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Unbranded Author
Courtesy: ClipartAs a published author, one of the most frequently flung questions I dodge (from people whom I’ve only just met) is, “How many copies have you sold?” Not...”what do you write about?” or...
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Vision Of The Blood Moon
At last! I finally, finally got to see an eclipse! I am euphoric! What. A. Spectacle. My neck hurts from staring up at the sky for hours and I’ve barely slept, but it’s a vision that will stay with me...
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Weavers Of Misinformation
Courtesy: ClipartI think dramebaazi is in our blood. These past couple of days, the posts on Facebook have been so, so amusing. Here we are...a race that won’t bat an eyelid to pay that extra money to...
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Xerophytes
Courtesy: ClipartMy psychology dissertation is done. If all goes well, I should have my second Masters early next year. That also explains my absence (in case you noticed :) ). I did poke my head out...
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The Hungry Ghost
Courtesy: Cover of Chandamama January 1963 editionYou are never old enough to listen to stories from your parents...I mean "bedtime" type stories :) Why do we grow out of this habit? I think more and...
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Aarushi - Avirook Sen: Book Review
I picked up this book only after I got to know it was non-fiction: a journalistic account of the Aarushi case. Even so, I began reading with some trepidation; after all there were many a$$holes (pardon...
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Time, Slow Down!
Courtesy: ClipartEvery time I return to my blog, it’s like homecoming. I unlock the doors, open the windows, do some dusting and think Damn! It’s good to be back. It’s just been an extended break of...
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Girls Like Swathi
Courtesy: ClipartA father drops off his young daughter at the train station every day. She catches the intra-city train to her work. At 23-24, she’s working for Infosys. Obviously, a direct university...
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A Cinderella Evening
I came across an unusual writing competition earlier this year, in a magazine that I subscribe to – the UK-based Writing Magazine. WM was teaming up with JustWrite team (John Murray Press) for a short...
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But, he's a...
Courtesy: ClipartI met my first bully in kindergarten. Mrs H had a son, a boy of 7 or 10. He studied in a different school. Once a week, he would be dropped off at our school during the “rest period”...
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Dessert Trance
Courtesy - http://www.factmag.comIf you grew up in a traditional South Indian family like I did, you’ll probably agree that sweets were meant for ‘occasions’ – mostly festivals. The reason I emphasize...
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Ego
Courtesy - http://www.beingawareness.orgThe concept of Ego is something that has troubled humans from the time we’ve formed civilizations. Questions on ego and identity have formed the basis of...
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KJo in Wonderland
ADHM was a good break from the daily drudgery. Great music, great aesthetics. In KJo’s world, there is no ugliness – no angry police officers, no beefed up middle-aged men, no hordes of demented...
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There was a writing competition last week; the central theme was food. Ha. Food and an Indian - the theme was a landmine of choices. How much of our lives revolves around food! As someone who cooks at...
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The 21st Century Hero
Courtesy - ClipartYesterday a friend forwarded a home-made music video on Whatsapp . It has two women on the guitar. Watch it. If you are a Kannadiga, you will go on karaoke mode for sure. I was...
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Can You Smell The Rot?
Courtesy: http://www.india.com/I've been disgusted with the screen grabs of a shitty soap opera currently being aired in India. - Pehredar Piya ki roughly translates as 'Guardian of my lover'. The...
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Munroe Island (Mundrothuruth) - Review
Courtesy: http://allflicks.comThe premise of Munroe Island looked quite interesting. A father drops off his adult (eighteen-year-old) “sociopath” son at his ancestral home, where the grandfather still...
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Siddhartha - Hermann Hesse
Some books show up on your radar when you are ready to accept them, and such books must be savoured at least once in a lifetime. Hermann Hesse’s Siddhartha showed up on my Amazon recommendation cookie...
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How To Watch A Movie In 2018?
Courtesy - http://hindustantimes.comWho knew watching a Bollywood movie in 2018 can be such a minefield? Here you are, a sorry-ass just trying to get through the week one traffic jam at a time;...
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Kitchen Cults
So, two of my childhood friends are turning out to be androids of some sort. I always suspected this of one of them – A – who’s efficiency in just about everything peaked much before the Japanese...
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