Life In UK-3
As you all know that I have shifted to Univ accommodation and made a quite a few friends, I was living happily. But there are few incidents which I would like to tell.
Let me tell you, that during my stay in univ accommodation, i never felt like i was staying UK, the reason been the homely type of feel I got in my flat and mostly i used to roam on my shorts and half T's and used to sweat also. But when I used to step out the chilly cold wind used to kick on the face and used to greet me like "welcome back to reality". I mean ask anyone who ever went to UK, how they used to roam in their house except for summer, the answer would be fully clothed, shirt and tracks, but never in shorts. I would also accept that because whenever I used stay back in my friends place, I used to be fully clothed.
Well It was my first day in my accommodation and I had set up all my stuff in my room and in kitchen. Morning I got up and got ready for univ, but there was a shock to me, I did not have any stuff to eat except maggie and corn and tomato soup packets, some pickles and some PODI's.
As I was getting late to univ, thought that I would come back and pick up some stuff so that can try my hand at cooking. As fate would have it, my univ got over at 6 and my gr8 city of Newcastle would close down by 5pm. So I dnt have anything to cook except maggie. So I went back and made maggie as my dinner and had to be content with it. Next day been a half-day I had asked my friend to help me out in getting basic grocery like rice, oil, vegetables, masala's.
Now this is the fun part
After bringing back the basic necessary items for eating, I though stage is set for cooking. Now I been a expert in cooking I was thinking wht to cook??? But the best part was I only brought 1 vegetable and that too potato which was already cut, mixed with jeera seeds and olive oil. Now I been such a expert cook I did not read the instructions which were written behind and directly kept it in the pan which already had oil boiling and like a gr8 cook I put some off the pieces in the pan and tried to fry it. I mean I was trying to remember how to mom used to cook potato.
As the frying part would take some time I cooked rice by then. I should say thanks Mom, for making me prep atleast one thing and that was rice. I cooked rice in the pressure cooker and left it till the whistle comes. By this time I had a glance at the potatoes and i noticed that something is wrong. this i sensed it bcz instead of turning red, due to the adding of chilly powder and salt, it turned black. The smell was awful and at the end i had to throw it. SO MUCH SO FOR MY GREAT COOKING.
Monday, April 12, 2010
Monday, April 05, 2010
Love
This is a very debatable topic to write.. So what I don't give a damn what others think...my blog my wish..wanna read it read or else go somewhere else.
Some say it is magical to be in love, some say it is just time pass there is not such thing like love. Everyone has right to view their thoughts. Like wise I think Love is a beautiful thing to happen to anyone. Anyone who are in love would vouch for that. Love is not some thing which can be brought out of some book shelve and say that I am in love.
Love is a kind of feel and sensation, which would make people jump with joy and sometimes makes them behave like a small child who got a new gift.
I have asked few friends of mine "What do you think about Love?"
Before I answer their views let me tell about mine.
Ramesh : "Love is like addiction, once addicted you be feeling a high, but at the same time it is all about understanding the other person whom you love and giving trust and space. If trust is there then the love would grow even more stronger, otherwise there is no point to love someone if there is no trust between them."
Friends views
KD : "its waste of time , any sacrifices/compromises made is in vain ummmmmm its a big pit :nt easy to cum out."
"Love is all the same like rain.. It depends on which heart it is showered on to.. If the heart is fertile with love the fruits are good and if it is dry or barren out of love there would be no use of that shower. "
JO: "its
. "
AM: "never love person from their physical appearance, just understand them. love is all abt understanding. "
RB: " i
SK: "well..its good..as long as it is from both sides, well love is love. it should be there for the right person and that right person should love you back. i know it can be great as well as great pain"
UD: "only the 4 letters in love are simple rest all is enigmatically beautiful but equally complicated "
PR : " It is a sweet pain"
SV: " Love doesn't have any reason..its unconditional..its the greatest feeling on earth "
LP: "It is blind, deaf, dumb "
VR: " When ur in so called LOVE everything seems to be beautiful! once u r out of it u can see everything around U faulty or something else "
TV: " Good to be in one if both the sides are true and honest "
SU : "Its a sweet feeling, u vl know it only when u experience it. No words can describe that feeling "
HR: "It is not a bad thing unless the guy has the guts 2 face any kind of challenge for the gal "
Many more views would come out in time.
