“Vasikatha puthakathin vasanai” (Fragrance of an unread book) is a Tamil children story about a young boy named “Aakan”. Aakan is from Senegal (Country in West Africa). Aakan’s father is a wood cutter. Aakan knows that his father’s job is not legal in the country. Sometimes Aakan also joins with his father on work. On one such day, Aakan hears a program on Radio. The program is about a book “The Giving Tree”. Readers from different corners of the world share their reading experience about ...

Why.. What?All the things that we refer to as “I have been practicing this since ages” started at some point. Just because a practice has been in existence for long, does not mean that it is right. It is important to understand the reasoning behind any practice. Is it a bit confusing?Many of us have a practice of applying turmeric to door frames in our houses. This is a custom that has been in practice for a long time. The reason behind this practice is that since turmeric ha...

Why.. What?All the things that we refer to as “I have been practicing this since ages” started at some point. Just because a practice has been in existence for long, does not mean that it is right. It is important to understand the reasoning behind any practice. Is it a bit confusing?Many of us have a practice of applying turmeric to door frames in our houses. This is a custom that has been in practice for a long time. The reason behind this practice is that since turmeric ha...