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“Riding an elephant is very difficult. It’s like ascending a throne: to climb up and sit on it is a strenuous task and getting down from it is the most difficult of all! Still, one has to go through such experiences sometimes”
― Ponniyin Selvan - All Volumes
― Ponniyin Selvan - All Volumes
“The sages compared a spider’s web to man’s lust for land, gold and women. The spider spins its web and waits. A fly comes from somewhere and gets caught in it. The spider pulls the fly in slowly and devours it. The three kinds of lust were like that.”
― Ponniyin Selvan - All Volumes
― Ponniyin Selvan - All Volumes
“If someone was going to hell, Kundavai would stop him and take him to heaven. That's one kind of power. But do you know what Nandini would do? It must be said that her power goes a step further. She would convince him that hell is heaven, and make him jump happily into hell!”
― Ponniyin Selvan - All Volumes
― Ponniyin Selvan - All Volumes
“Religious leaders should keep to religion. If they interfere in politics, it spells doom for religion as well as for the kingdom.”
― Ponniyin Selvan - All Volumes
― Ponniyin Selvan - All Volumes
“A man who plants a tree could never be called a pessimist.”
― The KAHNS of Fifth Avenue
― The KAHNS of Fifth Avenue
Animal Farm Readalong #AnimalFarmReadalong
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This January, I will be hosting a readalong of George Orwell's classic Animal Farm. Please do join in if you would like to read this book or learn a b ...more
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A place for book lovers of Bangalore to meet, connect and have conversations (online and real life!) Just discussion about books! By book lovers! No ...more
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For readers of fantasy who are looking to find a partner or small group to read and discuss with! We run several fun ongoing challenges and discussion ...more
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For the many many goodreaders living in the United Arab Emirates.
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