How did Reverent Charles Dodgson, aged 30, lecturer in Geometry at Christ Church, Oxford and popular for precise work, on a single July afternoon while rowing up the Isis with a brother don and three little girls, give birth to one of the most famous stories of all time?

There is no final answer. Calling Dodgson a genius would only mean stating the obvious. The freshness in his writings, the symbolism, portraying people's needless interference into the affairs of others, his time and its relevance even today, make him a great writer.

Indeed, Charles was a genius and had an unbeatable imagination. On one hand, he produced books on logic and mathematics and on the other, came out with fantastic novels - Alice in Wonderland and Looking Through The Glass. It was an 'amalgam' of science and art, which is rare. Charles was blessed with this and it has catapulted him as a popular writer for children not only during his period but perhaps for all time.