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Lakshmana Sastry owes some of his biggest life lessons and achievements to the Ramayana and Mahabharata

M. K. Lakshmana Sastry | Readers’ Story of the Week | Story #155

There is a wise saying that goes as follows: Show me the books a man reads and I will tell you his personality. In my younger days, my elders would often tell me to read many moral stories. Such stories would help inculcate in me the virtues of patriotism and honesty, they said, and rightly Read more…

What became as a casual way to kill time went on to became a lifelong habit for Sushma Odugoudar

Sushma Odugoudar | Readers’ Story of the Week | Story #148

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…

Initially disappointed, a fifth-grade present eventually went one to become the best birthday gift Shreya had ever received

Shreya | Readers’ Story of the Week | Story #137

Have you ever anxiously waited to open a new book, feel the serenity of those crisp pages and smell the freshness of a new journey? No? Just me? As strange as it might sound to you, I am sure most book lovers would relate to my story. The beginning of my wholesome adventure goes back Read more…