the month of May. I was traveling by train from Howrah, West Bengal to Shillong, Meghalaya for my summer vacation. The train journey usually took two days and three nights. As most Indians would agree, spending two days locked up in an Indian Railways’ sleeper coach is no mean feat. To add to Read more…
