‘Form a single file, put your finger on your lips, and follow me’, rang out Ms. Phadnis’s unmistakable voice rang down the corridor. We looked at each other with barely contained excitement, furiously whispering behind the finger on our lips. ‘No talking, Girls!’, Ms. Phadnis turned back to glare us…
Tag: Books
6 Reasons why Reading is the best habit to have
My reading habit was formed thanks to the ‘Library Period’ at school. This once-a-week practice required us to stay put silently in our beautiful library and read compulsorily for an hour. This forced reading helped cultivate a habit that later led me to join the school library, and after passing…
Books mean the World to me! #FridayReflections
Books mean the world to me! A world without books would truly be my worst nightmare! Imagine no books and no bookstores! Imagine a single day going by without reading! Ever since I learnt to read, books have been my constant companions. They’ve been there with me in my happy…
The Kindle Conundrum: To buy or not to buy?
If I had a rupee for each of the times someone exclaimed, ‘…but the Kindle is not a book!’, I would have bought myself a 2nd Kindle by now. Yes, the Kindle is not a book, it never claimed to be one either. It is an electronic reading device that…
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My 3 Mood Uppers! #ThankfulThursdays #Week30
My mood is pretty much like the weather in Bangalore, it changes often and without any warning * grin * Of course I enjoy the good mood phases, and so do people around me. However, when my mood takes a nosedive, or turns thunderous, I become irritable and snap at…
#BookSlutThursday #Week1
#BookSlutThursday by @shalzmojo . Hop over to her Blog to know more. I am reading two books simultaneously. Yes, I do that often 😀 The Body Remembers by Shauna Singh Baldwin And The Lives Of Strangers by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, and it’s a signed copy, mind it! 😎 Yesterday was…
10 Day ‘You’ Challenge : 4 Books
I am truly grateful that I love to Read. With a book in hand you’re never alone. I believe that certain books come to you, almost always at the right time, just when you need them. My list of favorite books is long. Like, really long. But I could safely…
Between the Pages
People are like books Don’t judge them by their covers For what’s on display and what is inside Differs from one to another Some books are so attractively packaged They are the first to attract you on the shelves As soon as you turn the pages you realize, they are…
In my book…
My relationship with books began from the time I was old enough to interpret one. Amar Chitra Katha was the book that first nudged me towards reading and I steadily progressed to Tinkle and Chandamama. Mark and Mandy were my best pals till Enid Blyton introduced herself to me. And from then on I had adventures galore…