Did I misspell the title?
No.
A couple of weeks back casually turned on TV during dinner time.
Kajol Devgan was on conversation with a media person. The interviewer asked Kajol about her reading habit, her personal library and all.
We all have heard of bathroom singers.
You know there is a new tribe growing. The name, rest room readers. Unlike bathroom singers, this tribe of bookworms are die hard sorts, deep into reading.
Well
Kajol too reads there. And her bookshelves have nearly दो हसार about 2000 books.
Here's a shortie on who's who of prominent readers. :
Former CM Jayalalitha
Cricketer Virat Kohli
Kamalahasan
Jayalalitha had a personal library.
Kamal has one.
Recently read. Someone wanted a particular info. He couldn't get it. When he casually referred it to versatile actor, voracious reader Kamal, he immediately drew out the book from his shelves containing the data that the gentleman was in need of.
For many a reader a day is not a day when he/she hasn't read on that day at least a little.
Why read?
It saves you from dementia. Opens up a wider canvas. Ignites your imagination, kindles creativity. Keeps you abreast of current affairs. Ha, it's a tapas!.
By the way, the book on the picture by the title வாசிப்பது எப்படி by Mr Selvendran was among the books recommended by Kamalahasan at his Mayyam stall in Chennai South Indian Book Publishers' Annual book fair. Currently on at YMCA grounds, Nandanam.
Mr Selvendran just doesn't stop with encouraging to read. He encorages you on to write as well. Write what and how? He explains the subtle difference between just jotting in your daily diary what happened on the day and what he calls as journalising. The latter requires adding your perception to what you diarize.
Incidentally I remember a brief interaction with historian and senior journalist late Shri Muthiah, yes, the Man from Madras Musings, a fortnightly, years ago. One long time reader wrote a front page article. It was about his little grandson achieving some laurels in US. Had he stopped at being proud about young grandson, no issues. But he went on to compare two nations and how things were far better there and we can't imagine the same system, discipline etc., here. Being young, this tailpiece enraged me. I lost no time shooting up a rejoinder. Mr Muthiah published it in the next issue. Coincidentally at that time a former President chose to delay his journey by abruptly having his haircut right in the tarmac. I wrote - Like former PM Mrs Gandhi said corruption is a universal phenomenon, that there being a crack, mad everywhere, anywhere was also another phenomenon.
Mr Muthiah advised to keep up writing, and write at least 500 words a day.
Wrapping it up with,
"If there is a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, you must be the one to write it."
- Toni Morrison
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