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Love affair with books – then, now & forever

15 Wednesday Oct 2014

Posted by dr sweetyshinde in World of Books & I

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alfred hitcock, amar chitra katha. chandoba, books, childhood, Crossword, enid blytom, famous five, hobby, Landmark, library shelf, maximum comments, paise, phantom comics, Reader

Age 13 and 10 respectively – My brother and I decided to hoard our own library.

Ingenious plan: Papa promised us a new book every summer vacation (… provided we earned it with glowing report cards, obviously.) Only one book apiece! It was a grand beginning. BUT it was woefully inadequate for 2 voracious book-vorous animals. Then we had a brainwave.

If not brand new, Continue reading →

Hello, you old friend!

31 Sunday Aug 2014

Posted by dr sweetyshinde in Spirituality

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ambition, childhood, cynicism, death, dreams, hope, innocence, Life, maximum comments, promises, stress

‘’Hello, old friend. You failed me.’’

She perched on the edge of the window. Fragile, petite. Huge eyes fenced by  inch-long eyelashes. Hauntingly familiar.  baby-in-big-cup

I reached to pat her fluffy cheeks, but she dodged it with a lithe ballerina twist, “You promised to teach me dance. You never did.”

I sighed, ‘Kiddo, I tried. We completed 3 levels, remember? “

“But not all 7 levels.”

“You know Life – exams, peer pressure, cut throat competition, corporate world. The innumerable whirlpools that suck one down – Stress, worry, hurry, deadlines, projects. Priorities change.”

She stifled a giggle, “Life has you dancing to its deadlines,” Then she sobered down, “You do know that your Life has its deadline in Death Continue reading →

First Love- ACK, Chandoba, Kishor

08 Sunday Dec 2013

Posted by dr sweetyshinde in World of Books & I

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Amar Chitra Katha, Anand Pai, books, Chandoba, childhood, comics, Kishor, memories, nostalgia, reading

Wednesday was my private Hell. The dentist visited our colony every Wednesday. I was a perennial victim to his drills . Martyred, bloodied and deeply wounded, I found joy and consolation in the colorful book my Father gently pushed into my hands. And I fell irrevocably in love!

Chandoba (little Moon). A delight filled with short stories, mythology, moral tales Continue reading →

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