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Multicoloured Memories
The sudden silence that had filled the house was an uninvited guest. Ajji sleeping in my room woke up to the sound of the door sliding open as I entered the room. “What happened to your movie? Not interesting?” “Power cut ajji.” I replied cursing the Electricity department in my head. “Atleast now your eyes will get […]
Power cut Paliya
March 4, 2010
Sultan Paliya a small village located a hundred kilometers away from Bangalore was fondly called ‘Power cut Paliya’. Electricity being a rare visitor to the village, people had got used to living with darkness as their companion for most parts of their lives. Summer was upon them and water seemed to play hide and seek […]
Mahalaksmi Canteen
January 11, 2010
A standard routine they say is good to have and mine starts off with an early morning jog. Sun yet to wake up from his deep slumber; a canopy of darkness still engulfed the road; a bus here and an auto there, footpath filled with brisk morning walkers trying to burn away extra calories and […]
Story of a Life – (Blog-a-ton 6)
January 7, 2010
This post has been published by me as a part of the Blog-a-Ton 6; the fifth edition of the online marathon of Bloggers; where we decide and we write. To be part of the next edition, visit and start following Blog-a-Ton. As I sit and think about my life, I can’t stop ask myself ‘What […]
A New Direction
December 30, 2009
There is a book that I carry with me always, it is ‘The Writer’s Nightmare’ by R.K Narayan, a collection of selected personal essays by the great author. Reading the book, I have often thought; Can I write such essays? After a long period of thinking, I have come to the conclusion. Only way to […]
Dream
December 11, 2009
His two year old son was still asleep on the tattered rug that covered the cold ground. His wife sat beside him as he washed his face near a broken water pipeline. Murgan and his family had got used to living on the pavement. The sun was yet to rise, the road was already bustling […]
Waiting with a father
December 3, 2009
The Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation is the life line of Bangalore city. We don’t have local trains nor do we have metros yet. The B.M.T.C has served the people for a long time and has taken the burden of the city’s ever growing population on its shoulders. They offer a variety of services from the […]
Evening Breeze
November 23, 2009
The below post titled ‘Evening Breeze’ is a small glimpse at the bigger things that I am planning and hoping to paint. Please do give it a read and let me know of your honest opinions. The bus stop looked surprisingly empty compared to the morning madness that had engulfed the place. The conductors and […]
Heroes in the Crowd
October 29, 2009
The news of the blasts had just reached us. The television was switched on, and all of us watched it in silence trying to come in terms with the situation, trying to convince ourselves that our near and dear ones were safe. Approximate figures flashed on the screen ‘More than a hundred dead, more than […]
Like we always planned
July 24, 2009
Year:2009 Time: Not wearing a watch, too lazy to pull out my cell phone. GMT I sipped my vodka as I looked around the bar, the bar was quite empty. On the table to my right hand side, was an old man reading his newspaper and drinking a scotch, with his spectacles at the […]
Curious Dino Photography
Sphota 
July 3, 2011
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