If there is one thing I will be remembered for, let it be the fact that I always had my nose in a book. Here lies Shivali, my grave will proclaim, may she read all the books in Heaven that she couldn’t on Earth. Considering my ever-growing to-read list, this inscription seems more and more Read more…

As hard as I may try, it is hard for me to recall a time when I was not interested in books. I even asked my father, and he confirmed that books had always mattered to me. I actually started reading in seventh grade. Until then, the only books I read were my school textbooks. Read more…

There’s always room for a story that can transport people to another place. Joanne Kathleen Rowling, aka J. K. Rowling, the household name among fantasy writers, has exemplified her dictum by constantly transporting the readers to a realm of illusion, imagination, fancy and fiction. Growing up, I too have heard umpteen stories that fashioned the Read more…