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Sunday, June 13, 2010

What are our customers saying??

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Friday, May 14, 2010

100 Reasons To Read

Do you ever wonder why someone opt for reading. Here is a list of top 100 reasons to read. This list has been compiled by a real survey conducted among people who are either avid readers OR casual readers OR people who have experienced reading lately. Credit goes to Penguin India to compile such a wonderful list and sharing with us !!

1. Best Way of Relaxation.

2. It makes you smarter.

3. It develops the mind.

4. It helps young kids learn language skills.

5. It is how we discover new things.

6. Reading develops imagination.

7. Reading develops the creative side of people.

8. It helps in developing a good self image.

9. Reading expands vocabulary.

10. It is important to development.

11. Reading helps to know other people’s perspective.

12. Enhances social’s skills.

13. Enriches oneself in all aspects.

14. Reading results in fruitful usage of time.

15. Reading takes us to a new world where we forget our sorrows and fears.

16. It helps us get rid of anxieties.

17. Reading helps us from boredom and monotony.

18. Reading before going to bed helps a child feel secure and comfortable during sleep.

19. Youngsters emulate the behaviors of their favorite story heroes.

20. Reading helps shape a person’s character.

21. Reading helps shape a person’s life.

22. Emotions can be best understood through other people’s stories.

23. Reading can provide plenty of fun for children.

24. Reading gives us power and understanding.

25. Reading different varieties of books gives us solutions for our daily-life problems.

26. It creates awareness.

27. It encourages to be a thinker.

28. Reading gives us various topics to be the center of attraction in gatherings.

29. Reading at least 20 minutes a day means you read 4800 minutes in one year! Imagine how many books you would have read in 4800 minutes which is 80 hours. And 20 minutes a day is just 1.38th part of a day!

30. Reading is the companions for life.

31. Reading inspires you to do great things in life

32. A fondness for reading changes the inevitable dull hours of our life into exquisite hours of delight – Charles de Montesquieu.

33. Life transforming ideas have always come to me through books-Oliver Wendall Holmes

34. Reading is not to contradict or confute, or to believe and take for granted, but to weigh and consider. Take the good from reading. –Source from a proverb by Francis Bacon.

35. Reading helps increase attention span.

36. Reading regularly keeps the brain young and healthy.

37. It lets us explore those that we cannot physically see. Example: Space, Far-off cities and continents.

38. Reading allows children to do role play.

39. Reading gets one out of depression.

40. It lets you gain knowledge without having to ask or find someone.

41. It lets you continue to keep motivated and not loose track.

42. Reading gives you an edge over someone who does not read as much.

43. In the least, read a newspaper. It is one continuous form of fiction.

44. Reading good books helps you move toward your dream. Example: Alchemist, The Man Who Sold his Ferrari etc

45. A Novel points out that the world consists entirely of exceptions.

46. Books open your mind.

47. Books strengthen your mind.

48. Reading excites the reader to self-activity.-Thomas Carlyle.

49. Voracious reading makes you an all-rounder.

50. Reading creates and strengthens synapses in the brain.

51. Reading regularly helps you learn to pick the correct information.

52. Reading relieves stress.

53. Routine reading expands our mind tremendously.

54. Reading keeps the mind cool.

55. It helps you be fresh through the day.

56. Regular habit of reading keeps you and your mind occupied even in old age.

57. Reading makes us self-assured.

58. It makes you keep focused for long periods.

59. Improves concentration.

60. It also improves memory.

61. It improves the discipline.

62. Reading is inexpensive entertainment.

63. Discover surprises.

64. Reading lets you learn from the experience and knowledge of the authors.

65. Reading lets you weigh things from a different perspective.

66. One gets to experience the story by reading it.

67. Reading emphasizes hierarchical thinking.

68. Reading to your child encourages conversations.

69. Reading encourages questions.

70. It makes you a good person.

71. When reading, the imagination has no visual limits.

72. Reading non-fiction helps you read and understand the other important things of life – insurance policies, contracts etc.

73. Reading on every day topics helps you learn the advantages and disadvantages of the topics and lets you make an informed decision.

74. Reading to your child solidifies the bond.

75. Reading lets you take an immediate break from the daily grind. Does not need any planning.

76. Reading helps overcome social anxiety. Books and the topics provide an instant ice-breaker.

77. Reading takes you on a wondrous journey.

78. It opens new possibilities.

79. Reading nourishes your soul.

80. Regular reading keeps you steady even during trouble time.

81. Enjoyable reading is a deeply satisfying pursuit.

82. Reading is exercising the mind. Otherwise the mind gets dumb.

83. It challenges your core beliefs.

84. Reading on varied topics gives you a bigger perspective of the world.

85. Reading improves the grammar and sentence making skills.

86. It helps increase fluency in communication.

87. Reading helps shape your child’s character.

88. Reading aloud to your baby is an important form of stimulation.

89. Reading aloud to the babies increases their listening skills.

90. It allows the child to look, touch, feel and ask questions.

91. Reading increases your literacy levels.

92. Improved deduction skills.

93. It also improves writing skills.

94. One can learn from characters in a story and learn to apply in our daily lives.

95. Reading rejuvenates your mind.

96. It helps you to think from a different angle.

97. Reading books exercises your creativity.

98. Reading motivates you.

99. Reading may prevent old age memory loss.

100.Reading is the best hobby one can have with at least 100 advantages.

*Curtsy Penguin India

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Thursday, May 6, 2010

Book Summary:Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts

It took me a long time and most of the world to learn what I know about love and fate and the choices we make, but the heart of it came to me in an instant, while I was chained to a wall and being tortured. I realised, somehow, through the screaming of my mind, that even in that shackled, bloody helplessness, I was still free: free to hate the men who were torturing me, or to forgive them. It doesn’t sound like much, I know. But in the flinch and bite of the chain, when it’s all you’ve got, that freedom is an universe of possibility. And the choice you make between hating and forgiving, can become the story of your life”

Shantaram is the story of a man who, even in a life of violence, genuinely loves those in his life and the city that became his home, Bombay.A fictionalized account of the life of author Gregory David Roberts who escaped an Australian prison and moved to Bombay to spend almost a decade of his life in the slums and underworld of this city.

The narrator is a man called Lindsay, who escapes an Australian jail and arrives in Bombay on a fake passport. Here he befriends taxi driver Prabakar, who finds him a place to live in a slum away from the eyes of the law. This slum is to be the home of Linbaba, as Lindsay is called, for the next few years. While he runs a makeshift first-aid center in the slum, he also engages in criminal activities like smuggling and counterfeiting, and eventually starts gun-running to Afghanistan. Lin’s experiences in Bombay range from falling in love with the beautiful Karla, who introduces him to the world of prostitutes, to meeting the motherly Rukhmabai of Sundargaon, who christens him “Shantaram”, or man of peace.

Interspersed amid the numerous characters like Rukhmabai, Prabakar, Karla, and Kader are the sweat and grime, dirt and squalor, disease and fire and extreme poverty – all narrated with genuine affection, passion and generosity. This love and generosity towards the characters and circumstances is what sets Robert’s work apart. What could have been a mere narrative of poor people’s lives is transformed into an extraordinary piece of fiction.

It is not just a book, it is a sojourn, a spiritual journey into life that shows that even the most complex and powerful systems have at their core a simple and beautiful pattern.


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