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My first visit to a comics bookstore
It took a long-haul flight from Mumbai to Vancouver for me to finally experience a comic bookstore I'd only read about online and watched...
Nov 9, 20242 min read


5 reasons readers are turning to self-help books
Banner photo: anotherxlife on Unsplash/Post image: www.freepik.com My wife and I visited a popular book fair in South Mumbai. Like the circus, we look forward to the book sale whenever it comes to town. The book sale was held in a large assembly hall where hundreds of thousands of books —fiction and nonfiction, paperbacks and hardbacks—were tightly stacked front to back with their spines up, in rows upon rows that stretched longer than a bowling alley. The place was bustlin
Aug 22, 20243 min read


12 motivational quotes on the writing process
As a journalist many years ago, I was intrigued by the writing process and referred to writing guides such as The Economist Style Guide,...
Apr 3, 20243 min read


Looking for a weekend getaway? Take a trip to South Mumbai
The joy of a weekend outing, a short holiday or a vacation is only heightened by the joy of going with people you’re most at ease with....
Aug 23, 20233 min read


12 famous writers on the pleasures of reading books
Reading books is one of life’s great diversions. It provides entertainment and food for thought in good times and a catharsis of sorts in...
Mar 25, 20234 min read


The joys of friends and books
My husband and I love reading books and have been busy gathering friends who share our passion, to meet once a month to discuss a book;...
Mar 5, 20232 min read
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