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Great Books for Great Thoughts

My personal library: a view


Great thoughts come from great minds. We live in a time that seems to have sacrificed thinking at the altar of expediency. There is too much superficiality around because of lack of thinking on the part of human beings. Our religions have become mere rituals and some of those rituals have degenerated enough to be murderous. Our literature is increasingly becoming cerebral puzzles that at best tickle the brains. What we call culture today is nothing more than a shop-ware peddled thoughtlessly at social media platforms.

Thoughtlessness is a serious problem. Thinking has to be brought back to our lives. Perhaps the old masters can help us. That’s what I think. Hence I have taken up the A2Z Challenge thrown by the Blogchatter team.

The theme I have chosen for the challenge is ‘Great Books for Great Thoughts’. I intend to present 26 books to you starting from 1 April. We’ll have a sweet look at books from Arms and the Man to Zorba the Greek. We’ll traverse the dark, musty corridors of Kafka’s Castle, look at the intrinsic wickedness of human nature in Golding’s Lord of the Flies, realise the meaning of deep spiritual quests in Herman Hesse’s Siddhartha, and so on.

Be with me in April. I assure you it is going to be worth it.


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  1. Sonia DograMarch 26, 2020 at 7:30 PM

    I have no doubt you will be giving us a wholesome list. I always look forward to your pieces. Good luck!

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    1. Tomichan MatheikalMarch 26, 2020 at 7:43 PM

      Thanks, Sonia. I'm sure I'll be able to present a challenging list at least.

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  2. DashyMarch 28, 2020 at 5:11 PM

    Ooh this will help in adding to my library. Of course, thoughtlessness is an issue today that we need to deal with, and I suppose there's no better way to do it than through books and their discussions. All the best with the challenge! :)

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  3. Mayura AmarkantMarch 28, 2020 at 5:35 PM

    All the best! Looking forward to reading your posts!
    Please embed your Twitter handle in the Sharing Button.

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    1. Tomichan MatheikalMarch 29, 2020 at 5:45 AM

      I'm not tech-savvy. I don't know how to embed the Twitter handle. Let me see.

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  4. NamrathaMarch 29, 2020 at 12:35 AM

    Will be hopping in to find some good work to read.

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  5. Rajeev MoothedathMarch 29, 2020 at 11:05 AM

    Looking forward to your posts!

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  6. Anita SabatMarch 30, 2020 at 12:35 PM

    Great topic!
    List will be interesting!

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  7. SuchitaMarch 30, 2020 at 9:44 PM

    Love your topic. Thinking indeed has become as essential a skill as common sense. And it pains me that people would rather react than reflect. All the best for April.

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  8. Neha JellaJune 6, 2020 at 12:56 PM

    I loved this blog. One should always keep reading and learning.
    Stay motivated

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