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September 16, 2019
And The Tree Spoke – #WRITEPHOTO
That afternoon I had buried my beloved Clara. I had buried the one person who had meant everything in life to me. I had buried her between the two leafless trees right near my little villa. Clara had meant everything in the world to me. I was still unable to believe that she was no longer a part of my life.
We had been married for just ten months. Every day of those ten months was etched in my mind. The lovemaking, the laughter, the fun of sprayin...
September 10, 2019
Book Review: The Kite Runner By Khaled Hosseini – #MyFriendAlexa
Title: The Kite Runner
Author: Khaled Hosseini
No of pages: 372
Genre: Fiction
Link for purchase: The Kite Runner
Synopsis: Amir is the son of a wealthy Kabul merchant, a member of the ruling caste of Pashtuns. Hassan, his servant and constant companion, is a Hazara, a despised and impoverished caste. Their uncommon bond is torn by Amir’s choice to abandon his friend amidst the increasing ethnic, religious, and political tensions o...
September 8, 2019
Musical Memories Down The Lane – #MyFriendAlexa
I think all of us would agree that as a rule, human beings have a powerful attachment to their childhood experiences. By the same token, we would probably agree that we would be strongly attached to the kind of music we grew up on. During my childhood days, when it came to music it used to be melody that ruled the roost. For a song to be a hit, the primary consideration was that it should have a lilting tune and should be sung by someone with a melt...
Musical Memories Down The Lane
I think all of us would agree that as a rule, human beings have a powerful attachment to their childhood experiences. By the same token, we would probably agree that we would be strongly attached to the kind of music we grew up on. During my childhood days, when it came to music it used to be melody that ruled the roost. For a song to be a hit, the primary consideration was that it should have a lilting tune and should be sung by someone with a melt...
September 3, 2019
Writer’s Block: Fact Or Myth? – #MyFriendAlexa
Is writer’s block a genuine malice or is it a myth created by people? Before trying to answer the question, I would like to narrate a small anecdote my political science teacher used to regale our class with when I was in my 8th grade. The teacher’s name was Sivaramakrishnan and incidentally he was also the principal of my school. He was a really brilliant teacher and all of us enjoyed his lectures.
The story goes like this. There was a renowned pro...
August 31, 2019
The Practical Wisdom in Religious Texts – #MyFriendAlexa Season 4
Right through my childhood, my parents tried to instil a love of religion in me and my sister. They are a very orthodox couple, and in our house, pujas were performed in right earnest throughout the year. Both myself and my sister were encouraged to believe in God and to be god-fearing. But my parents’ plans simply did not work out. Both myself and my sister did not grow up into religious adults. My father performed my thread ceremony when...
August 26, 2019
The Painter’s Imagination – #WRITEPHOTO
I looked at the small pool of water surrounded by the tall trees all around. I marvelled at this beautiful piece of natural lake formation situated on the outskirts of the sprawling estate. I loved this place. I focussed my gaze on the Sun reflected from the placid surface of the water. Slowly the Sun transformed itself into Rita’s beautiful face. The face which I had loved with all my heart.
Suddenly a pair of hands seemed to be reaching...
August 19, 2019
My Experience With The Blogchatter Book Review Program
My Experience With The Blogchatter Book Review Program
I have been in love with books since the time I was in sixth grade. Over the years my passion for reading only grew and even now when I am fifty-three, this love for books is not showing any signs of diminishing. But I had never thought of reviewing books myself till I became a member of the Blogchatter community. The first time I reviewed a book was in 2018 as part of the ebook carnival campaign conducted by Blogchatter.
Th...
August 9, 2019
Book Review – Bhumi: An Anthology of Short Stories By Tina Sequeira
Title: Bhumi: An Anthology of Short Stories
Genre: Fiction, Anthology
No. of Pages: 130
Link for Purchase: Bhumi: An Anthology of Short Stories
Synopsis: ‘Bhumi,’ a single author analogy is an eclectic collection of 21 short stories in diverse genres. It features real women who breathe and come alive unlike their cookie-cutter counterparts on the celluloid.
The female protagonists range from the good, bad and ugly. Some of them...
August 4, 2019
The Yogic Power – Destination – #WRITEPHOTO
Harvey pressed the accelerator with his foot and drove steadily. He thought to himself, ‘One last delivery to Mrs Anderson and I will be done for the day.’ Harvey had been delivering potted plants to the residents of Bennington village for more than two years. He was tired of going around the village every morning from 9 to 12 in his small delivery van.
He was tired of the same boring routine of handing out little potted plants to middle...
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