On this Labour day I take the opportunity to highlight the small positives we as humankind have achieved. a few may find this post harsh but I tell you it comes from a critique’s point of view so as to make us understand our follies and learn from it. Be kind, please, like how I […]
The Good, the Bad, and that is it. Read More »
My TOI WriteIndia competition submission: Rules: 1. The story must be set in the Gupta Age, in Ujjain (the capital of the empire in its latter half). 2. It must involve a crime. And its resolution. 3. The below passage should be present in the submission. “Supratik, the Chief of Police and Internal Security at
Everything’s Fine! Read More »
*NOTE: NO PHOTOS IN THIS BLOG; ALL PICTURES ARE ADVERTISEMENTS Part 1: The Travellers “The first atrocity by this government”, Lakeisha said. “Haha”, Jay said into the phone. He was expecting the call from his wife since yesterday night; since the time the Prime Minister had announced about the demonetization scheme. She was
The BJP Era (2014- ) Read More »
The annual event of every new year – to pay the cable bill; will now have some changes. This will give us more options to choose from. Inadvertently, the year of the central govt. elections – a thing on everybody’s mind- can be compared to the process of paying the cable bill. The current central
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This is not a technical blog, but an experience with a BSNL call center agent (she sounded like my fisherwoman) for help. On the call I had to help her – me being a network engineer for more than 10 years now – got me to type this for educational purposes only.
Basic Network Troubleshooting Read More »
Length of blog: 1600 words. Genre: Educational *NOTE: NO PHOTOS ARE PRESENT IN THIS BLOG; ALL PICTURES ARE ADVERTISEMENTS. EXCEPT, THE ABOVE PHOTO Sean was the burly kind. He always had a dream of driving a 16 wheeler truck, but just like any average middle class person, he wasn’t able to afford one. To fulfill
A ticking sound, no she was just checking whether the cellphone in her purse was ringing. Kaydee saw Baneesh notice her antics. their third friend of an older age group did not notice her. She was dressed in a hijab. They were a couple and were traveling together in our berth. Two huge boxes covered
Typical Beginnings of a Happy Train Journey. Read More »
I observed him carefully as he walked to the door. I knew that time was running out but suppressed the urge to check my watch. I took a deep breath and started counting in reverse under my breath. “Ten, nine, eight, seven…” (The above line had to be present in the story & it had
Write India (TOI) – Submitted on time, but not selected Read More »
“She sat on the Starbucks cafe sipping her coffee and staring out of the window. The blood stained knife lay next to her handbag covered with her blue silk scarf” (The above line had to be present in the story) Wolf Wolf She sat on the Starbucks cafe sipping her coffee and staring out of
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