Book Review: The Faraway Collection (Amazon Original)
I grew up reading fairy tales and adoring Disney princesses. But, I know it is time that some of these stories we grew up loving need to be retold from a fresh...
Starting a new reading journey with the little one
I wonder are we born as readers or do we acquire the taste of reading as we grow? I love reading and when Sampurno was born, I wanted him to be an...
Books. Since birth, I have seen them as a part of my house. The drawing-room walls were adorned by books written by my grandfather (a national level award-winning Bengali writer) and the...
I was hanging on the wall of the courtroom, precisely in the same position, since the first day of the year. The clerks had been kind enough to put me up at...
Why should heroes have all the fun? My favourite side characters in fictional world
9th August is a special day in my life. The birth date of my little one. And is it a coincidence that the same day is celebrated as “Book Lovers Day?"
I guess...
Jab we met – The love at first sight
It was early morning of the ninth day of the eighth month of a year already proclaimed by many as “bish”(poison). The year 2020.
A couple was driving down a relatively empty street,...
My favourite crushes from the literary world
Books have accompanied me everywhere. It has been my companion during travel, a solace during grief or my courage during extreme situations. The books steal our hearts and so do certain characters....
When Cinderella doesn’t lose her shoe
Stories help a young child make sense of the world around them. The fairy tale genre is mostly a favourite for them. They provide ways for children to receive important messages. One...