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Jimmy

December 17, 2010

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Inspiration for me has been the biggest motivation. I once read a story that inspired me so much that I had to write a tribute to it, the story below titled Jimmy is a tribute to ‘Mohiniattam’ a story by The Fool. A piece of land by the road side, a field once but now […]

Good Bye

August 7, 2010

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This post has been published by me as a part of the Blog-a-Ton 13; the thirteenth 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.     “I am sorry Mr. Ragavan, but we have tried our level best.” […]

Stars of Bagamandala

July 30, 2010

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“Chetimani, Chetimani, come quickly.” the conductor shouted. “Bagamandala 8 Kms” read the mile stone. “Bagamandala” the voice sang out in my head. I was going back to my roots, to my village, after a long gap of 10 years. Bagamandala, a small village in the far end of Coorg district is the place I spent […]

Orphan

June 10, 2010

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To people who are new to 55 Fiction. It is a genre of fiction writing using only 55 words. A story with only 55 words in it. Here is my third offering in this genre titled ‘Orphan’ Lying naked on the bed she looked at him, they had kissed, fondled; he had forced love onto […]

Stories from the Kal Bench

April 15, 2010

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  Touching the Sky Far away from the bustling traffic of Bangalore, deep in the heart of Nandini Layout, sat a huge piece of land which was cut into two by a green fence. On one side lay lush green grass with well grown bushes strategically planted on them. A small board stood between them […]

Time Travel

March 6, 2010

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This post has been published by me as a part of the Blog-a-Ton 8; the eighth 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.  “Time Machine, a device that has caught the imagination of the people for decades. […]

Power cut Paliya

March 4, 2010

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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 […]

What If

February 6, 2010

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This post has been published by me as a part of the Blog-a-Ton 7; the seventh 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.    It’s been five years now and all that remains with me are the […]

Mahalaksmi Canteen

January 11, 2010

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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

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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 […]