RReading for leisure:a forgotten virtue
Nothing else than the cliche"A book is the best friend one can have in life"better explains the importance reading has in one's life.As the famous Assamese author Homen Borgohain puts it,"when every other person deserts you, it's books that still stand by your side, to support you in your moments of isolation,to elate you in your moments of despair¹…". While at first sight,this might seem an exaggeration,on proper analysis this turns out to be best description of the role reading plays in one's life. All good writers were good readers. As the author Shailesh Lodha puts it "To write one book, you need to read ten"².In every field, it is reading that empowers us not only with information but also through inculcation of diverse view points. It is through reading that we get to know the worldview of people long dead. It is through reading that we can enjoy the chillness of Kashmir valleys, the dryness of the deserts of Rajasthan as well as the adv...