Today’s Deccan Herald carries 2 articles of relevance to many of us in our roles as parents and book lovers. First, Sudha Subramanian, in her article titled Introduce your child to the reading habit gives you more tips on nurturing a book lover at home. The golden rule to help an avid reader is to [...]
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On the joys of reading & libraries
Posted in Books, Libraries in India, tagged justbooksbangalore, justbooksclc on March 8, 2012 | 1 Comment »
A library that impressed Somerset Maugham
Posted in Libraries in India on February 15, 2010 |
Nearly seven decades ago, a public library in a small provincial town in India surprised famous English writer William Somerset Maugham with its immense collection of books and quality of service rendered to a society yearning for knowledge. Amazed by the wide collection of world classics and continental literature there, including his own works, the [...]


