reading

Starting A Book Club Helped Me Find Friends And Grow Roots In A New City
Book Masala, begun over a meal of anda bhurji masala, has helped me find a book-championing family in Bengaluru.
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My Childhood Library Didn't Teach Me How To Ask Questions, But It's Making Me Reimagine Community Spaces
The Kalyani Public Library, which had just one bookshelf for young readers, taught me to love books but Im not nostalgic for it.
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I Lost My Best Friend. The Books She Loved Became My Solace
Books that Sama had once recommended morphed into consolations and received dedicated spots on my bookshelf.
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Are Romance Novels Your Guilty Pleasure? They Shouldnt Be
Romance readers are often taught to internalise shame for wasting their time with frivolous books instead of reading something worthy.
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Feeling Numb? 10 Writers On What To Read To Just... Feel Something
If youve been finding it hard to pick up a book, this list may help.
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From Hobby To Handrail To Resistance: My Life In Reading
I read books in secret, on the bus risking my vertigo, at railway stations amidst overpowering noise, in between chemistry exams, and during church sermons.
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Why Birbal Was One Of Akbar's Most Favoured Courtiers In The Mughal Court
Ira Mukhoty writes about Mughal emperor Akbar's life in great detail in her new book, 'Akbar: The Great Mughal'.
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This Book Will Make You Happy To Be A Single Woman
This collection of essays by 13 happily unmarried women, edited by Kalpana Sharma, is a welcome attempt at redefining the normal, one decision, one choice at a time.
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10 Ways To Read Your Way Out Of Your Comfort Zone
It will be weird at first. But in the long run, it's totally worth it.
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15 Books From 2019 You Should Read
Bombay Balcho, Girl in White Cotton, The Far Field and a bunch of other enjoyable books to end the year with.
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