A quiet reading community ๐ Meet us at Inner Circle Municipal Park, Whitefield on Saturdays, 9am-12:30pm, with a mat and a book to read. More active on Insta๐
Friends, Silence Lovers and Readers in Whitefield, we are excited to invite you to the very first edition of @whitefieldreads, a silent reading community where people come together to read silently from 9 am - 12:30 pm, every Saturday at the Inner Circle Municipal Park, Bengaluru
โญ๏ธThis is now a worldwide reading movement spread over 60+ cities and includes chapters in @lalbaghreads, #SankeyTank, @whitefieldreads, offering even more opportunities for people to come together and experience the joy of reading in #NammaBengaluru 4/4
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It was a beautiful morning in Lalbagh, the kind of air that is every bookworm's dream. ๐ฅฐ๐
Slowly but surely, Bangalore stirred to life and more than 80 of us came to read. ๐โจ
Nestled cozy on our mats, we read for a good three hours before we wrapped up. ๐ณ๐
The third edition of Sankey Reads saw 3 readers who made it to the spot despite some mild showers. The drizzle and the breeze called for some relaxed reading under the gazebo. :)
Today's weather was perfect for getting cozy in bed and sleeping until late, but around 30+ readers made it to the 5th edition of #WhitefieldReads โค๏ธ
The playground was noisier than usual, with a slight drizzle midway, but that didn't discourage our readers from being lost in
went to Anand Sweets for lunch and treated ourselves to some garam jalebis afterward. We hope you had a great day and wish you a great week ahead. See you soon. ๐คโค๏ธ
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their books. That's probably why Stephen King once said, "Books are a uniquely portable magic." ๐
Also, for the first time, none of the readers who came to the park left before we wound up for the day. Some of them, in fact, stayed longer and wanted to read more. As usual, we
Friends, Silence Lovers and Readers in Malleswaram, we are excited to invite you to the next edition of @sankeyreads, a silent reading community where people come together to read silently from 8 AM - 10 AM, every Sunday at Sankey Tank, Bengaluru.
It has been exactly one month since we started #WhitefieldReads and what a pleasure it has been to see people walk into the park with their books, and just read. The regular walkers, runners, cricketers and others have gotten used to the silent-readers now.
It was probably the weather - the sun wasnโt too harsh, the wind was cold and the shade was perfect. And the cricketers werenโt too loud. ;)
We saw around 20+ readers and a bunch of painters (since #WhitefieldPaints started today) doing what they love the most.
quietly lose ourselves in stories and weave silvery dreams. ๐โโ๏ธ
Itโs a refreshing start to the weekend and the conversations and fun lunch later are just the cherries on top of this delectable cake.
We look forward to seeing all of you the next Saturday, between 9-12 pm!
The 3rd edition of #WhitefieldReads saw 35+ readers, some old some new, all gathered around the generous verdancy of the tamarind tree to celebrate the joys of reading in silence. ๐
Thereโs something magical about being amongst a group of people yet completely solitary in the kind of hush that lets you hear your own thoughts. Weโre all in cocoons of our own, yet connected by the invisible thread of loving words as we take a moment to enjoy our own company,