It had been a long distance marriage for three years now. The distance between Jaipur and Delhi was covered by car on the weekends. Kriti would often stop for a coffee en-route at this eating joint. If it was getting late, she freshened up and got dinner for two packed from the same place. The … Continue reading Breakdown
Getting close assumes a different meaning, as life moves ahead. We came close to grow apart as the self expanded and selfies enticed You cannot be better than the reflection I love. Self-love is a value pop psychologists have been dinning into me. Nobody knows the fine line between love and obsession. Oh, why did … Continue reading Idyll
I know change is irrevocable and hope lost in the spirals of success when I see people shopping around for love. In other words, shopping at Patricia's Place
What did I do to deserve this? Fame, glory and just fate …. I had no ambitions of being a beauty queen. I was pushed by an ambitious mother into this contest. The brilliant student of a premiere educational institution feels lost in this cattle market. Every inch of flesh, every curve is measured as … Continue reading Fibonacci Spiral
mornings remind us of chilly beginnings heat builds up slowly every winter leads to spring, summer, twilight zones Weekly Tanka Prompt Challenge - Week 73
Seventeen top level managers were asked to quit. They were given personality assessment tests, and declared unfit for their positions. Few cases of implied fraud were raked up, and action followed. ‘Zero Tolerance’ was the new buzzword. ‘What is Integrity?’ became the new icebreaker game in conferences. It could hardly have been a bloodier beginning. … Continue reading Beginnings of …..
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NO SWETTING OVER SWOT, SIMPLY SOAR
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By Neel Anil Panicker
Nitin Gokhale looked around him and found that he was the odd one out. Everyone in the large airy hall the size of a 5-star lobby was clad in suits. Cleaned and shaven, hairs gelled, shoes shining brighter than the morning sun, and holding sleek leather bound files in their manicured hands, each one of them radiated brilliance as their eager, sparkling eyes stood affixed on a corner door that for now remained firmly closed.
For a casual observer the scene could be mistaken for the grand finale round of the ‘Mr World’ contest when the door would magically spring open and the judges would walk upto announce the winner of the most prized contest.
Except that this was no beauty contest but a brainy one. The participants who were waiting were…
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nocturnal flights her shape defined by stars fantasies unveiled by the poetic mind amidst the light of day
The handsome horse with a red mane and hoofs was surprisingly unpopular. Business was low, thanks to the message displayed, “Ride with us, and we take you to places you have never been before, across the skies.” The owner happened to be a fiction-writer, with no head for business. (279 characters) Experience the Kat … Continue reading Business Sense
Akash was a dream my conservative parents had nurtured for 25 years. He was the kind of son-in-law they loved to flaunt in their social circle – brilliant, wealthy, handsome and yet, so grounded in reality. They had invested considerably in his premiere education. My sister fondly called him Grasshopper. He landed a lucrative assignment … Continue reading Grasshopper’s Flight
