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A Desi MBA’s Quarter Life Crisis
For the purpose of this post, let me state a couple of assumptions first – Most MBAs in India graduate somewhere in the age band of 23-27, which is somewhat different from US and other developed...
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A Hope
Every year, thousands of people die. Due to some mindless violence. Someone was gang raped in Delhi. Somewhere else, a score students are shot in a mad rage. In another place, someone is murdered for...
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You, my friend, are a rapist
The rape did not happen that day. Some of you may remember this. The males especially. Remember that party where this girl from the office was wearing that dress. And was looking really sexy. And you...
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Mahabharat Ki Ik Shaam
Ruko nahi Ab mat ruk jaana Aaj jo jaage ho To talwaron se dar kar Mat jhuk jaana Roz maraa karte the tum Ab jab jeene ki sochi hai Ji kar dikhlao Paani ke dar se Ya aanson ke behne se Na ab ghabrao...
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Coaches, Coaching: Passing Observations
Some on-off incidents – #1 – There is a club in Raheja Vihar, close to my apartment. It has one badminton court. The next badminton court might be at Bombay Scottish. The one after that, likely, is in...
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Agneepath?
Nistabdh khada, nishabd khada Hai raashtra aaj doraahe par Ik aag se jalta rasta hai Ik bujha hua sa murdaghar Tum haath utha ke mashaal liye apne dil mein ye sawaal liye Ma behnon ki gaali kha kar na...
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A New Year Post
Image Source: http://vmarano.tumblr.com/post/2502321422/new-years-resolutions The end of the last year being what it was, hope is one thing we should always hold close. So, with a lot of hope on a lot...
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Suggestions and Thoughts for The Justice Verma Committee
Honorable Justice Verma, The recent events around the widely reported Delhi Gangrape incident have brought to the fore not just the sentiments of an infuriated nations, but also several glaring...
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IQR 2013 – The Reading Challenge
I have decided to sign up for the IQR reading challenge. Through blogadda, booklovers, etc. I have been getting access to some Indian authors’ work, which I might have skipped earlier. Despite my...
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Renewal
I had written this one for the Caferati readmeet which I could not go for due to some last minute thing that came up. So, I think I should post it here. The theme for this readmeet was going to be...
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Rudeness Pays?
In 1995, Gajendra Chauhan came up with (or repurposed) a musical talent show called Saregama. TVS Saregama, I think was the first season. It seems like it happened a lifetime back. Talent shows were...
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A New Year Post (Customary Thing To Do As A Blogger)
First up, a very happy new year to you all. Thank you for being so faithful, using random search terms to land here, appreciating some of the cock-a-meme offline, and every now and then, asking me to...
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Names, Urdu, Religion and Us
The other day, I was thinking about the strong religious connotations a name has. Or, a regional connotation. Almost everyone I meet, thinks of me as a bengali, because of my supremely common name...
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Social. Anti-Social. Happy 2015
About a few years back, I loved social media and the possibilities it created. It gave people a chance to say that they care about issues that were otherwise not getting picked up by mainstream media....
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Can’t Put My Finger On It. But I Know Something’s Wrong.
Something has gone terribly wrong with the basic fiber. Most people find it okay to jump traffic signals. There is a perverse delight even in being able to jump a light and jump the cop who tries to...
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Mahabharat Ki Ik Shaam
Ruko nahi Ab mat ruk jaana Aaj jo jaage ho To talwaron se dar kar Mat jhuk jaana Roz maraa karte the tum Ab jab jeene ki sochi hai Ji kar dikhlao Paani ke dar se Ya aanson ke behne se Na ab ghabrao...
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Before Dhruv becomes old enough to ask why bhaiya has a poem on this blog, but he doesn’t- an old one written on the day I held him first – वो पूछेंगे की कौन हो तुमकह देनामैं गप्पू हूंगप्पूवो गाल में...
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