‘What revolves around the nucleus?’ ‘Electrons,’ shouted a fifth grader. The shocked tuition teacher praised him in front of all the other students, adding that it was unbelievable how a kid as small as him knew what students in the ninth grade struggled to remember.

Books came into my life when everything else looked pretty gloomy. It was the Lockdown and my family had to move back to our hometown. Things weren’t exactly smooth. Amid so much uncertainty, I instinctively turned to books. As a kid, I used to think of reading as a very beautiful habit. However, that was Read more…

I still fondly recall my mother telling me stories before I went to sleep. For us, this had become a bedtime ritual of sorts. Even my father used to get me books from wherever he went. Growing up, reading became more than just a pastime; it became part of my personality. While my retention power Read more…

As with any other habit, you don’t start reading in a day. Sometimes, it may take several attempts to fall in love with books. I remember making the most of every opportunity I got to not read up until tenth grade, regardless of what a book was about. Little did I know that they would Read more…

It all started when I was a ninth grader. I had heard a lot about this book from my family and friends, so the curiosity had been building up inside my head. Once I decided to go for it, I couldn’t help falling in love with the book. For someone who had always wondered how Read more…

Well, I have never been a typical bookworm. However, as a Bengali, I would read Satyajit Ray every now and then. Ray’s Professor Shonku, the Feluda series, and Pather Panchali still remain my favorites. As someone who read every story in the Feluda stories, I can confidently say that it was one of Ray’s best Read more…

I was neither a bibliophile nor was I into casual reading. However, as school life came to an end and the first semester of engineering beckoned, I learned that many of my classmates always had a book on them, even if most of the time it was just for show off. Also, our communication skills’ Read more…

The fact that my dad used to read stories to me and my three siblings meant that I was drawn to reading from a very young age. There were times when he would read us five or six books in one night just to accommodate our pleas for “one more story”. He would also take Read more…

I owe my love for books to a household that was fond of reading. As far as I can remember, I have had an innate fascination for books. I could spend the entire day at a library or a bookstore, not reading, but browsing through and admiring the colorful book covers and titles. As I Read more…

I was born in a lower-middle-class family. With no siblings to play or to share my crazy thoughts with, I had a rather solitary childhood. As a girl, growing up in a conservative household meant I had to live with a lot of restrictions. Important decisions concerning my interests, emotions and academics were all in Read more…