I spent my entire childhood in small villages. I always felt the urge to compete with and surpass my cousins, all of whom had grown up in cities. That was when it, or rather they happened. Books and poetry entered my life and had a profound impact on it. In the beginning, it was all Read more…
Until ninth standard, I was not interested in reading books. However, April 19, 2013 marked the beginning of a beautiful phase of my life. That was the day when I visited a library for the first time in my life. I have nobody but my cousin to thank for that serendipitous day, as he was Read more…
My story is not a very interesting one, but I’m sure it will set you thinking about the significance of giving books at least one chance in your life. Hello! I’m a twelfth-grade student from the state of Punjab. Like most Indian students, I was no big fan of books as I found them quite Read more…
It would be an understatement if I said that I like reading. My heart sinks every time I finish reading a book. It is like saying goodbye to a best friend with whom I have spent the best times of my life. I was six when I picked up my first book, or rather my Read more…
“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies. The man who never reads lives only one.” This quote by George R.R. Martin perfectly sums up my journey as a reader. I am Roshan from New Delhi. I have always been a lone bird, which explains the absence of any friends in my life. That’s Read more…
People always said that reading can help you find a solution to almost everything, though I was too skeptical about it. Books had always been synonymous with lullabies for me ever since I had come to know what studying actually was. However, destiny had something else in store for me. Eventually, I forayed into studying Read more…
Though I was quite fond of literature in my childhood, books weren’t a part of my everyday life. Being more of a sporty kid, I spent most of time playing outdoors. However, as I became more and more involved with books, I realized that they played an equally, if not a more important role than Read more…
If I were to try and define myself today without (hopefully) coming across as too narcissistic, I would use the adjectives fun-loving, bold, beautiful and confident. Rewinding ten years back in my life, I was nothing but a boring, unhappy and fretful girl, who was even struggling to fulfill her basic needs. I had started Read more…
Like (almost) every love story, mine too stemmed from hate. I had this uncanny belief that love and hate could coexist. However, as I would realize later in life, love has the power to easily overpower and vanquish our abhorrence of things and people. A few years ago, when I was probably eight or nine Read more…
I was quite curious since my childhood. I used to be a vigorous, if not a particularly gifted writer. I used to try and hone my writing skills for hours. It was only later that I discovered that my hands were more suited to art and craft than they were to weaving magic with words. Read more…
