Since his early days, Samar Shome's friends would often chide him by saying that he was afflicted by a rare desease, which they had named compulsive, Obsessive, Railway Syndrome! Once Samar joined the Railways, an intellectual aspect was added to his traits; that of passionately recording his experiences through a set of Kaleidoscopic anecdotes in a diary which he always kept close to his chest. Sanjoy Mookerjee's latest literary endeavour, Samar Shome's Diary, is adelightfully varied and easily readable collection of short stories, spiced with humour, adventure and even romance, each tale hovering around India's railway milieu; indeed , a most enjoyable read.