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The Quiet Immortality of Story
What we do as authors is far more important than we sometimes allow ourselves to believe. It does not matter whether your work appears as a hardback, a paperback, an e-book or an audiobook. If it has reached even a single pair of eyes or a single listening ear, it has already begun its journey…
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AI isn’t the Enemy-Chill, it’s just the new kid in automation
The discussions in some book forums are truly out of this world. Sometimes I feel like the people starting these conversations have been living under a rock for decades, because the posts about AI are absolutely hilarious. I feel the internet is stuck in a loop; like watching people in the 1980s react to mobile…
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Is life only black and white?
Is life merely a choice between black and white, truth and lie, good and bad? Or does it unfold in shades of grey too? That subtle, often uncomfortable space where one does not fully stand on either side? As children, we are taught clarity. Tell the truth. Do the right thing. Choose good over bad.…
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IT WAS TOO SHORT
Whenever anyone asks me how my weekend was, the only reply they ever get is, “It was too short.” And no, I don’t hate my job. I’ve been giving that same answer for nearly twenty years now. It didn’t matter that in India I worked for companies where the weekend meant only Sunday, one day,…
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The predicament of having a child at 42
She is my first child, and she is going to be my only child. She is my pride and joy, the most beautiful thing I have ever seen. When I hold her, the world rearranges itself around the small rhythm of her breath. At forty-two, when she was born, I believed I understood life. I…
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When Music, Song & Dance become the religion the world Needs
The abstract part of my mind had begun its quiet mischief again, entertaining thoughts that were unusual, though not entirely disagreeable. Part of this vivid and slightly peculiar imagining stemmed from a simple truth: music has long been the anchor that keeps my life steady. There are days when stress presses heavily on my shoulders,…
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The Power of Music: How it moves me and fuels my writing
Music has a unique power that few other things in life possess. It can reach into our minds and emotions without warning, triggering feelings we didn’t even realize were waiting beneath the surface. A melody, a chord progression, or a single lyric can unlock memories, stir excitement, and awaken emotions that feel almost impossible to…
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Echoes of memory
Pic Source -Pixabay Years ago, a friend of mine, a research scholar at the time, was developing a test for his studies and asked random people to fill out a questionnaire to check its effectiveness. Though it was primarily a memory test, the results could suggest whether a person might be prone to any memory-related…
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Humanity is ashamed
Humanity is ashamed, above anything else. That is the only honest way to describe the tragedy of modern warfare. This is not just the story of one conflict. It is the recurring story of our times, and, I am sure, of times long before advanced technology made destruction easier, faster, and more distant. Each side…
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Memories fade, but the impression is lasting
This old photograph takes me back to 2010; me posing, proudly, on my swanky new cruiser motorcycle, posing as though I had conquered the world. I recently downloaded it from Facebook while working on a story, and the image pulled me straight back to that day: the smell of fresh chrome, the shine of polished…