The Tirupati Moment

I could have easily skipped writing on this week’s prompt had I not read Ashwath’s post (Since I am very uncomfortable writing about myself or my life). Ashwath’s post prompted me to share a similar experience I had with Tirupati and the God presiding there. And the line in his post, ‘It’s not chivalrous to live in denial of one’s emotional identity….” gives me courage. Unlike Aswath’s...

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The Zeroth Dimension!

Lucifer was agitated. The Nobel Prize for physics had been announced and not him but his fellow scientist Richard had won it for his theory on 5th dimension. Lucifer was one of the most renowned physicists, just like Richard. However, given his belief that the forces of universe are evil, he was nicknamed Lucifer by the scientist community. Both he and Richard were working on dimensionalism,...

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What Is India, By The Way?

The other day, my foreigner friend, Humpty Dumpty, asked me: “What is India? Me: Why do you ask? It’s a country, a subcontinent, a....peninsula perhaps?” He: I mean, what actually is India? I am confused. Is it a place where guests get worshiped like God, or get raped the first time they reveal their fair skinned legs below the skirt? Me: Huh? He: Is it the land...

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The Unclicked Pics!

I never click any pics. I never carry a camera with me anywhere, nor my finger ever goes on my mobile. I neither like clicking, nor getting clicked. The last time I allowed someone to take my pic was when they made my Aadhar card. (And the results were discouraging enough to make me continue my aversion for the camera.) Actually, my laziness in operating the click-button, not possessing...

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Running Between The Wickets!

This week's prompt What is it that we are running after? Isn't it time to step back and enjoy life, nature, family or anything we really love *  * *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  * Running between the wickets was once my passion. The above prompt made me think............For long I have been running, running, and running........, but not...

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Don't Hate The Mask!

This week’s Prompt...... Mask and masks, masks everywhere. What is it that the mask tries to hide? put it in prose poem, poetry, micro-poem, haiku or anything lyrical. Mask on me, mask on you, None can tell, who is who! Mask on him, mask on her, Masks come in various, colour and calibre! Mask on the face, mask on the eyes, Mask for the naive, mask for the wise! Masks...

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Hey Blogger, When Will You Stop Blogging?

It has been 3 years since you started torturing the world with your blog. Well, if not the world, India, or at least the Indiblogger. Don’t you think enough is enough now? Have you ever considered stopping? If not, let me give you some reasons. There Is No Reason For You To Blog This is the very first reason for you to stop blogging. Try stopping it and see what happens. The world will...

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Fick This Fiction!!!!!!!

Some of my favourite fiction and how they impacted me. The Election Manifestos By- Politicians of India,  and the world Published- Gets published generally every 5 years in contries with electoral democracy including India.  It reads something like this- Our party ***** under the leadership of ****** is committed to the upliftement of every Indian (or Ethopian or Cambodian or...

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