“Reading is a wonderful habit. One should read books to develop good English skills”- the most clichéd phrase I heard as a student. As an engineering student, I was never confident of my English comprehension or writing skills for I never read books beyond those suggested in my academic curriculum. Though, I was told about its importance, I never had the interest or a desire to read or, more importantly, to complete a book. The first time I got inspired by a good English speaker and tried my hand at a philosophy book suggested by him: ‘The Fountainhead’ by Ayn Rand, I could run through only 3 pages before something more interesting caught my attention and I never returned to that book for a while.
I seriously hated reading and this…
