Tag: Literature

How to Get Out of a Reading Slump

Anusha Narasimhan7 Comments

My experience with a long reading slump:

In 2020, I stopped reading.

I would pick up a book out of habit, read a page, and immediately put it down again. Trying to keep up with the coronavirus news, being anxious about the state of the world, taking precautions like washing hands and obsessing over cleanliness in general leaves you physically and mentally drained.

Also, I just could not bring myself to read books and gush about them during a pandemic. It would be similar to Nero fiddling when Rome burned. Not that I have the power of an emperor to make a difference to the situation, but it still felt that way. Continue reading “How to Get Out of a Reading Slump” →

Life Lessons from Harry Potter for Grown-Up Readers

Anusha Narasimhan7 Comments

There is more to the Harry Potter series than meets the eye. Sure, we occasionally meet people who claim it to be a children’s book series, but every Potterhead will give you hundreds of reasons as to why HP is awesome. Take a step back from the spectacular world building, brilliant writing and interesting plot and you will observe many moral lessons.

The emphasis on certain topics, such as friendship, loyalty, courage, love, perseverance, righteousness, equality, sacrifice, community, hope, choice, etc., is pretty obvious. However, there are a few other things that grabbed my interest while reading the series again as an adult. In lieu of Harry Potter’s 20th anniversary, I reread the books and found myself more in love with the series than I did as a child. Here’s why: Continue reading “Life Lessons from Harry Potter for Grown-Up Readers” →

Why we need Literature

Anusha Narasimhan1 Comment

In the education industry, there has been too much glorification of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math). Lately, Arts is also joining the picture and the focus is called STEAM. However, literature is still underrated.

I see many parents who force their child to concentrate on Maths, Physics and Chemistry (MPC) from their middle school because these subjects are important to get into the engineering stream. Continue reading “Why we need Literature” →