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- Flash Fiction: The Breakup
It was a hot summer afternoon in a crowded parking lot. Sitting in a car, sweating profusely, we broke-up. Rather,...
- People And Their Opinions
I often wonder why am I not able to separate people from their opinions? One of the more challenging tasks...
- Fiction: A Returned Indian
It was a beautiful evening. The sun was setting behind dark clouds, streaks of orange light glistened across a glorious...
- The In Things
After 2 hours of deep thought process, I am as close to framing up a short story as India were...
- What is Prejudice?
Waves of optimism and pessimism might make a man disbelieve in time-tested principles but no matter what happens, he would...
- Cramped Space, Cramped Aura: Elevator Odyssey
Innumerable number of trips in the Lift have left me with a conclusion that there invariably is some treasure hidden...
- Fiction: Sensual Romance
Amit landed in Delhi after a 3 month trip to Singapore.Avantika was eagerly awaiting him.Their affair...
- Fiction: Love you Forever!
She was distraught.Everything had been wonderful two years ago. They had met through a common friend and the...
- Fiction: An Internet Tale
She was in Mumbai. He was in the US. She sat in her bedroom in front of her age-old computer,...
- 'Marriageable' Off Your Radar Please!
40000. Yes, 40000. No, I am not mentioning any salary figure – those were the number of marriages conducted...
- Old Photographs, Memories and Digital Photography
I love photographs, especially old photographs when I was a little toddler, handled by different uncles and aunts, grandpas and...
- Indian Education System Is Appalling
I was shocked the other day when my cousin told me that her daughter (a 3 year old) studying in...
- Budget 2008-2009 – A Bird’s Eye View
Budget 2008-2009 (hereon referred to as the Budget) was eagerly awaited after a very structured and thought-out Railway budget. This...
- Microsoft + Yahoo = Microhoo: Can it beat Google?
Microsoft announced on Friday that it would offer $44.6 billion for Yahoo, the ailing search giant. The offer of $31...
- Satire: Straight Talk With Jargons
What can you bring to the table? That sounded like a...
- Adversity of Advertising
“Freedom without opportunity is a devil’s gift and the refusal to provide such opportunities is criminal” – Anonymous. I...
- Investing in 2008 - Indian Perspective
As we progress through what might be the most turbulent year after the Internet boom in 2000 – investing and...
- The Depravity of Orkut
I was shocked the other day when my 14 year old cousin scrapped me – ‘Wassup?’ on Orkut. Firstly, I...
- Helpful Online Tools For Free
One of the interesting fallouts of some mindless browsing is that you come across a few tools which are brilliant....
- Christmas in Florida
It all started with a chance conversation between P and me. How about Orlando during the holidays? Oh, yes, sure!...
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