It all began with English literature back in my school days. I still remember the title of the book, Figments of Imagination. The book introduced my adolescent mind to so many life lessons. Each story stayed with me for a long, long time.
Hey, everyone! I am Harshit Singh, and this is the story of how books transformed my life. I wasn’t really the best student around, but I was always fond of reading. My vacations went like any middle-class family’s. We would go to our grandma’s house, times that I still cherish. During one such visit, I Read more…
Books have always been my best friends. Since my formative years, I was a very studious child. I spent most of my time with books, checking them out from the school library and reading them with great interest.
I never thought that my passion for reading would bring about such a considerable change in my life. Surprisingly, over time, books became my dearest friends, helping me get over my lifelong fear of being lonely. They also ignited my creativity and helped me simplify life’s complexities.
Most of the people I have met either see reading as a leisurely hobby or a form of entertainment. Some others see it as a way of gaining knowledge. However, for me, reading is so much more than all of that. It is almost like a passion that has transformed my life in more ways Read more…
Growing up, I was always surrounded by books. My parents believed in the power of books and, from a very young age, instilled in me a healthy reading habit. They told me to make books my best friends, for the knowledge I could get from them would be lifelong. And thus began my journey with Read more…
My reading journey dates back to when I was a ten-year-old girl on a family trip to Haridwar. On our way there, my grandfather excitedly bought me the Ramayana and the Mahabharata from a small book stall at the Ganga ghats. While the easy-to-read two-volume Mahabharata had vivid imagery throughout, the Ramayana proved to be Read more…
A teen’s life is a roller-coaster ride full of ups and downs. Teenage is undoubtedly the most trying phase in a person’s life. This transition from childhood to adulthood is fraught with multiple physical, emotional, mental and psychological changes. Like every other teenager, I, too, experienced these challenges. When I reached a breaking point, I Read more…
Growing up, I was an active child who enjoyed spending time outdoors, running and playing with friends. I never really thought much about reading, and it wasn’t something that particularly interested me. However, everything changed one summer when I was around twelve years old. I was at my grandparents’, and one day, while I was Read more…
We had just moved to an unknown place. Being an introverted kid, I hardly ever spoke to strangers. Besides, despite my apparent gift for memorizing stuff, I wasn’t really fond of studying for exams. I was more into outdoor sports. A year later, as tenth grade beckoned, my father’s best friend advised him to get Read more…