These are personal views and I did not do any changes to them, so lets not debate on the views, if somebody did not like a certain person view.
Love can be categorized in many ways.
love for family
love for friends
love for boyfriend/girlfriend..... etc.
As we know love for family comes out automatically and none would come close to that love in the whole live except for love for boyfriend/ girlfriend. This is because some like to see them part of their family so they give that kind of love to them.
Friends love is a special one. They create a special kind of bond which would continue for many years to come. They become our pillar of support in times of need and many different roles according to the situations. Such friends are very few and it would be foolish to lose such friends.
Boyfriend/ Girlfriend Love: Now days it has become a fashion for both boys n gals to have opposite sex as their partner. But I just want to know really how true is the love for each other. I mean when we ask them are you really in love then we get a positive answer that they found the person who can understand them ..and so on....etc..etc....
But once in love, what I don't understand is why do people both boys and gals get so possessive and control freaks.
I mean I have seen people who say that they are broadminded, love to give freedom to their partner..etc etc.. But when they fall in love..their partners have to listen to them and behave in the fashion they want and if the partners do something which is normal, then they shout at them bcz they have not asked permission to do so.
Why do people fall in love?
1. Is it to submit oneself to the whims and fancies of the other person.
2. Is it to share ones joy and sorrow with the other person, who would be there with u no matter whatever happens.
3. Is it due to insecure nature that drives them to have a partner and behave irrationally and say that they are always right and the other person is wrong.
If u have any thoughts pls do comment.
I my view love should always be unconditional and mainly all about trust. The trust that let what may happen I am still going to be with that person ( unless the other person tries to cheat u). Trust is the most important thing if that is lost..it is impossible to stay in love.
Another thing which we can see these days are that many people say that they are in love and have physical relationship and then after a while they break up. When asked why did u break then they say that the spark is lost. I mean was it really love or just a need which had to be fulfilled and after getting done with it, move on to another person.
The best part about this whole deal is the persons are cool with it, I mean they know from the beginning that they are in for the physical part and have no issues after break up and continue to be friends. I am no one to comment on how to lead one's personal life. But by seeing these things the elders are getting a bad opinion on love.
Love is something which should be looked like a sacred bond between two souls and should be mature enough to handle the issues which come with it rather than handle them childishly. Love word should never be used if it is just for physical pleasures.
last but not the least
Love is a precious thing which comes with a gr8 feeling, let it be like that rather than making it a devil or like it is wrong to be associated with.
I would like to thank all my friends who have contributed to this post.
Thank you all for bearing with me. Love to torture you guys and gals more.
Some say it is magical to be in love, some say it is just time pass there is not such thing like love. Everyone has right to view their thoughts. Like wise I think Love is a beautiful thing to happen to anyone. Anyone who are in love would vouch for that. Love is not some thing which can be brought out of some book shelve and say that I am in love.
Love is a kind of feel and sensation, which would make people jump with joy and sometimes makes them behave like a small child who got a new gift.
I have asked few friends of mine "What do you think about Love?"
Before I answer their views let me tell about mine.
Ramesh : "Love is like addiction, once addicted you be feeling a high, but at the same time it is all about understanding the other person whom you love and giving trust and space. If trust is there then the love would grow even more stronger, otherwise there is no point to love someone if there is no trust between them."
Friends views
KD : "its waste of time , any sacrifices/compromises made is in vain ummmmmm its a big pit :nt easy to cum out."
