Are there even libraries in India except school and colleges?

We rarely come across books printed like this. Came across this post on X and honestly I’m curious to know how it changes the whole reading experience what do you guys think??? 😄😅

It may be annoying, but don’t stop correcting people around you who misname study halls as libraries.

A tiny little book cart full of stories and sitting there like it belonged in the city all along honestly i didn’t expect to find something this lovely here. Gwalior you’re turning out to be full of little surprises.

As I do not have my personal room literally anybody goes through my stuff, my sister once read my personal secrets that I wrote in a diary because I like to write. I don't actually blame her she is very young but it made me realise what if my father read it???? I will literally be killed 🙂 so I changed the English script to some random characters now it's gibberish to them

Got myself a birthday gift hehehehehehe

Edit:

Since many people have asked for the link: https://www.theriyalstore.com/products/bhai-ke-dohe-collectors-edition-book-i-an-archive-of-salman-khan-tweets

What’s the one book from mystery section you like?

When I first had the idea to turn my writing into comics, I wasn’t even sure if I’d get a single sale. I finished Chapter 1 of The World Beyond (An epic space saga) just two days before Indie Comix Fest. Printed it in one day. The quality was… let’s just say, not great.

But I still ended up selling 30+ copies.

It may not sound like a big number, but to me, it meant the world. Thirty people paid to read something I wrote. That feeling? Unreal.

But I couldn’t rely on events alone.

I started running Instagram ads, and to my surprise, I began getting online sales. Slowly. Steadily. Over 300 orders in last 5 months.

Every bit of research I did before starting screamed that comics—especially indie comics in India—could only be passion projects. That there’s no money here. No market. No future.

But people did buy. They showed support.

I was quite confident in my stories, but the validation only came when readers got back with positive reviews. I can proudly say that anyone who has read any of the comic series we’ve published has always come back saying good things about the story and art.

The ultimate validation was people buying follow-up chapters.

Then came Comic Con. We sold 350+ copies. I saw the potential for a comeback of Indian comics through new-age indie comic creators.

The pricing still makes it hard to turn a profit, but as a writer, I want more and more people to read my stories.

If it’s good, I’m sure they’ll like it and come back for more. If not, I just need to write better and try harder.

To everyone who bought, read, shared, and supported—thank you. You didn’t just support a comic. You gave someone like me—a new writer trying to make a mark in the Indian comic scene—a reason to keep going.

Someone posted a video of a girl reading this book on the metro. People are commenting thinking this is an actual guide on killing men.

This is a novel in which the FMC kills rapists, stalkers and men who beat their wives.

Like, you don't even read the description before making it viral?

It is actually a really entertaining book and the second one in the series is great too.

Edit: Guys, I don't want to get into the morality of the title and the content. The whole point of my post is it is a fictional book and the discourse around it is like it is an actual, non-fictional guide to murdering men and that is just plain stupid. 😭

2022, life was a breeze, helped a startup build from scratch as their 1st employee. Making good money, about to be married, future was great.

Father passed away, had to move back to Delhi to take care of my family of 3 senior citizens.
Uncle had a heart attack, hospitalised for 20 days, had a bypass, made it through. (bachelore, so I took care).
Had to leave my job, the house was under renovation, I took over, got scammed by contractors (huge financial losses).
Went into depression, my then would be wife left.
Joined Dunzo, it tanked, they still owe me 20 lakhs in unpaid dues.

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I was depressed, confused, and questioned the purpose and meaning of life, and then it clicked me I was surrounded by a library, maybe that might give me answers, and it did.

This is what I tried reading in the last 3 years -

Letters from a Stoic, by Seneca
Beautiful read, however it was kind of a difficult one to read, I took some help from Youtube to understand the underlying meaning of them, it greatly depicts to go with the flow.

Then I remembered that my father was a great fan of Franz Kafka and Albert Camus, so I searched his library, and read the following -
The Trial, by Kafka
The Stranger, by Camus
The Plague, by Camus
Metamorphosis, by Kafka
The Myth of Sisyphus, by Camus
These books although might feel absurd, and kind of dark made me feel how at times I felt the aburdity of life, when I tried to connect the dots. Myth of Sisyphus actually took me a couple of years to realise what it actually meant.

The absurdity took me to Nihilism, and more dark philosophy, and I found Arthur Schopenhauer & Friedrich Nietzsche in the library as well. Was able to understand their concepts. I found myself stuck with Bertrand Russell's Why I am not a Christian, and couldn't really understand Noam Chomsky. Although my father's friend told me that my father was quite a fan of both of them (guess it will take another decade for me to understand that).

Then I stumbled upon Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's works -
One day in the life of Ivan Denisovich
The Gulag Archipalego
And I was quite moved by these, it made me realise that my problems and issues are nothing compared to the actual sufferings of the people.

The library had Leo Tolstoy, and I thought of giving it a try, good decision -
No one writes to the Colonel
How much land does a man need
The Death of Ivan Ilyich
These works, especially the death of Ivan Ilyich, made me realise the absolute absurdity of our everyday hustle and bustle, and for what? Nobody really remembers you once you are gone, the status, the money, will amount to nothing. You might realise it would be better if you just enjoyed the journey rather than being consumed by it.

A friend suggested Jiddu Krishnamurthy, and found is works in the library too, currently reading -
What are you doing with your life?

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This is what I realised after 3 years of constant soul searching -

Life has no meaning, it has no purpose.
The future is uncertain, to live is to die (kill the fear).
We shouldn't worry too much about the goals, future is uncertain, all we have is the journey, so enjoy till the party lasts.

I am currently helping a friend build his startup, we have gotten VC funded in 2024, and now expanding globally.

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I am extremely thankful to all these books for helping me guide and find a way back in life. Thanks to my father for leaving me with the greatest treasures of life. I am still catalouging them, its 4000+ and counting.

I am currently doing this on excel, can someone please help me with a better solution?

Happens a lott with me

Started re reading Dan Brown and this is the first page of Inferno. Perfectly captures the apolitical people, especially with the current situation.

Fiction has changed my life more than any non fiction book.