The first book I ever read was Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne, in sixth standard. It was more out of compulsion than choice – it was a part of the curriculum! Actually, it was the author, who was a part of CBSE syllabus, and not the story in itself, so reluctantly, Read more…

In all honesty, I’d like to put it out there that I was never fond of books. I started reading books without pictorial illustrations way after tenth grade. Before that, I used to laugh at my classmates for reading novels. I used to think of them as nerds. You know, it used to bother me Read more…