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Bureaucrat. Photography. Reading. Writing. Music. Travel. Gay.
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There’s never a dull moment when your parents have loads of zest for life! Yet another incident of my dad in action.

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Daddy’s Day Out!
Mom’s day out too, but she’s more a spectator, than the one causing incidents and drama! Every time Kumi  (my younger sister, for the unveri...
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July 19, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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My friend made a poignant comment on a story I wrote. That set me thinking, and pen this note on love. Does it resonate with you?
#love #blogger #writing

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Love Is A Four Letter Word
It was raining in the afternoon. The pitter-patter on one of the windows made me notice. I stepped out of my office cabin into the balcony, ...
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July 14, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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Been a while since I’ve used this app. Thought I’ll share a story I wrote. And, see if there’s any who’ll read it!
#shortstories #blogger

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The Perceptible
It’s his turn at the dentist’s. He has tried hard to put it off for as long as possible. At last he had to give in when his partner said, “...
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June 29, 2025 at 6:43 AM
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I keep myself at it. Whether any reads it or not. So, if you read, gimme a shout out.
#shortstories #blogger

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Vortex
Every time he remembered his ex he was racked by guilt.  He had broken up with her over what she thought weren’t solid grounds. ‘You just ...
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May 11, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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Twisted some facts into fiction. I dunno if anyone reads, but still….
#shortstory #blog

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Let’s Begin At the End
It was a move he was not expecting. When it was proposed he didn’t warm up to it easily. He had to be coaxed and cajoled with a carrot or tw...
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January 21, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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Anything can happen in the country and gather acceptance. An imaginary interview a newly minted Sadhvi/saint. Lemme know if you read it.

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Wisdom of the Selfless
A news article about a teenage girl embracing a life of renunciation (is that an oxymoron?) piques the interest of a journalist who choose...
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January 13, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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Wrote a story for the week ahead. Lemme know if you read. #shortstories

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‘Click!’
She tried pressing the ice burst inside her thin cigarette and it wouldn’t burst as it possibly had gone soft. She loved to hear the click...
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January 6, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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Began the year with a short story in the head.

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New-Year-ology!
“Did you know the year 2025 is a mathematical wonder?”, his partner asks, and begins to read from a WhatsApp forward while gently rocking t...
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January 2, 2025 at 4:32 AM
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Anna quit IPS to shine in politics.
Today, he’s joined ICS - Indian Circus Service just to survive.

Yet, the mountain he wants to climb is a dream!

#tamilnadu
December 27, 2024 at 11:12 AM
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Taking a deep breath and dealing with anxiety/panic attacks.
December 19, 2024 at 12:52 PM
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Watched the latest blockbuster, ‘Pushpa: the Rule’. Had to write this review. Have you seen it yet?

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Pushpa the Rule. A Wild Ride.
Watched Pushpa 2 The Rule yesterday. Surprise surprise! I survived the onslaught of the dumbing, deafening and numbing experience.  If you ...
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December 10, 2024 at 2:45 PM
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Some airport experiences are nice too!
#airportdiaries

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Good mornings!
It’s time to fly back to Port Blair oops Shri Vijaya Puram.  I was morose for more than one reason. My transfer back from Port Blair wasn’t...
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December 8, 2024 at 1:38 PM
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One of the benefits of unseasonal rains.
December 2, 2024 at 8:29 AM
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Testing my new phone (not that I can return or throw it away if it doesn’t fare well though).
#flowers #gazania
November 25, 2024 at 4:26 PM
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Haven’t been able to wrap my head around the results of M’rashtra assembly elections. What could’ve gone this horribly wrong for the MVA? Or, am I wrong about my belief in EVMs?
#maharashtra #elections
November 24, 2024 at 4:14 PM
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It took the US to bell a cat called Adani. Yet radio silence in majority mainstream media about the indictment. Expected.
November 21, 2024 at 6:46 AM
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Sunset from the southernmost point of India. Indira Point, Great Nicobar.
November 20, 2024 at 2:00 PM
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Nicobar long-tailed macaque. Found across just three islands of the archipelago. Vulnerable. The only primate of Andamans.
November 19, 2024 at 2:41 AM
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Fairy inkcaps. Growing clandestinely on a bark in the garden.
November 18, 2024 at 4:58 AM