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The Sophomore Year

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After pressurizing myself everyday with…“I’m gonna start writing tomorrow!!”…phew! I’m finally writing…again. These schedules are keeping me so-so busy that by the end of the day, I’m already tired and slumping into bed. No time to write or do anything else. It’s the sophomore year. I promised myself that I’d enjoy this year to the fullest. No expectations. No commitments. No strings attached.   And most importantly no regrets. And I’d ‘LIKE’ to think I’ve finally adapted to Dharan. But as I always say being home is the warmest feeling ever… Being far away from home is so difficult. I feel like  I've  grown so much. I’m taking care of myself alone, handling my problems in my own (sometimes others’ problems too) and I get angry so much less than before. Of course I can get angry sometimes too. I don’t like getting angry  doesn't  mean that I can ...

Book Review: Aleph

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“Each end gives us the opportunity for a rebirth.” Entitled as an international bestseller author, Paulo Coelho has marked his return with his most personal novel till date, Aleph, which he frequently calls ‘A journey back to my kingdom’. Being the protagonist himself, Coelho explains about his journey from a simple book signing event in London to a whirlwind detour of five weeks through Africa, Europe and finally to Asia on a train. As always, this time too, he doesn’t fail to inspire his readers with his limpid literature and leaves everyone spell bound when it comes to writing about love, hope and confronting the challenges in life. Aleph, as described in the book, is the point where time and space converge. Like the ever loved Santiago, the main character of “The Alchemist”, Paulo too suffers a grave crisis in faith. Successful but discontented writer, Coelho, sets up in a journey to seek a path of spiritual renewal and growth as...