Khilega To Dekhenge/ Once It Flowers by Vinod Kumar Shukla: A Summary of Our Third Book Club Meeting
The Purple Pencil Project started its first book club in July, aimed at reading through the books of one Indian author chronologically. This aim is
The Purple Pencil Project started its first book club in July, aimed at reading through the books of one Indian author chronologically. This aim is
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From July onwards, the Purple Pencil Project started a new wing in its community initiatives: a book club. More specifically, for the time being, a
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