I don't think you assumed that I visit Kashi(Varanasi), Rameshvara, Gokarna etc annually. I don't.
In Indian Institute of World Culture (IIWC - located near Taxi stand bus stop, Basavangudi, Bangalore) library every year on November 1st, there will be sale of old and discarded books. And some of the books will be really in OK condition and quite inexpensive. So I go for this sale every year.
This year, I once wondered whether I should go? I hardly find time to read 2 books (again borrowed from this library) in one month. What will I do buying more books? I told spouse these books are for old age. He asked why can't I buy them then? Why? I am not have enough energy to go so far independently.
But sadly by the time I reached all the fiction books were sold out. But the place was filled with Engineering and IT books . What will I do with those books? Came back empty handed.
Not exactly empty handed. I bought 12 clay lights for 30 rupees and 2 bigger ones for 20. Spent the entire afternoon painting them and applying them glitter. Now they look good. At least some of them do.
By the way, the library is enormous, has a good collection of both academic and non-academic books. And magazines also. The membership fees are nominal and there is no reading fee. If you become a life member, you don't even have to pay annual fees.
In Indian Institute of World Culture (IIWC - located near Taxi stand bus stop, Basavangudi, Bangalore) library every year on November 1st, there will be sale of old and discarded books. And some of the books will be really in OK condition and quite inexpensive. So I go for this sale every year.
This year, I once wondered whether I should go? I hardly find time to read 2 books (again borrowed from this library) in one month. What will I do buying more books? I told spouse these books are for old age. He asked why can't I buy them then? Why? I am not have enough energy to go so far independently.
But sadly by the time I reached all the fiction books were sold out. But the place was filled with Engineering and IT books . What will I do with those books? Came back empty handed.
Not exactly empty handed. I bought 12 clay lights for 30 rupees and 2 bigger ones for 20. Spent the entire afternoon painting them and applying them glitter. Now they look good. At least some of them do.
By the way, the library is enormous, has a good collection of both academic and non-academic books. And magazines also. The membership fees are nominal and there is no reading fee. If you become a life member, you don't even have to pay annual fees.
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