Suddenly I realized that I have a tremendous reading backlog. I used to be a voracious reader, at least in the school days. I remember going through books like a hot knife through butter. Clocking speeds close to 40 to 50 pages per hours (Yes, I was weird; I used to measure my reading speed). Most of you might say that’s not impressive enough. But that is not the point. Looking back, I was counting how many books that I have read outside the academia; and the number turns out to be very very low. Even if I had spent half an hour each day reading books, I should have been able to go through 40/2 pages X 365 days X 10 years = 73000 Pages. Assuming 250 pages per book, I should have read nearly about 300 books by now. To clear this backlog, let’s say in the next 10 years, I have to read close to 2 books per month. And I am really trying hard. I have already reduced my TV time by more than half, and I make it a point to carry some book wherever I go.

Books that I recently finished (From Jan):
कृष्णविवर
निसर्गाचे गणित
Freakonomics
Ignited Minds
The turtle and the Stars
Animal Farm
Turning Point
Currently Reading:
The nine numbers of the cosmos
Tipping Point
Next in line
Ecological Intelligence
Surely, you’re joking, Mr. Feynman!
Revenge of the Gaia