For a kid who was into video games from his early schooldays, I did not have the time for or the interest in reading. That has pretty much been the story of my life, more than half of which has been spent playing video games. I still play them, though they have ceased being my Read more…
As a child, I remember growing up listening to my grandma’s wonderful stories, which were recited to me as songs. The characters in those stories would meander in my imagination and I would play with all those cows, buffaloes, princes, princesses, and all the other characters that came alive in the colorful world of a Read more…
I belong to a small town in Madhya Pradesh, in the heart of India. Since my childhood days, I was always intrigued by stories. However, I was not much of a reader back then.
I still remember the first time I read a book beyond my school syllabus. I was in ninth standard at that time. I was in the middle of my summer holidays and my father brought a few copies of the Ramayana and the Mahabharata from his college library.
I had been leading a very hectic life after the sudden demise of my husband. Looking after two young kids, planning for their education and, above all, running the household without any inflow of income… all responsibility had fallen on my shoulders. I started working in a school. Simultaneously, I started giving evening classes to Read more…
