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Of all the things in the world, what every human loves is birthdays. Children are always excited and overjoyed about this beautiful celebration. When I was a child, I remember always looking forward to my birthday. And it was just for the gifts that I would ask my parents to organise a birthday party and invite all of my school friends and neighbors, even the ones who were new. A thought that they would come with presents for me had been a great pleasure for me! I secretly loved real life story books and loved receiving them as gifts from friends and relatives.   I also remember when once one of my best friends from school came at my birthday, he was holding a big carton. Wow! I was so happy to see such a big present in his hands, but when it was opened, it had nothing except a ball. Rest of that carton was filled with thermocol. I never invited that friend of mine ever again! Years gone by now, a couple of days ago my daughter came to me and asked if she could invite he...

Of all the ways of entertainment, cinema is no doubt the best. Film is a language that the cinema-maker uses to express his emotions to the world. Cinemas started in the mid-19th century and spread throughout the world by the 20th century in Charlie Chaplin era of black and white silent films. In India too, the cinema began with silent film during the British Raj in the early 20th century. The first Indian film released in India was Shree Pundalik , a silent film in Marathi by Dadasaheb Torne on 18 May 1912 at Coronation Cinematograph, Bombay. And then there was no looking back. Today, the number of films produced and watched in India are far more than any other part of the world. That in India movies are made in over 20 languages is another milestone! People who have influenced the Indian film industry are mostly the Khans and Punjabi personalities . And with changing times, the Indian cinema has set its feet in many other parts of the world. As migration took place f...

Life comes just once so live it to the fullest! You must have heard it a lot in many movies or read in books. But have you lived this philosophy? The one community that breathes this is Punjabis. Originally from Punjab in south Asia, these people are known for living life as it comes. Warm blooded, great physique and highly intelligent, Punjabi community is ahead in every walk of life. From business to art to warfare, they have made a name to reckon. Shaeed Bhagat Singh, a man who gave his life for his nation at a tender age is a big example of the courage and the devotion they have for the betterment of their nation. And by nation, I clearly state, any part of the world they live in, not only India! Open-minded and always looking for greater opportunities, they have migrated to the various parts of the world and now have accepted the countries they live in as theirs. Africa, America, Australia or Europe, Indian diaspora has given its part of service to every continent...

So well said the Nobel laureate Ernest Hemingway that there is no friend as loyal as a book. Books are those good friends that not only are loyal but also inspire you to become a better person. Reading books increases your vocabulary, command over the language, improves thinking power and gives you enormous ideas and emotions. It is so that the publishing industry has taken a big shift in the last decade. While fiction ruled the literary world earlier, recently writers and publishers have shown interest in publishing inspirational books for readers. Be it America, Europe, Asia or Africa, inspiring books are being published all over the world much more than before. Like the rest of the world, India too has seen a big change in the publishing industry. A lot of biographies and autobiographies are being published to inspire people. Good is that many of these books are being adapted into movies to reach to a wider audience, which further increases the reach of such ins...

Of so many things in the world, what had had a great impact on the world are words! Pen, after all, is mightier than the sword. If we today know what had happened thousands of years ago, it is through stories, the written stories those have long lasted all these years. Books for ages have taught the world and made humans wide through the knowledge contained in them. But where books earlier were simply black ink on white paper, with the changing times, books also have changed. New in the market is coffee table books . Best coffee table books are the ones that speak of their own. These are some pieces of splendid creativity, with more pictures than text; so many pictures that if you do not read anything, they still tell you something about the content. The best part in coffee table book ideas is, even if you do not understand the language in the book, you can make the meaning out through pictures. It is, in fact, a pleasure to flip through the pages of the book.  These ...

Coffee table books are the talk of the town these days. They are captivating and intriguing the readers. The best thing in a coffee table book is that even the ones who don’t read much like them. These books have less text – which means less reading – and pictures – which increases the curiosity. A recent research has found that the best coffee table books can teach or give you more information than traditional books in less time. By simply flipping the pages of such a book you can know things in the book, whereas in a traditional book you have to read to know the content, all of it. The other reason why people buy coffee table book is because of its beauty. They are hardbound, have high-quality thick page, a lot of pictures and enhances the elegance of any room or the office. An inspirational coffee table book on high achievers from around the world can be a good status symbol of your office reception, waiting room or living room at home. If you want to have one...

Ever since I was a small child, I have had loved stories. Where in the initial days I loved folktales told by my grandmother and mother, with time, my interest moved to the real stories of great people. Autobiographies , as people call them. Since then, I have read many books on people who have changed the world. Benjamin Franklin, Steve Jobs, Nelson Mandela, Adolf Hitler and many sports stars as well. But what I have loved the most are the books written by people themselves. What would be more interesting – someone telling you what good or bad happened in someone else’s life or someone telling you what drastic happened in their own life? To me, frankly speaking, the latter one is more appealing, so I buy autobiography every weekend. Every Sunday, I wake up with a thrill to start a new autobiography and don’t put it down till I finish it. Breakfast, lunch, dinner, nothing matters when I have a refreshing book in my hands. Like this Sunday, I was reading Seasons of Hope: Memoi...