The Living Archive • 49 Gatherings
One entry per gathering: what we read, who read it aloud, what the argument was about, and how late we stayed.
“Shaurya starts the session by distributing secret tickets to outer space (postcards!). Prince brought 'Just Checking' by Emily Colas, a book about…”
“Yogesh Ji taking us to the coast of Lisbon, as he reads Warrior of the Light by Paulo Coelho, serenaded by Portuguese…”
“Deviating from tradition and familiarity, this edition relied on throwing people into the deep end. People knew only genres, no specific titles.”
““सच बोलूं तो मैं कभी लिखता ही नहीं कुछ... नाम मितेश है। PDBC में एक रीडर की तरह काफी लम्बे समय से…”
“Theme: 'Something light'. Irony: All the books wore dark shades, sitting shadily, waiting for their turn to haunt and shock!”
““ये शाम कुछ अलग थी, इसमें एक जवान हो चुके बच्चे के टूटे सपनों का दर्द था। वो वापस से वही गया,…”
““Dearest Gentle Readers... ‘So many books, so little time’ is a thought which has plagued members on more than one occasion. In…”
““Abhiraj ko dekh ke lagta hai vo Priyadarshan saab ki Hera Pheri movie ka Shyam hai... Started with a question: What is…”
““Bharath was wearing a white shirt, blue jeans, a kada in hand, shaped beard and well-behaving hair... Ready to enter a bank…”
“Wholeheartedly dedicated to rain, gajra, and two women holding their sarees through single safety-pins drenched under the rain, battling with the mud!”