"Love is all the same like rain.. It depends on which heart it is showered on to.. If the heart is fertile with love the fruits are good and if it is dry or barren out of love there would be no use of that shower. "
JO: "its
. "AM: "never love person from their physical appearance, just understand them. love is all abt understanding. "
RB: " i
SK: "well..its good..as long as it is from both sides, well love is love. it should be there for the right person and that right person should love you back. i know it can be great as well as great pain"
UD: "only the 4 letters in love are simple rest all is enigmatically beautiful but equally complicated "
PR : " It is a sweet pain"
SV: " Love doesn't have any reason..its unconditional..its the greatest feeling on earth "
LP: "It is blind, deaf, dumb "
VR: " When ur in so called LOVE everything seems to be beautiful! once u r out of it u can see everything around U faulty or something else "
TV: " Good to be in one if both the sides are true and honest "
SU : "Its a sweet feeling, u vl know it only when u experience it. No words can describe that feeling "
HR: "It is not a bad thing unless the guy has the guts 2 face any kind of challenge for the gal "
Many more views would come out in time.
These are personal views and I did not do any changes to them, so lets not debate on the views, if somebody did not like a certain person view.
Love can be categorized in many ways.
love for family
love for friends
love for boyfriend/girlfriend..... etc.
As we know love for family comes out automatically and none would come close to that love in the whole live except for love for boyfriend/ girlfriend. This is because some like to see them part of their family so they give that kind of love to them.
Friends love is a special one. They create a special kind of bond which would continue for many years to come. They become our pillar of support in times of need and many different roles according to the situations. Such friends are very few and it would be foolish to lose such friends.
Boyfriend/ Girlfriend Love: Now days it has become a fashion for both boys n gals to have opposite sex as their partner. But I just want to know really how true is the love for each other. I mean when we ask them are you really in love then we get a positive answer that they found the person who can understand them ..and so on....etc..etc....
But once in love, what I don't understand is why do people both boys and gals get so possessive and control freaks.
I mean I have seen people who say that they are broadminded, love to give freedom to their partner..etc etc.. But when they fall in love..their partners have to listen to them and behave in the fashion they want and if the partners do something which is normal, then they shout at them bcz they have not asked permission to do so.
Why do people fall in love?
1. Is it to submit oneself to the whims and fancies of the other person.
2. Is it to share ones joy and sorrow with the other person, who would be there with u no matter whatever happens.
3. Is it due to insecure nature that drives them to have a partner and behave irrationally and say that they are always right and the other person is wrong.
If u have any thoughts pls do comment.
I my view love should always be unconditional and mainly all about trust. The trust that let what may happen I am still going to be with that person ( unless the other person tries to cheat u). Trust is the most important thing if that is lost..it is impossible to stay in love.
Another thing which we can see these days are that many people say that they are in love and have physical relationship and then after a while they break up. When asked why did u break then they say that the spark is lost. I mean was it really love or just a need which had to be fulfilled and after getting done with it, move on to another person.
The best part about this whole deal is the persons are cool with it, I mean they know from the beginning that they are in for the physical part and have no issues after break up and continue to be friends. I am no one to comment on how to lead one's personal life. But by seeing these things the elders are getting a bad opinion on love.
Love is something which should be looked like a sacred bond between two souls and should be mature enough to handle the issues which come with it rather than handle them childishly. Love word should never be used if it is just for physical pleasures.
last but not the least
Love is a precious thing which comes with a gr8 feeling, let it be like that rather than making it a devil or like it is wrong to be associated with.
I would like to thank all my friends who have contributed to this post.
Thank you all for bearing with me. Love to torture you guys and gals more.
Sunday, April 04, 2010
Life in UK-2
Life in UK-2
Now after moving out of that room, i was pretty much relieved. The reason being I moved into univ accommodation. Univ accommodation was way better and comfy also, but it came with a hitch. The hitch was I don't know how to cook. laugh as much as u want but that is the reality.
I was made to feel at home from the time I arrived into the flat. I had 4 other flatmates who were from 4 different nations i.e. Gibraltar, Cyprus, Nigeria, France. In total we were 3 guys and 2 gals. I had a pretty big room and was warm all the time. I never used to know whether it was cold or hot unless I used to open my window.
