learning through reading
As an immigrant to Canada with a deep interest in environmental protection, I first came to know of Catherine McKenna through the mistreatment she faced in public life, rather than through her many contributions to Canadian and global politics.
Thought provoking quotes from a modern classic
This Valentine’s Day, I did something unusual. I went on a blind date with a book! The clever librarian wrapped up books in brown paper with a few lines of … Continue reading Backlash
There are different kinds of fiction books. I know about two varieties now. Type-A is realistic fiction throughout; reading them feels like living them, for example, War & Peace (https://goo.gl/BimFhn). Type … Continue reading India through the eyes of a servant
How I started reading War & Peace It all started when I unexpectedly traveled to Mumbai and unexpectedly stayed there for about two months. Living there (or anywhere) with any book … Continue reading How to read War & Peace
“Is it that a tiny crime can be wiped out by thousands of good deeds? For one life, thousands would be saved from corruption and decay.” Can a murder in … Continue reading Crime and Punishment
The Great Expectations is a classic work by Charles Dickens. The book is a long journey a young fellow named, Pip, orphaned at a young age and thus raised by his … Continue reading The Great Expectations
This book is a shocking and scandalous reality of Pakistan’s secret policies, including harboring some of the world most notorious terrorists and terrorists organizations for its own benefit.