She is an 84 years old happily unmarried woman, retired Maths teacher and principal by profession, igniting the young minds by her virtues and leading a life in her own terms with a charismatic aura. She starts her day with a hot cup of red tea and a round of Sudoku, she solves it like a pro. We are best of friends in spite of the age gap and talk over phone every other day about different topics starting from how our days went, sports, politics, family, food etc. to name a few, but yesterday was something special. I always insist people to cut-off their screen time and start reading books, I have no idea how she listened to my heart and without me uttering a word, she started discussing about the many books she has read by different Assamese, English and Bengali authors and the one she is currently reading. I was taken aback and had a flashback of memories of 20 years ago. I picked up that yellow and withered copy of “The Famous Five” and “The Secret Seven” by Enid Blyton from th...
“Still round the corner, there may wait.. A new road or a secret gate” —— J.R.R Tolkien...... Come, let’s explore it together..