RABINDRA JAYANTI

।শুভ রবীন্দ্র জয়ন্তী।

(SUBHO RABINDRA JAYANTI)

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The writings of Gurudev or Rabindranath Tagore had been introduced to me quite early as a kid, in the form of his Rabindra Sangeet and collection of poems for children. The "Gitobitan" and the "Gitanjali" are parts of almost every Bengali household and rightly so. Since childhood his work was interesting to me, whether in the form of delightful stories like "Kabuliwalah" or touching songs like "purano shei diner kotha", but as I grew up and discovered more of him myself, read his novels and other stories, my admiration just kept growing. The range of topics that his work covers are astonishing and leaves you wondering how a man could write so much magic in one life. The winner of a Nobel prize for literature, his contribution to the subject is boundless and deserves to be remembered for many more generations ahead. Hope in our effort towards modernisation, we do not leave behind the legacy of such great Indian writers and lift the standard of current Indian literature to where it was once upon a time.❤

WHY BOOKS ARE YOUR BESTFRIEND!

"With freedom, books, flowers and the moon, who couldn't be happy?" -Oscar Wilde.

Reading is the hobby that lets you grow alongside relaxation and allows you to have different, new and delightful experiences sitting at home with a cosy blanket and a hot coffee cup. It could be travelling through the worlds of Narnia and the wizarding world of Hogwarts or just entering the life story of two lovers, but whatever may your choice be, a good book is sure to leave an impact or a lingering feeling of satisfaction and closure. I feel that one who says that he doesn't like reading has just not found the perfect book, and I've seen friends holding on to that one special book that converts them from 'book-virgins' to complete bibliophiles! for me, when I was a little kid, my uncle had gifted me a set of children books, and well I was convinced nothing could be a better time-traveller than books, also thanks to the fact that I wasn't born in this Instagram-generation. I read everything from Nancy Drew and Enid Blyton books to hiding from the librarian and borrowing adult Cambridge books from my school library b'coz they were just so well written and this love for books never stopped increasing ever since. I just wanna request all my readers, to help your friends find that one special book, that might change their lives or at least help them find an escape when they are tired of running in this cruel real world.
#HappyReading

A RANT ON INDIAN BESTSELLERS.

RANT ABOUT BESTSELLERS.

Recently, the books that have been making it to the top of bestselling lists of the country for weeks and the conditions of publishing in India is something that I've been meaning to talk about. First off, I am in no way targetting some authors or judging anybody for liking their books so please read the entire thing before coming at me.

Great literature has been a part of Indian culture for centuries but recently there seems to be little difference between Bollywood and the publishing industry of the country as both are selling brainless content to the audience in the name of 'entertainment' and earning huge amount of money which is apparently the only thing that matters. 
This country has such variety of talent and ability to produce writers whose work could probably change the current scenario for Indian literature in the world but only if cheesy teen romance novels stop making it to the #1 place for not weeks but months! Who doesn't like reading a good heart-warming love story, but that isn't even what we are offered in Indian romance novels. All we need is two good looking protagonists in college who fall for each other, have 2-3 sex scenes then some tragedy befalls them which gets resolved within 200 pages and they live happily ever after or one of them probably dies to force some emotions out of the readers. Sounds like a cheesy Bollywood movie? Well, that's what you'll find at the top of every Indian best selling list since the last few years. 

As a result of this, publishing houses ignore writers that come with manuscripts that have potential because that isn't in line with what 'works' in India. How long has it been since any of us read a non-fiction book? Nowadays reading Chetan Bhagat books seem like they are written just so a movie can be made on them where Arjun Kapoor is running across half NY to find Shraddha in a city of thousands. And within 3 days that book sells more copies than any others with great content.
We belong to a country where writers like Tagore and many others were born. So what happened to the rich quality of lit. today? Please ask yourself this ques. before you buy your next book.