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Category Archives: Dealing with Failure
Review: Millennium Trilogy – Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Played with Fire, Kicked Hornet’s Nest
I read The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo long ago and had really liked it. I hadn’t read anything about the Swedish culture before, and since the story was set in a place with a lot of snow, it appealed … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Crime, Dealing with Failure, Fiction
Tagged Action, Book Reviews, Crime, Detective Fiction
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We decided to have a baby and it all came crashing down
I had been quite ambitious all my life. I rose up the corporate ladder fast; became ITIL certified, Six Sigma certified, Kaizen champion and underwent 3 leadership development programs before I got married at the age of 28. Then I … Continue reading
Posted in Childbirth, Dealing with Failure, Help, Hope, India & Indians, Infertility, Pregnancy
Tagged Childbirth, Corporate Life, Family Troubles, Gynecologist, Infertility, Pregnancy
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Heroes vs. Villains
It’s a fact that heroes are overrated, but nobody realizes this, because the audience sees the heroes through the pink goggles of awe and adoration. Point to be noted here is that heroes become heroes when they overcome difficult situations … Continue reading
Posted in Dealing with Failure, Fiction, Hope, Inspiration, Literary Fiction, Society, Writer, Writing
Tagged Amitabh Bachchan, Batman, Harry Potter, Hero, Joker, Lord Voldemort, revenge, Spiderman, Superman, Villain
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Do writers consider themselves superior than the readers? What’s your honest opinion?
Q –> Generally writers and poets consider themselves a notch superior than the reader. What’s your honest opinion? Most poetry and many articles in top-tier publications zoom right over my head, making me wonder whether the author is patting himself … Continue reading
Posted in Author Interivew, Dealing with Failure, Fiction, Inspiration, Literary Fiction, Society, Writer, Writing
Tagged craft of writing, opinion, reading, writer's dilemma, writing craft
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Ramblings of a turbulent mind
Sometimes you want something so bad in life… well, I don’t know about you, so lemme talk about me. Sometimes, I want something so bad in life that I can’t think about anything else. I don’t know why I become … Continue reading
Posted in Dealing with Failure, Help, Hope, Inspiration, Society, Spirituality
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Learnings from a Bank Robbery
Once upon a time a robbery took place in a small town. The robber shouted to everyone: “All of you don’t move, because the money belongs to the state, but your life belongs to you”. Everyone in the bank … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Dealing with Failure, Fiction, Help, Literary Fiction, Society
Tagged Financial Services, Robbery
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City Girl – A Short Story on Friendship & Parenting
A short story I’d written some time ago: Twenty year old Piya was troubled when she picked up the phone to call her best friend, Ramya Thiyagarajan. She knew she was in for a scolding as soon as Ramya knows … Continue reading
Posted in Dealing with Failure, Help, Hope, Inspiration, Love, Society
Tagged Family Troubles, Generation Gap, God, home, Jurassic Park, lifestyle, Short story, Society Issues, Worry
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