Collage on Sunday September 8, 2024

Welcome To Warrier's COLLAGE On Sunday, September 8, 2024(Second Edition) Good Morning Collage is changing fast. Luckily, readers are comfortable with the changes. Lately, we have reduced the size and increased the frequency. This has been welcomed by many. Similarly, format is being adjusted to accommodate more information on the theme selected. Yesterday, I was trying to pull out a book from my shelf to write about today. I really could get a good book. But today I am not writing about that book. Read on to find out why!🙏 Nice Day M G Warrier A Antilibrary https://fs.blog/the-antilibrary/ When asked why so many, the Italian thinker Umberto Eco had this to say: "It is foolish to think that you have to read all the books you buy, as it is foolish to criticize those who buy more books than they will ever be able to read. It would be like saying that you should use all the cutlery or glasses or screwdrivers or drill bits you bought before buying new ones." B A meeting I missed The RBI Retirees Association, Thiruvananthapuram celebrated Onam 2024 in advance on Chitra yesterday (September 7, 2024) as part of our AGM. Many of us who were not in town couldn't attend and participate but prompt online reporting gave a feel of participation. Lakshmi Kumari sponsored Onam Sadya for the participants : Occasion was her daughter's wedding. Congratulations to the couple and Best Wishes. C Collage Books A K Ramanujan By V Babusenan A.K. Ramanujan: Indian-English Sahithyathile Athulya Prathibha by V. Babusenan, Bhasha Books Publication https://amzn.in/d/iVMTT1x D Onam 2024 On Friday, I was promptly reminded that Onam Festival Season has arrived. Though Kerala tradition has been to celebrate Onam forgetting and forgiving, Social Media has become a nuisance everywhere.

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