Books give a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and life to everything. I clearly remember the day when I first read a novel and fell in love with reading. Since then, my journey has been an ongoing one.
As most kids my age, I was never fond of reading. The only books I read were my textbooks, and such reading was motivated more by the pressing need to pass my exams than to read for leisure. However, as I grew up, I realized that books could actually be good friends. All they needed 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…
Unlike many others, I was never a person who would go crazy after books. I used to be the boy who would spend most of his time glued to the TV set or be outside, playing games. As a proud extrovert, I never saw what it was that kept the introverts inside. What pleasure did Read more…
Hey everyone! I am Shivam Singh Chauhan and I am currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in computer science and engineering. This is the story of my journey. Well, my story is rather simple. I am a normal guy who never really had any special interest in anything. That said, I always wanted to stand out Read more…
My mom would always say, “If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door for yourself!”. Well, this is what I believed growing up. Born in a middle-class family, all I had in the name of a family was my mother, maternal grandma, and a younger brother. However, that is not to say that my life was Read more…
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…
As a kid, I loved reading children’s stories and fables, and that was largely due to those exquisitely illustrated books. My mother would get me all these storybooks – from the stories of Akbar and Birbal to the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes to Aesop’s Fables and whatnot. However, I could not stand the books that Read more…
Books were my first friends ever. They have been a true soulmate for me, having healed my soul in more ways than one. There are times when I am still transported back to the old days, when I was a rather shy, timid girl. Picture a seven-year-old girl who cannot so much as say hi Read more…
Books are one of those few addictive things that my mom has no problems with. In fact, if you are looking for something that can help you kill time productively and is interesting, then look no further than books – storybooks, if I am to be precise here. Interestingly, my initial interest in books was Read more…
