while i wait patiently (and starvingly)
for my guests to arrive to my housewarming*, let me take you through a 'book tour' of the house...
When You enter my house, directly facing you is a corner book case. These are books that I have declared boring/ repulsive/ idiotic/ pointless/ faff/ etc. But of course I will not tell you that.
corridor corner book case
Just then (you are still standing about half a metre away from the door - you just entered remember?) you notice on your side another book case. These have some semblances of favourite writers... you notice more than two books by Amitav Ghosh, Salman Rushdie, Kazuo Ishiguro, Pico Iyer, gabriel Garcia.
corridor small book case
You walk along, but are still in the corridor... atop you head you notice an ugly looking projection (came with the house, not my addition). On it are some coffee table magazines, some collectible books, CDs, DVDs. There is one book that faces you. This is 'Mrityunjaya - the death conqueror'. It is in a black box and you will notice a stream of red (blood) on one side. This happens to be a matter of pride of my household (along with my other books of course). Its claim to fame lies in how it was purchased (a rare publishing house that was dug out from small serpentine lanes of Kolkata), how it was carried back (3 last copies purchased off, wrapped in newspaper and thread tied around the pack - the thread damaged the hand) and the fact that I have never read it (out of fear - what if it gets ruined).
Corridor top bookcase
You walk a couple of steps further down, there is a large cane book case. This has the most of my books. This was bought a couple of years ago.
Corridor large book case
You enter the living room and find another book case similar to the one you saw in the corridor. These are books that I have savoured every now and then, again collectibles, etc
Living room book case
You are now done having the chai & bhujiya. And are ready to move on. I do some standard Good Host Behaviour - do stay on, some more tea perhaps, maybe some aam panna or beer? None seem to click, and I graciously make way for you to leave. As you walk out of the living room, you peek inside the bedroom. You notice another book case. This has some books, my speakers, ipod and night routine hand/ feet creams, filers, etc. The books here are the ones I have not read yet and will get down to reading. 
* PS: this post was supposed to be published yesterday but guests started arriving soon after I uploaded all the photos. Sorry, it took me long.. the first batch of guests left at about 4.30 in the afternoon, another batch at 6 in the evening, another at 8.30 at night and yet another round, this morning around 11.30 am. What to do - people like getting pampered by me :)