Life in the univ was really awesome....made gud friends and made a gr8 rapport with the prof's. It was end of Feb and I was busy with my assignments and stuff. I was walking towards the library for studying ( now here let me clarify, my frds who know me would say that I never used to enter library in my whole college life except for a few days which are must because of books which we have to take from there, otherwise me and library are in 2 different directions).
While walking I saw a big poster which was put up regarding the coming elections in the univ. I began to think how much these people value these elections and wanted to know how many Indian students are taking part in the elections. When I asked my friends regarding the elections they said that one is interested in that and I should also refrain myself from taking part. When I went back to my room I was thinking hard whether to take part or not. What would be the pro's and con's of it. I discussed the same with my flatmates and I got a gud news and that was if I take part in the elections I would be the first Indian to do so for that post. I was trying to get elected for the post of " Lay Student Councilor".
There are other post which are less importance than this post. The higher post than this are the Sabb's. There are only 5 posts in that and most of the people who are running for that posts are re-running. So it is good to be on the safe side that is first get elected to a lower post, get noticed and then run for the higher post next year. So as I decided, I nominated myself along with support for other friends for the post of "Lay Student Councilor".
News spread that I was standing in the elections and everyone congratulated me. I did not campaign much, i would all say it was due to my friends word of mouth publicity that many people came to know i was standing in elections and that's what helped me to get good number of votes and got elected to the post of " Lay Student Councilor". And I was the first Indian to do so. I was pretty happy about it and celebrated with my friends.
Now after moving out of that room, i was pretty much relieved. The reason being I moved into univ accommodation. Univ accommodation was way better and comfy also, but it came with a hitch. The hitch was I don't know how to cook. laugh as much as u want but that is the reality.
I was made to feel at home from the time I arrived into the flat. I had 4 other flatmates who were from 4 different nations i.e. Gibraltar, Cyprus, Nigeria, France. In total we were 3 guys and 2 gals. I had a pretty big room and was warm all the time. I never used to know whether it was cold or hot unless I used to open my window.
Life in the univ was really awesome....made gud friends and made a gr8 rapport with the prof's. It was end of Feb and I was busy with my assignments and stuff. I was walking towards the library for studying ( now here let me clarify, my frds who know me would say that I never used to enter library in my whole college life except for a few days which are must because of books which we have to take from there, otherwise me and library are in 2 different directions).
While walking I saw a big poster which was put up regarding the coming elections in the univ. I began to think how much these people value these elections and wanted to know how many Indian students are taking part in the elections. When I asked my friends regarding the elections they said that one is interested in that and I should also refrain myself from taking part. When I went back to my room I was thinking hard whether to take part or not. What would be the pro's and con's of it. I discussed the same with my flatmates and I got a gud news and that was if I take part in the elections I would be the first Indian to do so for that post. I was trying to get elected for the post of " Lay Student Councilor".
There are other post which are less importance than this post. The higher post than this are the Sabb's. There are only 5 posts in that and most of the people who are running for that posts are re-running. So it is good to be on the safe side that is first get elected to a lower post, get noticed and then run for the higher post next year. So as I decided, I nominated myself along with support for other friends for the post of "Lay Student Councilor".
News spread that I was standing in the elections and everyone congratulated me. I did not campaign much, i would all say it was due to my friends word of mouth publicity that many people came to know i was standing in elections and that's what helped me to get good number of votes and got elected to the post of " Lay Student Councilor". And I was the first Indian to do so. I was pretty happy about it and celebrated with my friends.
Thursday, April 01, 2010
Novels
Reading has become such a integral part of my life in such a way that I would feel something void even if I dnt read atleast one page in a day.
I was on a short trip to UK. Was going back after a long time i.e. after 8 months, to meet my friends. They were happy to see me after a long time. So as I was travelling I have a bad habit i.e. i like to buy novels and that is what I had done. Brought 4 novels all written by Indian authors. All these 4 novels had the same theme i.e. "Love".
At this point I would like to praise and appreciate the publisher's Rupa and Srishti for encouraging new writters to come up with stories and convert them into novels. I hope they continue to do this in near future also.
