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  1. The young must write

    Posted by Nivedita N
    / June 7, 2012 / Leave a comment
    A girl dressed in a blue color salwar, a pink color scarf over her head and a sweet smile. She was reciting a poem on the colors of her duppatta. It evoked so many emotions. Not just in me but also the people around. Every line written with thought and...

  2. Newlyweds

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    / April 5, 2012 / 1 Comment
    He watched his new bride fold the laundry. Including handkerchiefs. Just like his mother. They were so alike. It was an embarrassing thought. Did men really end up marrying their mothers? He tried to dismiss the thought. “What do you love about me?” he asked. She smiled and said “You...

  3. The case of the reluctant blogger

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    / February 15, 2012 / 2 Comments
    The other day someone was kind enough, or rather gracious enough to refer to me as an avid blogger in introduction. While I smiled that silly smile which I reserve for moments of discomfort, I could not bring myself to refute the allegation. However, I do admit that I do...

  4. The journey began with `Fountainhead’

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    / December 1, 2011 / 3 Comments
    In 1989, I was a 12-year-old and in seventh grade. We, a group of 45 students, were part of the Bharathamatha Family, a Christian Missionary Convent, where this young and vivacious teacher took charge of our English Class. Her Name was Sushma Menon and when she entered, the whole class...

  5. The world of the written word

    Posted by Nivedita N
    / November 19, 2011 / 4 Comments
    By Nivedita Just when I had to wriggle myself out of  a nightmare that Chetan Bhagat received a Nobel Prize in Fiction writing, a list of books listen under Indian fiction caught my eye. Titles like “I did not cheat on her.. I just loved someone else” “I love you...

  6. Is blogging a pastime or a timepass?

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    / November 9, 2011 / 3 Comments
    By G Mohan   Pastime or Time-pass. Do they mean the same? They are just the same two words time and pass, joined differently. The dictionary meaning of the word `pastime’ is “An activity that someone does regularly for enjoyment rather than work; a hobby.” The same dictionary throws up...
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  7. Writing on the wall

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    / April 27, 2011 / 2 Comments
    Actor Rana Daggubati tweeted : “Just passed by a billboard that says “Improve your handwriting”, I really  need to enroll.”   Rana, I mourn my handwriting, everytime my fingers run on the keyboard. Like I am now. There was a time I was immensely proud of my handwriting. Now 9...

  8. One day I shall write a book

    Posted by Rahul Luther
    / April 14, 2011 / Leave a comment
    By Rahul Luther   From the time I can remember, my greatest ambition has been to be a writer (of books). Towards that end, I read a lot of wide ranging books: classics, thrillers, how-to write books, autobiographies and biographies. I prepared themes, plots and outlines in my mind through...

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