Born To Read This June, I opened up my very own circulating library for children, teenagers and young adults called Born to Read. By the grace of God it is doing well and I’ve converted all (and when I say all I really mean ‘all’) my students into readers. The idea of opening a library in my tuition house came to me last year in October and from that moment, I have been … [Read more...] about Born To Read by Fiza Pathan
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The Sangeeta Library
The Sangeeta LibraryMy name is Danny Roe and I am a eunuch or what we are better known as in India──a Hijra. However, I’m very different from the regular eunuchs of India who beg on the streets and at times enter into prostitution to earn a living. I work on my own. I’m a Hijra who owns a library which deals in second hand books. Therefore one can certainly say that I am a … [Read more...] about The Sangeeta Library
‘Have You Ever Seen The Rain?’ by Fiza Pathan
Have You Ever Seen The Rain? June was parched with a dry throat in many a place in India this year. Word was going around that we would not receive the cool blessings of a thunder shower…but the rain gods have been merciful to our farmers and today saw the advent of rain showers with grey skies, colourful umbrellas, drenched school children heading towards the buses … [Read more...] about ‘Have You Ever Seen The Rain?’ by Fiza Pathan
Fiza Pathan: “If it were not for my social networking and my blogs, many of my readers wouldn’t be reading my books”
Alberto Berenguer has interviewed me for his Lectura Obligada wordpress blog. I sincerely thank him for giving me the opportunity to share my views to his worldwide audience and to the Spanish readers in particular. … [Read more...] about Fiza Pathan: “If it were not for my social networking and my blogs, many of my readers wouldn’t be reading my books”
#friendship A Friend Called Richard by Fiza Pathan
A Friend Called Richard by Fiza Pathan Today was a big day for my author friend Lucie Novák as her very first book ‘A Woman with No Strings Attached’ was released today. I was one of the first people to get the book on Kindle and I know that I’m going to enjoy reading the words penned by my friend. However, when I was scanning through the digitalized pages on my tablet I … [Read more...] about #friendship A Friend Called Richard by Fiza Pathan