The novels which I had read are,
1. Of Course I Love You, till i find someone better by Durjoy Datta & Maanvi Ahuja.
2. I Too Had A Love Story by Ravinder Singh.
3. Oops! I Fell In Love! just by chance by Harsh Snehanshu.
4. Those Small Lil Things In Life and Love by Rahul Saini.
The theme may be common but the way the story was written and the ending are different ( of course!!!! they will be).
I was on a short trip to UK. Was going back after a long time i.e. after 8 months, to meet my friends. They were happy to see me after a long time. So as I was travelling I have a bad habit i.e. i like to buy novels and that is what I had done. Brought 4 novels all written by Indian authors. All these 4 novels had the same theme i.e. "Love".
At this point I would like to praise and appreciate the publisher's Rupa and Srishti for encouraging new writters to come up with stories and convert them into novels. I hope they continue to do this in near future also.
The novels which I had read are,
1. Of Course I Love You, till i find someone better by Durjoy Datta & Maanvi Ahuja.
2. I Too Had A Love Story by Ravinder Singh.
3. Oops! I Fell In Love! just by chance by Harsh Snehanshu.
4. Those Small Lil Things In Life and Love by Rahul Saini.
The theme may be common but the way the story was written and the ending are different ( of course!!!! they will be).
Life in UK
Now this is a interesting thing.
People always want to go abroad and live. I have no qualms about that because I was one of those people who had this notion of going to US and settling down there with my family. I was always fascinated with the idea of going there. But as things turned out as usual for me US did not take place but instead it was replaced by UK.
By that time I was pretty mature enough and had given a reasonable though to the idea. The idea was go to UK get done with my masters get a job stay for 2-3 years and then come back and stay with my family. The reason me changing from settling down to just complete studies and come back was due to the changes I have seen in my family. My family is pretty big if i say big it is big, this is because I have people staying from east coast to west coast in US and at any given point in any major city the maximum distance between me and them would be from 10 mins to 1 hour if I decide to stay in any one of them.
So by now you can understand how huge my family is and given the relation we maintain with our extended family anything is just a phone call away.
Back to the Reason:
I have seen my cousins go to US to study and were pretty excited. After they were done with their masters they became so busy with their lives that it had almost became like a robotic life get up, go to work, come back and sleep on weekdays and on weekends clean the house and call up home and talk to mom and dad.
I mean when they were here life used to be different like get up, go to work, come back, go out enjoy with friends and then sleep.
I mean what is the use of life when you are not able to enjoy anything. I mean people would say that if you want something you have to lose something. I also believe in that concept but not in a way where we literally give up something we like ( I dnt know how many will agree or disagree!!! but who cares this is my opinion).
Life in UK:
I was pretty sure as to what I wanted to do. So I go my admit into Northumbria Univ in Newcastle. It is a lovely city and pretty cheap to live to. As I arrived in Newcastle after my immigration check the first thing which greeted me when I stepped out of the airport was a freaking cold wind. It almost made me numb and it was the first week of FEB when I landed in Newcastle.
I was received by a friend who was contacting me before he left for Newcastle and he told me that I would be staying with him. I was happy that atleast I am staying with a person whom I know. Before coming to UK I have made quite a no. of friends and met them in person, the reason begin we are studying in the same university.
When my friend brought me to the room, I was in for a shock, I mean I have seen bachelor rooms in Hyderabad and also lived with my friends in their room, but they never kept their room so untidy. It was heights, I mean the room was stinking in foul smell and the smell was due to the socks which never used to be washed. That was a rude shock I got of reality that people can stay like this also. When I asked my friend which room he is staying in, he told me that he is not staying here, he is staying somewhere else.
I mean how do u expect someone to stay there when you are only not able to bear the smell. I was pretty tired of the journey and had a sleep. I mentally made up my mind, either I get a room where my other friends are staying or shift to hostel where I still have my accommodation. I called up my other friends and asked them where they are put up, so that I can come and stay with them. But after been told of their situation I dnt blame them. Living here in the room has become impossible because of the smell and even the bathrooms are not kept clean, I mean they have black coat of something which they dnt clean and on top of it one of the guys in the room comes and asks me to give him 120 pounds because I have come in his place.
