Thursday 6 July 2023
The Bookshop is my happy place! - Bob
Lately, I have been facing some back problems. Oh, how it hurts! I have to sit with a bent back and a sad face. I have been passing hints for a few days, but no one noticed until today.
One of the fellows at the Bookshop finally noticed my back pains, so they gave me the perfect remedy! They helped me stand up straight with the support of nothing else but a music system! Oh, how happy I was! And it was also my favourite colour, red! They fixed my problem and made me sit closest to the music system. The people are so caring and friendly. The Bookshop is indeed my happy place. Everything is perfect now, and I can relax again, enjoying the music and the bittersweet smell of coffee!
Bob
EBD Bookshop Dehradun
( written by Rishona Chopra, School Captain My Good School)
Check out the bookshop https://englishbookdepot.com/
Wednesday 29 March 2023
Quaint Little Bookshop - AI Chatbot
This is fiction, and any resemblance to any character or persona is just by chance; we did this to test an AI Chatbot and see how we could draft a story for a book. Shmooz AI is a WhatsApp bot based on GPT 3 model from OpenAI.
Once upon a time, a quaint little bookshop was tucked away in the heart of Dehradun called The English Book Depot. It was owned by a young woman named Millie, who was passionate about books and deeply loved the English language.
The shop was small, with shelves of books overflowing onto the floor. It was a cosy place, with a warm ambience and the scent of freshly brewed coffee filling the air. Millie would often host readings and discussions at the shop, inviting people to come and share their thoughts on literature.
One day, a young writer named Rohan stumbled upon The English Book Depot. He had been struggling with writer's block for months and desperately needed some literary inspiration. He wandered through the shelves and soon found himself lost in the pages of a novel.
As he sat reading, sipping on a cup of coffee, Millie started conversing with him about the book he was reading. That conversation led to a friendship and eventually blossomed into something more. Rohan and Millie bonded over their love of literature and spent hours discussing their favourite books at the shop.
Over time, Rohan began to write again, finding the inspiration he needed within the walls of The English Book Depot. He even published his first novel, which Millie proudly displayed on a shelf in the shop. People would come from all over the city to visit the little bookshop, drawn in by Millie's welcoming vibe and passion for literature.
Years passed, and though the shop remained small, it had become a beloved fixture in the community. Millie continued to inspire people with her love of books, and The English Book Depot remained a haven for writers, readers, and literary enthusiasts alike.
Fun exercise, Shmooz AI and Grammarly work in tandem to put together this story!
Thursday 9 February 2023
100-year-old Bookshop in Dehradun
Website: englishbookdepot.com Address: 15, Rajpur Rd, Ghanta Ghar, Chukkuwala, Dehradun, Uttarakhand 248001. The producer of the video, Somya Mohan Sharma, decided to open this channel that can become the voice of all the industry artists and academics. With over ten years of experience working in the animation industry and in academics.
Sunday 29 January 2023
The beauty of bookshops - Rishona Chopra
When I enter a bookshop,
I see stories clinging onto shelves nonstop.
I want to look at every shelf,
Even the fantasy stories of an elf.
The environment makes me feel as if I should never leave,
Just sit down and read.
The cosy chairs,
Sad stories that shed tears.
Then I think,
I could have ordered books in a blink.
But it won't be as fun,
In the beautiful world of stories that has just begun!
Rishona Chopra
Grade VI
Gyanshree School
A brief history of our time - The English Book Depot at 100
#MyGoodSchool My Good School - above The English Book Depot at Dehradun, visit this social space when you visit the city next city.
100 Years of The English Book Depot, opened at Ferozepur in 1923, moved to Dehradun post partition of India to finally call it curtains down at Ferozepur in 1989 when we exited. The place was then filled in by one of our long-serving stalwarts at the bookshop Sh Kewal Ji, who decided to run it for his family and livelihood as Kewal Book Depot at the exact location.
Message from respected Lila Dhar Dewan to Sandeep Dutt.
Sunday 2 October 2022
A Day In My Life - Reveda Bhatt
24th September this year was exciting.
So, it was Saturday, and my colleague, Kunal (with whom I had been talking for about one
year), was in Dehradun (where I live) on his School trip. We had been discussing meeting at the NATIONAL OFFICE*, at The English Book Depot, for days.
We fixed the date to meet as 25th. Talking about something on the 24th, we changed our plan to meet that day as they were
here in a group! I requested my Mom to drop me off there.
When I reached with my Mom, they all hadn’t arrived, so we went to the back side of the
book-shop and into Sir’s office, spoke to him and just a while later, the whole group arrived.
After meeting them, my Mom left.
Seeing them all the first time, I hadn’t spoken to any one of them except Kunal. But, that day, meeting them, we all had fun.
Sir bought us coffee and then went somewhere. Later, to discuss work, we both sat
at a table nearby.
Soon, it was time for them to leave. We clicked a photograph to keep as a memoir and drove
away.
Learning from each other and experiencing new things under such a group with such
influential people is what keeps me going on this path of my life that I have chosen!
Reveda Bhatt
The Aryan School, Dehradun
*The name might sound dramatic, but it is so called because that place is the root which keeps us all connected on a platform even though we, THE STUDENTS OF MY GOOD SCHOOL, are scattered all across India.
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