ABOUT THE AUTHOR Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was born on May 22, 1859 in Edinburgh, Scotland. He studied Medicine at the University Of Edinburgh Medical School. Doyle was also a prolific writer, who created many classics in the genres of crime fiction, history, short stories, and stage plays. Doyle is credited with the creation of Read more…

Books have been my best friends since the time I could read. My very first book was my aunt’s gift to me on my fifth birthday. It was a fairy tale book. Of all the gifts I had received in my childhood, that book was – and still remains – my favorite. The very evening Read more…

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…

There are some questions in this world that are simple and yet difficult to answer. For me, that question is how I fell in love with books. Perhaps this blessing was passed on to me by my parents, or probably my teachers, when I was not more than three. I started my early studies at Read more…

Books have been my companions since childhood. My parents and teachers encouraged me to read as much as I could. Amar Chitra Katha comics, Chandamama and Champak; soon gave way to Readers’ Digest, mystery novels by Enid Blyton; Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew mystery novels; followed closely by the mushy and romantic, Mills & Boon Read more…