Besides writing and playing video games, reading has arguably been one of the biggest constants in my everyday life. No, I am not talking about school books, but about literature – real literature. This story is about how it all began. As any other kid, the only books I used to read were moral stories disguised Read more…
What could be better than getting to spend your two-month-long summer vacations with your grandparents? Nothing, right? As a small-town girl born in the 90s, I have grown up watching renowned TV programs such as Ramayan, Shaktiman, Aladin and DuckTales. I have danced to the tune of cassette music and have relied on comics for Read more…
It is strange how a single word – books – can evoke a myriad of memories, almost in a flashback-like manner. It all started back in my school days, when me and my siblings would fight for the best stickers for our brown-cover books. Looking back on those days, it never occurred to me that Read more…
Synopsis: Let Me Say it Now is the story of Rakesh Maria’s entry into the elite Indian Police Service (IPS) and his meteoric rise to the coveted post of Mumbai’s Police Commissioner. Breaking his silence for the first time, Maria reveals how he had to shrug off the pressure he was subjected to by his Read more…
Long time ago, there lived an old man in the village of Nighoj. His name was Nrupal. His children had gone to big cities in search of jobs and his wife had passed away due to an illness. So, he lived alone. Nrupal had a long beard and was quite proud of it. He believed Read more…
Native of Bihar, brought up in Mumbai. I came from a very orthodox family, but my goals had never been mediocre. I always wanted to do something extraordinary in life. Being an average student, I knew that academics were not going to lead me down the long and arduous road of success. I didn’t quite Read more…
They say all roads lead somewhere. But roads can be a home in themselves, too. Birsa had come to the big city, like many, to make it big in life. His family back in the village had been so proud. The youngest son of the family had come of age. The older brothers had been Read more…
Since the fateful day when Johannes Gutenberg pressed the first book, the fate of the whole world changed for the better. Now, fast forward a few centuries and you’ve got a quintessential middle-school girl being forced to read a book in a hobby class tailor-made to make some troublesome and hormonal kids read for fun. Read more…
It is said that a book is not a set of words meant to be read, but rather a whole journey to be experienced and relived time and again. That has been the case with me. I close my eyes, and I’m transported back in time, 15 years ago. It was my third birthday. My Read more…
