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BOOKS AMEYA

Manjul made wholesale changes to his attitude to work after a chance reading session

Manjul and his newfound tailor-made approach as a banker

I never really wanted to become a banker. But, with limited courses available and an even fewer career opportunities on offer, I grabbed the very first job that came my way – that of a Customer Relationship Manager in a private bank. For me, every working day translated into 600 minutes of stress, with the Read more…

Aisha is highly indebted to Rhonda Byrne's 'The Secret' for transforming her life

How Rhonda Byrne helped Aisha fulfill her ‘medical dream’

If I have to single out one book that brought about a drastic change in my life, it would undoubtedly be Rhonda Byrne’s The Secret. I would even go on to say that it can change the life of anyone who is willing to read it to the end. However, the key here is that, Read more…

Kusuma is eternally grateful to her daughter for helping her find her calling

For Kusuma, it was a nightmare worth remembering

Not even in my wildest dreams could I have imagined writing a story like this. My memories of reading go back to my childhood days when my grandfather used to make me read the the Jaimini Mahabharata. He would slowly and patiently elaborate upon the verses so that we could grasp the contents, which were Read more…

How Navya Roshan started reading

Navya and a ‘Herculean’ fondness for books

As a child, I remember growing up listening to my grandma’s wonderful stories, which were recited to me as songs. The characters in those stories would meander in my imagination and I would play with all those cows, buffaloes, princes, princesses, and all the other characters that came alive in the colorful world of a Read more…