Then and Now

Then and Now

The waft of air carrying the petrichor,  The gloomy, pregnant sky,  All set to deliver the rains,  Tickled my memories of,  Carefree school days.    My hunger pangs were resolved,  Always from my friends’ lunchboxes The mothers, they seemed to know,  The...
A Treasure Trove of Timeless Tales

A Treasure Trove of Timeless Tales

Don’t we all love to hear stories from our grandparents? That too if it is listening to tales from all around the world? Fun and mesmerizing isn’t it?    A Treasure Trove of Timeless Tales by Ms. Shobha Tharoor Srinivasan, is a book that takes us on a...
A Treasury of Tales from  the Kathasaritasagara

A Treasury of Tales from the Kathasaritasagara

Panchatantra, Jataka Tales, Aesop Fables, Kathasaritsagar are all treasures of stories with morals and values. They cater to all age groups.    A Treasury of Tales from the Kathasaritasagara has a collection of those timeless tales that can entice the readers...
An Inspiration

An Inspiration

Her crown burnt all night, And sent chills down the spine.  Her children, young and old,  Were killed mercilessly…   It took her brave soldiers,  More than a day,  To clean her up from the debris,  Created by perpetrators.    She, sprang back on her legs,  A...