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List of paperbacks I have with me and are waiting to be read: 1.       Imagining India – Nandan Nilekani 2.       The 10 Day MBA – Steven Silbiger (borrowed from library) ~ Unread till date 3.       Iacocca – Lee Iacocca (borrowed from library)  ~ Unread till date 4.       The Difficulty of being Good – Gurucharan Das 5.       A Time Elsewhere – J P Das  (Completed in Jan/Feb 2013) 6.       India Unbound - Gurucharan Das  ~ Unread till date 7.       The City of Joy – Dominique Lapierre  (Completed on 23rd June) Have you read any of these books? When was the last time you held a book in your hands and read it completely?  How do you like e-books vis-à-vis paperbacks/hardbound books? The last book I read was “A Bend in the Road” by Nicholas Sparks (eBook ...

Little by little, Drop by drop, His pain diminished. In its place, Grew a little hope, A  little love. A little dream Took  shape. A little sunshine, A little pain, A little glee And a life Full of zest.

    I realized I could not stay away from home ( read : Mom ) on a long-term basis.  So I came home after some sweet twist in my fairy-tale ( read : my life ). The only difference being I go to an office instead of college. I usually commute by three-wheelers ( read : autorickshaw aka auto). Its a 13 kilometre stretch from home to office and I change autos thrice. Before you calculate how long I travel, let me tell you - a maximum of 40 minutes ( Awesome by any standards :D :P ). My first stop is at a place 8 minutes away from my home. Auto No. 1. A two minute ride and a measly 3 bucks ( INR 3) is enough. Then comes crossing a large square. It can take upto 5 minutes to cross that damn road. Welcome to National Highway ! An added bonus, it is under expansion. So you get free pollution and dust as well. Auto No.2. It won't budge until there are 5 passengers. You might miss a meeting/appraisal/juicy gossip ( :P ), the "Auto Bhaina" does not care. A three kilometer st...

I need a painter. *pause* *grin* Do not grin like that. I know what you are thinking. What was I thinking ? About  painting, Titanic 3D and you-know-what. Ah ! You are so perfect at reading my mind. You doubt it ? No, I’m proud of you. I’m lucky to have you. You don’t have me. I’m still thinking, remember ? Well, if you keep thinking all your life about me, it is fine by me. Shut up ! Is that your favourite word ? No. It is my way of expressing disgust. So what is your way of displaying a few other  better emotions ? What do you mean ? You know what I mean. Remember ? Shut up ! By the way, you said you needed a painter. I paint well. Really ? Really. Then come to my place tomorrow at 10 in the morning . Really ? Really. Sharp at 10. I’ll tell you what needs to be done. Seriously ?  You are that particular ? Yes. When it comes to painting my house, I’m very particular about colours. Gosh ! I thought it was something else. I knew what you thought ...

No matter what, never give up your dreams.  If  you can dream and not make dreams your master You dream , therefore you are. Dreaming makes life worthwhile. Live your dream.

The darkness before sunrise is most dense.  She  pondered over the thought. Can this darkness get any denser ?  How  long  would be her wait ?  Most importantly, will there be a sunrise in her life ?  Sleep eluded her. Memories of the past haunted her.  She fought them bravely. Yet. There had to be an end. Not long ago, she had been a young girl. She thought the world was a beautiful place.  A handsome young man would take her as his wife. The mere thought gave her  titillations.  Little did she know that her fate has conspired against her dreams. She was simply sold off to an ugly dork by her father. She shuddered to think that she had been bartered several times, abused and shorn off her modesty.  With alarming frequency.  Nobody cared she carried a child. She was never sure who the father was. Nobody cared when she miscarried. She did not mourn it too. She felt numb, almost giving in this time. One night she escaped. S...

What would you do if you lose me someday ? Shoot a query I suppose ! Stop that IT non-sense of yours. And ? Make me happy  from a distance of five feet. Ah ! Challenging. Sounds tough ? No. Boring . And I thought you were interested in me ! I am. In you. Not … Shut up. I always do that. Stop  making fun all the time. Oh ! What  should I make now ? French toast. For breakfast ? For life.