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The Meeting

The Meeting

8:00 AM Anand realizes that he has a meeting in another half an hour. Today he also needs to drop his daughter Anu to the school bus. “Anu, Anu!! Wake up its time for the school.” Anand hurriedly calls out. Anu reluctantly gets out of the bed and starts with “I don’t want to go school” as usual. Anand picks her up and goes through the morning chores quickly enough and gets Anu dressed up. A quick breakfast for her…

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Srini: Asteroid 99944

Srini: Asteroid 99944

Conference Room 1729, KGF, Bangalore, Circa 2118   Kolar Gold Fields have been recently resurrected by the Indian Entrepreneur Antriksh Shah who made his fortune in the hi-tech startup. He has bought all the remaining physical as well as the trademarks and branding. But he has been very secretive with what he wants to do with all these assets. Meanwhile Srini Asteroid 99944 is a Near Earth Object which will be travelling close to Earth’s vicinity in the year 2121. Scientists…

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The Color of Skin

The Color of Skin

The Color of Skin is a work of fiction . Names, characters, places, events and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental “Kaala hua to kya hua, Krishna bhagwan bhi to kaale the”  “What’s so big deal if he is dark, even God Krishna was dark” Amit used wonder why his blackness was always a discussion point. This…

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Misaligned Vectors

Misaligned Vectors

The alarm goes at 6 am in the morning and Rahul wakes up snoozes the alarm and it again fires up in another 10 mins. But this time he reluctantly gets up. Every weekday morning was more or less the same. Rahul quickly brushes and glances outside his balcony to get a feel of the traffic. The road outside the balcony get clogged in the morning many times and he can’t take his vehicle out from the parking itself. This…

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Dumpy in Hampi – Part I

Dumpy in Hampi – Part I

Dumpy, Macha and Magne were wondering what to do on a long weekend which is a thought that crosses through their mind every time their is a “long weekend”. “Long Weekends” is a off day from office either on a Friday or Monday that makes a normal Saturday/Sunday weekend into to a long weekend. This is probably somewhat new to us in India as trips were not that common and mostly if at all the trips were done it was…

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Travail called Life :)

Travail called Life :)

“This is a story inspired by real life incidents but any resemblance may merely be coincidental and unintended.This is work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events and incidents are products of the author’s imagination” A group of young people were eating lunch on their hostel mess table and the topic being discussed was more like a scholarly debate championship and was on “Dowry System in India” India is country of diverse beliefs and culture that we famously call “unity…

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O Bhaity !!!

O Bhaity !!!

India has gained independence and atmosphere varied from ecstatic to routine depending where one lived. Sadiya, a  town bordering  NEFA was one such remote location. It was 7:39 PM of August 15 1950 when the tremors hit the northern hills of undivided Assam. Kaling, aged around 14 years, came to Sadiya High School to continue his studies from his village Dambuk. India has just emerged from the shackles of colonialism and stories of festivities did reach to people in Sadiya. Kaling…

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