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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 […]
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 […]
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: […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Reminiscences Of My First Love
Reminiscences Of My First Love It was a sunny Monday afternoon, and I was visiting a science exhibition presented by the students of some of the premiere colleges in India. I was feeling bored. Though I worked in the IT field, and I was exposed to cutting-edge technology every day, the exhibition, unfortunately, did not […]
A Mermaid Speaks Philosophy
A Mermaid Speaks Philosophy I stood waist-deep in the waters,Of the raging sea on a rainy day.Ahead of me were massive waves.I knew if I did not turn back now,The waves would swallow me whole. I had just cremated my beloved soul mate,Of more than forty years of my life.I knew not how to live […]
On My Daughter’s Sixteenth Birthday
On My Daughter’s Sixteenth Birthday I meant to publish this poem on the occasion of my daughter’s sixteenth birthday which fell eleven days back on 15th January. I was so busy with other things that I could not post it earlier. So daughter dear, do please forgive me. Here is the poem for you. Dated: […]
