We are readers. But what does thing called Reading really mean? We talk about our reading material all the time, let's talk about reading itself in this podcast.

Bhagat Singh was an Indian revolutionary who inspired a generation of Indians to fight against the British rule. Till date his story is heard in every corner of India. He was also an atheist and he has written about his views on atheism in his book which I discuss in this podcast.

Guy de Maupassant was a famous French short story writer. His short stories feel as fresh and relevant today as they were in the 19th and 20th century.

Reciting this famous poem by British Romantic poet Lord Byron. It was first published in 1815. The poem praises and seeks to capture a sense of the beauty of a particular woman.

In her debut novel The God of Small Things, Arundhati Roy raised the bar of novel-writing so high that she herself would struggle to go beyond that. I read the first few pages of the book to give you a taste of her writing.

Ben Okri's Booker Prize winning trilogy The Famished Road carries the beauty of magical realism. I read out a few passages from the book.

William Wordsworth's poem describes the romance upon seeing a rainbow. I recite this poem for you hoping that you will recite it too when you see a rainbow the next time.

Today I narrate excerpts from a short story from James Joyce's short story collection called Dubliners. The 20th century Irish culture in Dublin is brilliantly captured by one of the great writers of all time.

Derek Walcott was one of the greatest English language poets. The Nobel prize winning poet left a large repository of works behind him. I read his poem titled Love After Love in this podcast.

In his book What's Wrong with the World, GK Chesterton presents his arguments critiquing the modern ideas. His arguments are both powerful and amusing. I read out a part of the book to give you a taste of what it is all about.