Reading Around the Globe: Suraj in India

Reading around the Globe

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Welcome to Reading Around the Globe, a series here on Reader Voracious Blog geared at fostering a culture of understanding in the bookish community about access to books in various countries around the world. Each post in the series highlights a full interview with one international reader. You can read more about this series and catch up on previous interviews on the master post.

1. 1. What is your name? Suraj Kumar
   2. Blog URL? https://booksnmyself.wordpress.com
   3. Twitter handle? @shinysuraj30
   4. Where do you live? India. Northern part of India, to be a bit specific.
   5. Do you find that there is a culture of reading where you live? If not, tell us a bit how you came to be one! There’s very little of reading culture in the part where I live. The people in the southern part of our country are superior to us in this aspect. They have a good…

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