Reading relieves
Some years ago Sahitya Academy arranged a book exhibition at Chamber of Commerce. Among others my attention was drawn to the english section. My wish list included 'Contemporary Indian Short Stories '. With the initial zeal I started reading the series 1, consisting of 15 short stories right from Bengali, concluding Urdu story, all prominent writers of India. Idid finish them but as a practice not written down my views at the end of the book,this time , may be by negligence or it may occasion for re reading ,whenever I crave or situation necessitates. Such a context ensued in 2019. My reflection goes like this. "like a student preparing for exam, I perused and finished.It contained different angles of life and situations of humanity.Leaves one to imbibe and engross in the varied settings, the characters have undergone.Sometimes, awakens spirits, help fathom the meaning of life and comprehend clearly, though times have rolled on pushing to travel without one's desir