• Happy Birthday, Heartstrings!!

    Yesterday, November 17, 2015, turned out to be the first birthday of my first baby. And just like the birthdays of everyone else in my life, I forgot about it and missed the occasion.   Happy Birthday, Heartstrings!!   I love you, and you’re the best thing that has ever happened to me so far.

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  • Paris.

    Paris.

    To be honest, I’m trying hard – very hard not to think about this because I know I’ll break down. This post is going to be quite non-coherent and jumbled. I’m just typing out my raw thoughts. I woke up to my Hindu App, my Twitter, Instagram and Facebook overflowing with news and grievances about

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  • Love Lessons Learnt: Naanum Rowdy Dhaan

    If you like a girl, you need to do almost everything possible to keep her smiling and happy! This is the adorable one-line that’s beneath Naanum Rowdy Dhaan. I liked this movie, because it was a very genuine entertainer. It’s not like one of those movies that promise you something ‘Epic’ and then when you

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  • Thank You, Birthday Boy.

    Thank You, Birthday Boy.

    How does one even thank someone who has affected your life in a huge way? I mean, if it’s some celebrity, or someone you don’t know personally the number of ways to thank them is kind of limited. And it’s comparatively easy. If I met A.R.Rahman, sure, I’d be elated and I would tell him

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  • What DO you want, Bala?

    What DO you want, Bala?

    The last few weeks have been insanely hectic. However, amidst all the craziness, I managed to notice that a small walk in the campus can serve as the best de-stressing therapy. And While I was walking one such walks, someone asked me this question:  “What DO you want, Bala?” The question caught me off-gaurd. It

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  • SRIRANGAM – What was Lost and Gained.

    It has turned into an annual routine now. Every year, when September arrives, making the air colder than usual, the sky paler and the heat a little less cruel, I start evaluating my life. This year, it happened in the largest functioning Hindu Temple in the world, the most illustrious Vishnu shrine in India, The Renganadha

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  • Dear Future Daughter.

    Dear Future Daughter, This is something I never planned to do. A tiny but powerful incident forced me into writing this. Let me be honest with you – I’m caught up in a puddle of conflicting emotions. This is a letter that is targeted at making two people feel better. You, and of course, me.

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  • The Gryffindor Who Almost Lost Her Courage.

    My dearest Joanne, This is not a story. This is a close, heartfelt correspondence with a woman, who is more than an idol to me.  This is a piece of my mind – a piece of my life. I’m currently in that phase of life when the warmth of a wishful hope, hugs me so

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  • Immortality.

    Immortality.

    Dear Dr.Kalam, Last night, made me think a lot about death and immortality. But the minute I walked into tightly packed Barn Hall, of NITT,  I found myself thinking about inspiration and glory. I’ve given the process of dying a lot of thought, Dr.Kalam. It doesn’t matter how old you are, where you come from or

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  • Day 71, Happiness. [BoB]

    I do not remember the last time I felt so happy. I didn’t even know that it was possible for me to hold such large amounts of excitement, and that my tiny body was even capable of containing the intensity of such emotions. Before you think that I just landed a million dollar book deal,

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