I just though damn you, I just arrived here and you expect me to just give you money because you are asking me. I replied back saying i will give after few days because the money has to come from the bank so on like that. Next day after going to univ, I went to the accommodation office and asked if there is a room for me as I had booked it earlier but was not able to confirm it due to the uncertainty of the dates as to when I am going to arrive. Luckily for me there was couple of rooms available and showed me which one I would like to have. I liked one which had only 5 rooms and it was like a flat type.
I paid the money then and their itself and took the keys. The guys back in the house were in for a shock that I was going to leave the room and go. They did not expect it, but I said sorry I had to leave, but would be in touch. And been true to my word I am in touch with the guys from that room still.
I gave very specific instructions to my family that if ever they are going to call that friend of mine, I would never talk to them and from that day onwards no one asked about his whereabouts.
Life is always full of surprises. And we have to be ready to face it with a happy face.
People always want to go abroad and live. I have no qualms about that because I was one of those people who had this notion of going to US and settling down there with my family. I was always fascinated with the idea of going there. But as things turned out as usual for me US did not take place but instead it was replaced by UK.
By that time I was pretty mature enough and had given a reasonable though to the idea. The idea was go to UK get done with my masters get a job stay for 2-3 years and then come back and stay with my family. The reason me changing from settling down to just complete studies and come back was due to the changes I have seen in my family. My family is pretty big if i say big it is big, this is because I have people staying from east coast to west coast in US and at any given point in any major city the maximum distance between me and them would be from 10 mins to 1 hour if I decide to stay in any one of them.
So by now you can understand how huge my family is and given the relation we maintain with our extended family anything is just a phone call away.
Back to the Reason:
I have seen my cousins go to US to study and were pretty excited. After they were done with their masters they became so busy with their lives that it had almost became like a robotic life get up, go to work, come back and sleep on weekdays and on weekends clean the house and call up home and talk to mom and dad.
I mean when they were here life used to be different like get up, go to work, come back, go out enjoy with friends and then sleep.
I mean what is the use of life when you are not able to enjoy anything. I mean people would say that if you want something you have to lose something. I also believe in that concept but not in a way where we literally give up something we like ( I dnt know how many will agree or disagree!!! but who cares this is my opinion).
Life in UK:
I was pretty sure as to what I wanted to do. So I go my admit into Northumbria Univ in Newcastle. It is a lovely city and pretty cheap to live to. As I arrived in Newcastle after my immigration check the first thing which greeted me when I stepped out of the airport was a freaking cold wind. It almost made me numb and it was the first week of FEB when I landed in Newcastle.
I was received by a friend who was contacting me before he left for Newcastle and he told me that I would be staying with him. I was happy that atleast I am staying with a person whom I know. Before coming to UK I have made quite a no. of friends and met them in person, the reason begin we are studying in the same university.
When my friend brought me to the room, I was in for a shock, I mean I have seen bachelor rooms in Hyderabad and also lived with my friends in their room, but they never kept their room so untidy. It was heights, I mean the room was stinking in foul smell and the smell was due to the socks which never used to be washed. That was a rude shock I got of reality that people can stay like this also. When I asked my friend which room he is staying in, he told me that he is not staying here, he is staying somewhere else.
I mean how do u expect someone to stay there when you are only not able to bear the smell. I was pretty tired of the journey and had a sleep. I mentally made up my mind, either I get a room where my other friends are staying or shift to hostel where I still have my accommodation. I called up my other friends and asked them where they are put up, so that I can come and stay with them. But after been told of their situation I dnt blame them. Living here in the room has become impossible because of the smell and even the bathrooms are not kept clean, I mean they have black coat of something which they dnt clean and on top of it one of the guys in the room comes and asks me to give him 120 pounds because I have come in his place.
