Why people write and why you should write too?

              Love writing. Love the swirl and swing of words as they tangle with human emotions.

There is no better way to improve your language than reading and/or writing. Now, you may pass it on by saying that, “Writing? It’s not everyone’s cup of tea.” We beg to differ. Writing is not an inborn talent. Just like driving or swimming, you just have to start doing it and gradually you will be on your way. The best means to write and write well is to develop a reading habit. Read, read, and read. Read everything -- trash, classics, good and bad, and see how they do it. Just like a carpenter who works as an apprentice and studies the master. Read! You will absorb it. Then write. If it's good, you'll find out. If it is not, throw it out of the window then start all over again. You must write every single day of your life...You must lurk in libraries and climb the stacks like ladders to sniff books like perfumes and wear books like hats upon your crazy heads. Start by writing small; write a hundred words on anything- may it be your daily routine or little incidents of your life. Write the kind of story you would like to read. People will give you all sorts of advice about writing, but if you are not writing something you like, no one else will like it either. Write for yourself, note down ordinary details of your life, and observe people and places around you, stories of your lives, stories of others. Remember, everyone around you lives in a world that you create.

Happy writing!

“A different language is a different vision of life.”

“A different language is a different vision of life.”

-Federico Fellini

Language is a soul of society. It connects and intertwines different cultures. The official figure of 'mother tongues' spoken in India is 1,683 of which an estimated 850 are in daily use. Now, imagine the number of languages spoken across the world. Wouldn't it be amazing if you could converse in a language other than your mother tongue? More often than not, have you heard that it is not the land that is foreign; but the man! Each of us holds an ambition inside us to visit different nations of the World. It would make your trip much easier if you could speak in the language spoken by the people in the country you visited.  Learning a foreign language not only reveals how other societies think and feel but also what they have experienced and value. Moreover, how they express themselves, it provides a cultural mirror in which we can more clearly see our own society. A great man once said. “You can never understand one language until you understand at least two.” One language sets you in a corridor for life. Two languages open every door along the way. Learning another language is not only learning different words for the same things, but also learning another way to think about things. You can immerse yourself into a different culture altogether and see the world through a new pair of eyes. So go ahead, learn a new language, a new culture and embrace a new perspective to life.

Remember: Language is the road map of a culture.  It tells you where its people come from and where they are going.

Happy Learning!