So it seems I predicted the current events of the US more than 2 years ago. This is a brief synopsis of the novel ‘The Trump Qard’ I wrote in the 2nd half of 2018 And then I tried to approach literary agents but the replies I got from them mostly said it didn’t fit […]
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12 Hiring Platforms For Indian Startups
A few days ago, I wanted to find new hiring platforms/companies that helped startups hire. We already use Indeed (https://in.indeed.com/hire), IIMJobs (https://recruit.iimjobs.com/login), Hirist (https://recruit.hirist.com/login), Updazz (https://recruit.updazz.com/login) and also have occasional forays on Naukri. We have also tried AngelList in the past, but the results were not encouraging, so we stopped then; and we have not […]
THE GARDEN OF GOOD AND EVIL IN THE TIMES OF CORONA – A MEDIUM SERIES
You can read this series on Medium as well: Link To Medium Series 1 YOUR GARDEN OF GOOD AND EVIL Hey Homo Sapiens, ta-dah! Here I am SARS-CoV-2, known to you as Corona Virus. This is my travelogue. Don’t quite remember when I was born on earth — memory’s a little hazy. But since […]
THE BEARD, THE CHEESE, THE DATE
There is an element of trouble involved in many beards. I am not talking about people for whom religion makes it mandatory that they keep one. But those for whom it’s a matter of choice, the world turns slightly complicated when they allow nature to take over their faces; coz a beard brings on many […]
MUSIC WAS, IS, AND WILL BE
Music was, is, and will be Like poetry, An anodyne in times of Grief and misery. Like a friend for all times, Always near, never far; A soothing guiding light, on a dark night The lone star. Like faith, when the heart yearns For a drop of hope; And the love everyday with whom, My […]
‘THE ENGLISH PATIENT’ – A BOOK REVIEW
If ever a book was written to stir your senses to dizzying heights, it’s ‘The English Patient’. Sometimes the lilting touch of a kiss, sometimes the prancing pace of a musical verse, sometimes the piercing stab of a needle, sometimes the burning pain of a hot iron… the book affects you in every imaginable way. The […]
I AM SEX — FRIENDS, HUMANS, EARTHLINGS, LEND ME YOUR EARS
Hi, I am sex. I am around 2 billion years old. Nice to meet you 🙂 I am guessing you know me. Especially if you are a teenager or older, though many children also know about me these days. Good for them… or not. Anyway, I am here to tell my story. I think it’s […]
EMILY’S LITTLE WORD
A word is dead When it is said, Some say. I say it just Begins to live That day. Emily Dickinson It’s my dream It’s my own dream I dreamt it lying on a cot That I was in love with a tot A mite of a word in some gigantic plot Hidden, quailing […]
THE GIFT OF A MACHINE — EXCERPT FROM DILLI MUMBAI LOVE STORY
Out below the clouds I rode, waving at the moon. On a black bike I rode, a dream that… We were going to live that dream again. Soon. In a minute. The rain was beating down on us like crazy. The moon was a faint silhouette behind the clouds. You wouldn’t look up and say […]
WE ARE (2002)
(We are) Like two birds Captive in a room The voices wasted Devoid of words Shorn of melody No more to bloom (We are) Like two books Dusty, moth eaten Sleeping on a rickety shelf In some forgotten nook The words in a coma As if never been written (We are) […]