BOOKS AMEYA

Tanumoy developed a multifaceted personality as a result of his reading experiences

Tanumoy and how reading helped him in more ways than one

Books, as we all know, are immensely effective when it comes to transforming lives for the better. They are like a cold and relaxing breeze on a sweltering summer afternoon – often unexpected, but welcome nonetheless. They also play the role of loyal friends throughout our lives, sometimes triggering the most beautiful and sublime thoughts Read more…

Asish Kishor Jha's affair with reading began as a result of exam stress

Asish and how a book came to his aid amid exam stress

Will you believe me if I told you that I had not read a single novel before I completed high school? You most likely will not. But that’s just how I was. For someone who saw out-of-syllabus books as nothing but a waste of time, even my course books took aeons to complete. That said, Read more…

Sreetama Sinha saw solitude as an opportunity to read more

Sreetama and a writer carved out by solitude

Many a time in life I regret not having pursued a fine art. Then, the very next moment, I offer myself the consolation that perhaps all my creative energies were meant to be channelized into playing, not with the strings of a violin or the reeds of a harmonium, or with the lines of portrait Read more…