Wednesday, 20 November 2019

For the sheer joy of reading!


Today, 20 November, happens to be a red-letter day for a little flock – a little flock of readers!

For the vibrant readies of a kutty little reading community that was formed on this day, two years ago, in 2017,  with the avowed aim of sharing anything that we read, with fellow readers of all hues!


Be it a book, a newspaper article, a poem, a short story, an opinion essay or a feature! Whatever we read, we thought we’d share it on the group. And so it was, as days passed us by, we gathered steam, and quite soon we were able to up the ante on the reader fervor on this, our little group!

Because we were and we are convinced that to share is to grow! Thereby we read and grow together. The vibrant logo for our little flock was designed by Prof. Prem, one of our most vibrant groupies.

Initially we'd wanted to have students too with us on the group, but then, on second thoughts, we decided to have readers who have completed their postgraduation, alongside teachers and professors of all hues, who have a genuine passion for reading.

And ever since, there’s been no turning back!

We press on and on!

Be it our weekend panel discussions that have radio silences on them, with an able moderator to moderate the proceedings, be it the Reading challenges, sponsored by a publishing group, that gives the winner of the challenge a cool Rupees 2000/-, or be it the sprightly threads that towline any vibrant post, or the host of other initiatives that come up on a regular basis on the walls of this hallowed group! We’ve got them all!

With an able team of committed, devoted readies, (literary beings we call them!) who beautifully enhance and enrich the walls of this hallowed group, with their dynamic, spirited posts, we’ve marched ahead thus far, able and bold!

Looking back at the past two years of our days in this delightful Whatsapp community of Readers, we are filled with gratitude to God, and thankfulness to our beloved groupies aka readies, who have been with us all through!

As two vibrant groupies put it across, [just this morning,] Readers’ Rendezvous has been ‘A noble endeavour’, and a ‘wonderful opportunity’, and yet another vibrant groupie words it, Readers’ Rendezvous ‘has helped me delve deeper into the world of books and it has also helped me bond with so many like-minded bibliophiles’!

These lines are amazing, able and noble testaments to what we at Readers’ Rendezvous have always believed in.

Hail Readers! Hail Readers’ Rendezvous! Hail all Readies – past and present – at Readers’ Rendezvous!

Allow me, ladies and gentlemen, to sign off on a solemn note, with a spirited line from Tennyson’s!

‘That which we are, we are, One equal temper of heroic hearts!’

Ain’t we? ;-)

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