I just though damn you, I just arrived here and you expect me to just give you money because you are asking me. I replied back saying i will give after few days because the money has to come from the bank so on like that. Next day after going to univ, I went to the accommodation office and asked if there is a room for me as I had booked it earlier but was not able to confirm it due to the uncertainty of the dates as to when I am going to arrive. Luckily for me there was couple of rooms available and showed me which one I would like to have. I liked one which had only 5 rooms and it was like a flat type.
I paid the money then and their itself and took the keys. The guys back in the house were in for a shock that I was going to leave the room and go. They did not expect it, but I said sorry I had to leave, but would be in touch. And been true to my word I am in touch with the guys from that room still.
I gave very specific instructions to my family that if ever they are going to call that friend of mine, I would never talk to them and from that day onwards no one asked about his whereabouts.
Life is always full of surprises. And we have to be ready to face it with a happy face.
Reading
Reading
Now when this word pops into our mind the thing which instantly pops up are either books related to our profession or some things else but not books which gives us peace to our mind when we read them.
I am voracious book reader. I like to read any book which either gives us knowledge or gives us peace of mind. I prefer the latter one the most. Since my childhood I have read many books, in my childhood it mostly consist of comics such as Tintin, Phantom, Chacha Chowdary, Asterix, then comics on the Indian history rulelrs like Chandragupta Maurya, Ashoka, Alexander and many more. These books on the India history gave me a edge on my peers who did not have these books and I used to score pretty good marks in social in my school days and has remained my fav since then.
Reading also helped me to improve my english and diction for new words. As I grew up I started to read novels written by famous authors like Sidney Sheldon, Robin Cook, Jeffery Archer and many more. The reading level had reached to such a state that I had to start my own collection of books and it kept on growing ever since.
Of late I have been reading books written by Indian authors. And I can say that it is all thanks to one person that is Chetan Bhagat for starting this trend. That is because before him there were only a few Indian authors on the bookshelves like Arundhati Roy, Jhumppa Lahari, Shobha De, Salman Rushdie to name a few. But after the hit of "Five point someone" by Chetan Bhagat, the list of Indian authors had started to rise.
Mind you all these books have the feel of youth as most of them are either in college or just left college. Most of the authors I have seen are basically from the north side, it is not that I am region biased. I loved reading their books and keep on reading whenever I have a free time. I mean most of them are either from IIT(D) or DCE.
But none from South. I love to see atleast one author name who comes from south..it is just my feeling ( Forgive me if there was any author from South, please let me know). But anyways books been books which are a source of inspiration and for relief are one of my greatest companions.
Now when this word pops into our mind the thing which instantly pops up are either books related to our profession or some things else but not books which gives us peace to our mind when we read them.
I am voracious book reader. I like to read any book which either gives us knowledge or gives us peace of mind. I prefer the latter one the most. Since my childhood I have read many books, in my childhood it mostly consist of comics such as Tintin, Phantom, Chacha Chowdary, Asterix, then comics on the Indian history rulelrs like Chandragupta Maurya, Ashoka, Alexander and many more. These books on the India history gave me a edge on my peers who did not have these books and I used to score pretty good marks in social in my school days and has remained my fav since then.
Reading also helped me to improve my english and diction for new words. As I grew up I started to read novels written by famous authors like Sidney Sheldon, Robin Cook, Jeffery Archer and many more. The reading level had reached to such a state that I had to start my own collection of books and it kept on growing ever since.
Of late I have been reading books written by Indian authors. And I can say that it is all thanks to one person that is Chetan Bhagat for starting this trend. That is because before him there were only a few Indian authors on the bookshelves like Arundhati Roy, Jhumppa Lahari, Shobha De, Salman Rushdie to name a few. But after the hit of "Five point someone" by Chetan Bhagat, the list of Indian authors had started to rise.
Mind you all these books have the feel of youth as most of them are either in college or just left college. Most of the authors I have seen are basically from the north side, it is not that I am region biased. I loved reading their books and keep on reading whenever I have a free time. I mean most of them are either from IIT(D) or DCE.
But none from South. I love to see atleast one author name who comes from south..it is just my feeling ( Forgive me if there was any author from South, please let me know). But anyways books been books which are a source of inspiration and for relief are one of my greatest companions.
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