Category: Non-Fiction
Non Fiction
An Essay On Illusion
An Essay On Illusion The word illusion has several connotations and can be viewed from a broad range of perspectives. What exactly does the word mean? It can be a synonym for several things ranging from a layman’s understanding of simple deception to a scientist’s theory of the dual nature of matter. It has meaning […]
Me In A Nutshell – #BlogchatterBlogHop
Me In A Nutshell – #BlogchatterBlogHop It is a Friday afternoon, and I am in a reflective mood. This week’s Blogchatter Blog Hop prompt involves describing myself using some of the favourite pieces of content I have penned. After some thought, I interpreted it to mean that I have to look through my blog posts […]
Three Romantic Films Everyone Should Watch Before They Die
Three Romantic Films Everyone Should Watch Before They Die. I am in deep thought right now, sitting in front of my laptop, and trying to come up with three of the most romantic movies that I have ever watched. I was always supposed to be a dreamer and most of my friends considered me an […]
My Choice Of Professions As I Grew Up
My Choice of Professions As I Grew Up ‘Kumbha Kumbha! Guff Guff!’ I chanted in a shrill tone keeping time with the sound made by the Grand Trunk express as it traversed the rough, hilly terrain between Itarsi and Gwalior. Usually, kids chant something like ‘Chuff Chuff! Chugg Chugg!’ when they want to imitate a […]
The Qualities Of Kindness I Learned From My Granny
The qualities of kindness I learned from my granny By the time I was born, both my grandfathers were already dead. But fortunately both my grandmothers were alive. But alas! when I was three my paternal grandmother also died and I don’t have any memory of her. So what it boils down to is that, […]
Kindness is an inherited quality!
Kindness is an inherited quality! Here I am sitting on a Sunday morning with my laptop in front of me, trying to do some soul searching to find out what kindly qualities I possess! To tell the truth I am doing this only because I have been informed by Blogchatter that kindness is as much […]
My Pot of Confidence
My Pot of Confidence It is a lazy Saturday evening, and I am sitting with my laptop trying to figure out the one special personal milestone that I have achieved in my life. For different people, the qualifying criteria for a special achievement could be different. For example, let us take the case of a […]
A Difficult Choice: Read or Write?
A Difficult Choice: Read Or Write? The question I am going to try and answer in this article is: “What would I pick up, given a choice between reading and writing?” We all know that as soon as children are enrolled in kindergarten, the first thing they are taught is the alphabet. I remember picking […]
The Art of Writing a Fictional Novel
The Art of Writing a Fictional Novel I was once asked a very important and pertinent question in an interview I gave. The question was this: Are you a seat-of-the-pants writer or do you first design the details of the plot and write as per its demands? The answer to this question encompasses one of […]
Financing a new business venture – All you need to know
Financing a new business – All you need to know There are many people who are teeming with innovative business ideas in their minds, but do not know where to gather the capital necessary for putting these ideas into action. Very often we find that beginning a start-up is a very attractive proposition even for extremely […]