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The Woman With (E)lephantiasis

The Woman With (E)lephantiasis Varun had rushed Anandi to the Damodar hospital after the monkey attack. It was one of the best hospitals in Goa and was frequented by most celebrities in the state. The scratches on Anandi’s face were deep and blood was oozing profusely from them when she was wheeled into the hospital. […]

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(D)odo The Monkey

(D)odo The Monkey Anandi and Varun walked on the sands of the Calangute beach. They were both dressed in casuals. Varun had had a lot of problems in getting Anandi to calm down that afternoon. She had thrown a real tantrum and it took a lot of convincing on his part to remove the doubts […]

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At (C)alangute Beach In Goa

At (C)alangute Beach in Goa Varun and Anandi landed at the Goa International Airport at 1 PM. They had booked a villa at the Alexandria resort near Calangute beach which was forty-one kilometres from the airport. They hired a cab and soon reached the resort. They were welcomed with garlands by the resort authorities and […]

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Varun and Anandi (B)hairav

Varun and Anandi (B)hairav 12th June 1989 Varun Bhairav was besotted with his actress wife Anandi. They had married six months back. He had been a stuntman quite often in the movies in which Anandi acted as the heroine. Many people had predicted that the marriage would end within a year. They said she would […]

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At (A)ravankolom Village…

At (A)ravankolom Village 12th January 1934 The following events take place in the village of Aravankolom in Tamil Nadu. It was midnight, but Akhila was fully awake and agog with excitement. She was smiling to herself. Akhila was sixteen and was an extremely pretty girl. She looked up at the roof of the small hut […]

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Theme Reveal For A2Z Challenge 2023

Theme Reveal for A2Z Challenge 2023 Hi Everyone, This is going to be a very short theme reveal. I am Sitharaam Jayakumar, and my friends call me Jai. I passed out as a Metallurgical engineer in the year 1988 and took up a career in Information Technology in 1991. I took to writing seriously only […]

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The Unwanted Boy And Other Stories – Charmila M Sankar – Book Review

The Unwanted Boy And Other Stories – Charmila M Sankar – Book Review Title: The Unwanted Boy And Other Stories Number of Pages: 52 Author: Charmila M Sankar Genre: Fiction / Short Stories Publisher: Self-Published On The Notion Press Platform Price: Rs 125 Link For Purchase: The Unwanted Boy And Other Stories My Take: Pros: […]

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The Blue Women – Anukriti Upadhyay – Book Review

The Blue Women – Anukriti Upadhyay – Book Review Title: The Blue Women Author: Anukriti Upadhyay Genre: Fiction/Stories Publisher: Harper Collins India Price: Rs 399 Link For Purchase: The Blue Women My Take: Pros: The stories in this book are written in sleek, pleasing and powerful language. There are twelve stories in all, and they […]

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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 […]

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The Sorcery Of The Senses – Tanima Das – Book Review

The Sorcery Of The Senses – Tanima Das – Book Review Title: The Sorcery of The Senses Author: Tanima Das Price: Rs 289 Format: Paperback No of Pages: 220 Publisher: ArtoonsInn Room9 Publications Link For Purchase: The Sorcery of The Senses Pros: This book belongs to the fantasy/sci-fi genre and is based on the premise […]