I wasn’t much into reading before COVID beckoned. However, my initiation into reading was a very interesting one. I actually had nothing to do during the Lockdown, so I just started cleaning up my room. As I was tidying up my bookshelf, I came across this book titled Swami Vivekananda: A Biography. I had bought Read more…
It was a summer afternoon. However, the weather felt warmer than ever. A little girl wouldn’t stop wondering if it was the aroma of her mom’s food, when it was actually the fragrance of her new book.
Hi, friends! It’s Varsha Choudhary. Today, I would like to share my reading journey with you. I wasn’t really a reader before I met my husband, who was actually quite fond of reading. His passion soon rubbed off on me. The day I realized how calm my husband felt when he sat and read a Read more…
The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame. Oscar Wilde This quote has a special place in my heart for a couple of reasons. One, it comes from Oscar Wilde, an author par excellence known for his subtle, eloquent thoughts. And two, it is about books – Read more…
I clearly remember I was in grade ten when I got my first novel. It was Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels. It probably wasn’t the best choice for a first-time reader as the book failed to interest me at first. However, the more I read, the more interesting it felt. I was now officially a reader.
I was ten when I first began reading non-curriculum books. The fancy covers of books had always attracted and intrigued the child in me. That unique aroma of paper would also lure me like one would expect an oasis to draw a thirsty man. I remember asking my dad to buy me all the books Read more…
Hi, everyone! This is Chandrika Reddy and this is the story of my journey as a reader. I truly feel that reading an entire book is one of the best feelings in the world. Like most people in the present generation, I am also addicted to binge watching. Yeah, it feels exciting at times, but Read more…
It was in 2013 that I first read a book for leisure than out of academic compulsions. Well, I had read a few novels previously, but it was more of a sporadic thing than something regular. Initially, I only read fiction and romantic novels. I tried my hand at non-fiction, self-help books, but I found Read more…
The dumb kid. This was the title my family members honored me with in my childhood. You see, I was not the most talkative kid around. Besides, I always tended to reply late. My silence would often break with the morning newspaper, when I would ask my parents the meaning of complex words. For a Read more…
As most kids my age, I was never fond of reading. The only books I read were my textbooks, and such reading was motivated more by the pressing need to pass my exams than to read for leisure. However, as I grew up, I realized that books could actually be good friends. All they needed Read more…
