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What became as a casual way to kill time went on to became a lifelong habit for Sushma Odugoudar

Sushma Odugoudar | Readers’ Story of the Week | Story #148

First experiences are always special and remain close to the heart. Ever wondered what it would be like to have many such first experiences all happening at the same time? Well, they simply get etched in your memory forever. I would have been seven or eight years old when I experienced one such set of Read more…

Bhupendra Singh fortuitously turned to books over a train journey to Chennai

Bhupendra Singh | Readers’ Story of the Week | Story #120

It was the month of July. I was travelling from Jaipur, Rajasthan to Chennai for an international cultural integration camp by train. The train journey usually took three days and four nights. As most Indians would agree, spending three days in a sleeper coach of Indian Railways is no mean feat. To add to your Read more…

Around India in 80 Trains by Monisha Rajesh

Around India in 80 Trains

Synopsis: In 1991, Monisha’s family uprooted from Sheffield to Madras in the hope of making India their home. Two years later, fed up with soap-eating rats, stolen human hearts and the creepy colonel across the road, they returned to England with a bitter taste in their mouths. Twenty years later, Monisha came back. Taking a Read more…